Anderlecht vs Zulte Waregem — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 24′Zulte Waregem, yellow card:Foul
- 34′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 40′Anderlecht, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Zulte Waregem, substitution:off
- 48′Anderlecht, goal:2–0assist
- 54′Anderlecht, goal:3–0
- 55′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 55′Anderlecht, VAR review:Goal confirmed
- 68′Zulte Waregem, substitution:off
- 68′Zulte Waregem, substitution:off
- 68′Zulte Waregem, substitution:off
- 68′Zulte Waregem, substitution:off
- 77′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 77′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 80′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 84′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 84′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
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Anderlecht
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Match report
Anderlecht sweep aside Zulte Waregem in first-half surge to second-half rout
Anderlecht cruised to a 3-0 win over Zulte Waregem in matchday seven of the Jupiler Pro League, played at Lotto Park. The home side dominated for long spells and made their control count with three goals scored between the closing stages of the first half and the early part of the second.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Tawfik Bentayeb broke the deadlock in the 40th minute to send Anderlecht in ahead at the interval. Marten Winkler doubled the lead just three minutes after the restart, converting an assist from Bentayeb, and then struck again in the 54th minute to make it 3-0, effectively settling the contest with over half an hour still to play.
Anderlecht's superiority was reflected across the statistics, with 61 percent possession and 16 shots to Zulte Waregem's 10, eight of which were on target. The visitors offered little response after falling behind, managing just one corner to their hosts' eight as Anderlecht moved up to fifth in the table with 13 points from seven matches.
Marten Winkler scored twice, including the third goal in the 54th minute, and finished with a rating of 9.44, the highest of any player on the pitch. Bentayeb also impressed, opening the scoring himself before teeing up Winkler's first.
Anderlecht's 61 percent share of possession underlined how thoroughly they controlled the game against Zulte Waregem.
Anderlecht beat Zulte Waregem 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
Anderlecht met Zulte Waregem in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Lotto Park. Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui.
Team pages: Anderlecht · Zulte Waregem · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 40' Goal: Tawfik Bentayeb — 1–0
- 48' Goal: Marten Winkler (assist: Tawfik Bentayeb) — 2–0
- 54' Goal: Marten Winkler — 3–0
Starting line-ups
Anderlecht (4-4-2)
Zulte Waregem (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Anderlecht 55%, the draw 26%, Zulte Waregem 19%. It finished Anderlecht 3–0 Zulte Waregem.
A slight rating edge to Anderlecht, little else — Anderlecht are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and their control of the ball plus Zulte Waregem's hot finishing due to cool on top give Anderlecht a clear lead. The draw at 26% is nudged down by the same factors that shape the win chances.
Why Anderlecht at 55%?
Anderlecht sit 67 points higher on our strength rating — 1719 to 1652. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.4% of 10,474 such games. Anderlecht hold 12 more possession points (59 to 47 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 47.9% of 5,225 games, vs 43.9% when styles were level. Zulte Waregem scored +0.56 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.9% of 1,506 games, vs 29.2% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 55%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 55% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Zulte Waregem at 19%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,851. The cool-off factor takes 1.6 points off the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Anderlecht are 1 game into a new manager (Vitor Bruno), appointed 2 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. Zulte Waregem are 1 game into a new manager (M. Beale), appointed 6 days ago. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Anderlecht vs Zulte Waregem 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 Anderlecht and Zulte Waregem team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.