Anderlecht vs 03.09.26 18:301 – 0Full Time
Kortrijk — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Sikan strike gives Anderlecht narrow win over Kortrijk
Anderlecht edged Kortrijk 1-0 at Lotto Park in a Jupiler Pro League Regular Season - 3 fixture, with the only goal arriving just before half-time to settle a contest the hosts largely controlled.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Danylo Sikan broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, finishing off an assist from Ali Maamar to send Anderlecht into the break with a 1-0 lead that they would not relinquish. Kortrijk had no response before the interval and could not force an equaliser in the second half either, leaving the scoreline unchanged from Sikan's strike to full time.
Anderlecht dominated possession and territory throughout, racking up 14 shots to Kortrijk's six and forcing five efforts on target compared with just one from the visitors. Kortrijk committed 18 fouls to Anderlecht's ten as they struggled to break up the home side's rhythm, though neither team saw a red card in a match that produced two yellow cards apiece.
Danylo Sikan scored the decisive goal and was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.17 mark, his finish proving enough to separate the two sides.
Anderlecht's dominance was underlined by a 58% to 42% edge in possession over Kortrijk.
Anderlecht beat Kortrijk 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Anderlecht met Kortrijk in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 3 September 2026, 18:30 UTC at Lotto Park. Referee: Bert Put.
Team pages: Anderlecht · Kortrijk · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 43' Goal: Danylo Sikan (assist: Ali Maamar) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Anderlecht (4-4-2)
- 26 Colin Coosemans (c)
- 6 Ludwig Augustinsson
- 27 Léo Pétrot
- 4 Giulian Biancone
- 79 Ali Maamar
- 61 J. Nga Kana
- 55 Marco Kana
- 24 Enric Llansana
- 18 Lukáš Ambros
- 14 Danylo Sikan
- 9 Mihajlo CvetkoviÄ
Kortrijk (4-4-1-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Anderlecht 65%, the draw 21%, Kortrijk 14%. It finished Anderlecht 1–0 Kortrijk.
Anderlecht's rating gap decides it — Anderlecht are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Anderlecht's 65%. The draw at 21% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Anderlecht at 65%?
Anderlecht sit 200 points higher on our strength rating — 1717 to 1516. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,970 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 70–18–12.
Why only 65%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Anderlecht's column. Across 10,889 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,956. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Kortrijk scored +0.37 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,821 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Kortrijk have gained 88 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,288 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Anderlecht vs Kortrijk final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, 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.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Anderlecht 1–0 Kortrijk. Explore more on the Anderlecht and Kortrijk team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Anderlecht vs Kortrijk?
Anderlecht beat Kortrijk 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Anderlecht vs Kortrijk?
Danylo Sikan (43') for Anderlecht.
›Where can I watch Anderlecht vs Kortrijk highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Anderlecht 1–0 Kortrijk are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Anderlecht and Kortrijk?
Anderlecht and Kortrijk have met 10 times — 5 wins for Anderlecht, 2 wins for Kortrijk and 3 draws.