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RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RSC Anderlecht won 2–1.

Shots
228
Shots on target
92
Expected goals
2.331.52
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Anderlecht beat St. Truiden 2–1. Recorded in this match (Anderlecht – St. Truiden): shots 22–8, shots on target 9–2, expected goals 2.33–1.52, possession 54%–46%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Anderlecht's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Anderlecht's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.42 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goal/match1.42 goals/match1.28 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.42 corners/match ●CornersAnderlecht · St. Truiden5.53 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAnderlechtSt. TruidenBaseline
Corners6.42 corners/match5.53 corners/match4.67 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots8 shotsRSC Anderlecht 22 shots, Sint-Truidense VV 8 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots2 shotsRSC Anderlecht 9 shots, Sint-Truidense VV 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.33 xG1.52 xGRSC Anderlecht 2.33 xG, Sint-Truidense VV 1.52 xG
  • Possession54%46%RSC Anderlecht 54%, Sint-Truidense VV 46%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersRSC Anderlecht 6 corners, Sint-Truidense VV 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls18 foulsRSC Anderlecht 11 fouls, Sint-Truidense VV 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards5 cardsRSC Anderlecht 4 cards, Sint-Truidense VV 5 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Nilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 18′ · 0.01 xG · on targetNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 24′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedThorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 71′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedShogo Taniguchi · St. Truiden · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThorgan Hazard · Anderlecht · 2′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 68′ · 0.04 xG · goalTristan Degreef · Anderlecht · 86′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 11′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMario Stroeykens · Anderlecht · 28′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKeisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 85′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRyotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKaito Matsuzawa · St. Truiden · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 83′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRyotaro Ito · St. Truiden · 77′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 86′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKillian Sardella · Anderlecht · 43′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 74′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMihajlo Cvetković · Anderlecht · 90′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 2′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedArbnor Muja · St. Truiden · 4′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedVisar Musliu · St. Truiden · 42′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedAdriano Bertaccini · Anderlecht · 75′ · 0.24 xG · on targetKeisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 53′ · 0.82 xG · goalNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 71′ · 0.99 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Anderlecht: 22 shots, 9 on target, 2.41 xG. St. Truiden: 8 shots, 2 on target, 1.55 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Nathan-Dylan Saliba · Anderlecht · 68′Nilson Angulo · Anderlecht · 71′Keisuke Goto · St. Truiden · 53′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Anderlecht 2.41 xG · St. Truiden 1.55 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4RSC Anderlecht
1Draws
0Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League2–2
Sint-Truidense VV — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League0–2
RSC Anderlecht — Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League1–0
RSC Anderlecht — Sint-Truidense VV · Belgian Pro League4–1
Sint-Truidense VV — RSC Anderlecht · Belgian Pro League0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RSC Anderlecht favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Sint-Truidense VV in 3

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RSC Anderlecht19 matchesSint-Truidense VV19 matches
1.42 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲ 1.53 goals/match
0.95 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/191.16 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals18/18▲ 1.81 xG/match
15.2 shots/match ▲Shots19/1914.2 shots/match
5 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/194.32 shots/match
53.5% ●Possession19/1952.9%
6.42 corners/match ●Corners19/195.53 corners/match
2.83 cards/matchCards18/181.83 cards/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls19/1912.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 13 Dec 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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