SK Beveren vs Anderlecht — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 14′SK Beveren, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 60′SK Beveren, substitution:off
- 65′SK Beveren, substitution:off
- 71′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 71′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 79′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 85′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 87′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 87′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 87′SK Beveren, substitution:off
- 87′SK Beveren, substitution:off
- 87′SK Beveren, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
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Match report
SK Beveren edge Anderlecht thanks to early Gomis strike
SK Beveren claimed a 1-0 victory over Anderlecht in a Jupiler Pro League Regular Season - 2 fixture at Freethiel Stadion, moving to three points from two games. The only goal arrived in the 14th minute when Yoni Gomis converted an assist from Ferre Slegers, and that early strike proved enough to settle the contest.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Beveren went in ahead at half-time and held firm despite seeing far less of the ball for the remainder of the match. Anderlecht dominated territory, finishing with 60% possession and a greater share of the chances created, but could not find a way past their hosts. The visitors picked up a yellow card as they pressed for an equaliser that never came.
Anderlecht's dominance was reflected in the shot count, with 14 attempts to Beveren's 10, yet the home side made their limited opportunities count. Both managers, Tim Bakens and Vitor Bruno, saw their sides remain level on points and close together in the table after the result, with Beveren sitting ninth and Anderlecht eighth.
Johannes Schenk produced the standout individual display of the afternoon, earning a perfect 10.0 rating without registering a goal or assist, suggesting his contribution came at the other end of the pitch. Gomis backed up his matchwinning goal with an 8.9 rating, underlining his influence on the result.
Anderlecht's 12 corners to Beveren's solitary one showed just how much of the match was played in the home side's defensive third.
SK Beveren beat Anderlecht 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
SK Beveren met Anderlecht in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 11:30 UTC at Freethiel Stadion. Referee: Nathan Verboomen.
Team pages: SK Beveren · Anderlecht · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Yoni Gomis (assist: Ferre Slegers) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
SK Beveren (4-2-3-1)
Anderlecht (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave SK Beveren 20%, the draw 23%, Anderlecht 57%. It finished SK Beveren 1–0 Anderlecht.
Anderlecht's rating gap outweighs SK Beveren's home ground — Anderlecht are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Anderlecht a clear lead. The draw at 23% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Anderlecht at 57%?
Anderlecht sit 299 points higher on our strength rating — 1420 to 1719. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,021 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims SK Beveren's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–23–56.
Why only 57%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 57% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and SK Beveren at 20%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,927. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment takes 2.0 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
SK Beveren have gained 122 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,164 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. SK Beveren are newly promoted — game 2 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the SK Beveren vs Anderlecht final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the SK Beveren and Anderlecht team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.