Anderlecht tops Beerschot-Wilrijk 4-2

BRUSSELS. Anderlecht prevails over Beerschot-Wilrijk 4-2.

October 25, 2021

BRUSSELS. Anderlecht prevails over Beerschot-Wilrijk 4-2. Anderlecht took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Christof Dierick who was helped by Jeroen Walschap and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Anderlecht

4 - 2

Beerschot-Wilrijk

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

22 Total 14
8 On Target 3
7 Off Target 7
7 Shots blocked 4

141 Attack 83
61 Dangerous attack 35
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Anderlecht was in firm control of the ball 60% while Beerschot-Wilrijk was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Anderlecht won the match.

Anderlecht shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht received 3 yellow cards (T. Harwood-Bellis, K. Olsson and A. Ait El Hadj). Regarding the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 3 yellow cards (M. Halaimia, M. Caicedo and R. Holzhauser).

Match Timeline

46'

45'

47'

51'

Mohamed Reda Halaimia- Yellow

54'

56'

60'

61'

69'

71'

72'

74'

Majeed Ashimeru- sub ->Kristoffer Olsson

75'

Francis Amuzu- sub ->A. Ait El Hadj

75'

Majeed Ashimeru(goal)J. Zirkzee

78'

81'

82'

84'

90'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Anderlecht will have 20 points like Sporting Charleroi, AS Eupen and Mechelen to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stay with 2 points to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will host OH Leuven on the 31st of October with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (3 draws).

Beerschot-Wilrijk will host RFC Seraing on the 30th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht

Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium

6.3

Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands

6.8

Amir Murillo 62.Panama

6.6

T. Harwood-Bellis 6.England

7.0

Sergio Gómez 17.Spain

7.9

45'

Kristoffer Olsson 20.Sweden

7.2

75'

72'

Josh Cullen 8.Republic of Ireland

8.2

Y. Verschaeren 51.Belgium

6.2

Anouar Ait El Hadj 46.Belgium

7.1

75'

60'

B. Raman 9.Belgium

6.9

74'

Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast

8.0

89'

69'

Substitutes

Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium

Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands

K. Sardella 54.Belgium

Lisandro Magallán 2.Argentina

89'

Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana

6.9

75'

78'

M. Kana 55.Belgium

L. Refaelov 11.Israel

Bogdan Mykhaylichenko 14.Ukraine

Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium

6.3

75'

Joshua Zirkzee 23.Netherlands

7.0

74'

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: H. Van Crombrugge, W. Hoedt, M. Murillo, T. Harwood-Bellis, K. Olsson, J. Cullen, Sergio Gómez, Y. Verschaeren, A. Ait El Hadj, B. Raman and C. Kouamé.

The home team had on the bench: M. Ashimeru, M. Kana, J. Zirkzee, C. Coosemans, L. Refaelov, K. Sardella, L. Magallán, B. Verbruggen, B. Mykhaylichenko and F. Amuzu.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 4 changes: B. Raman for J. Zirkzee (74′), A. Ait El Hadj for F. Amuzu (75′), K. Olsson for M. Ashimeru (75′) and C. Kouame for L. Magallan (89′).

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk

Mike Vanhamel 31.Belgium

6.6

Pierre Bourdin 15.France

6.1

Jan Van den Bergh 2.Belgium

6.4

M. Halaimia 27.Algeria

5.6

51'

Stipe Radic 55.Croatia

6.5

T. Pietermaat 16.Belgium

6.8

Ismaila Coulibaly 28.Mali

6.3

61'

Moisés Caicedo 6.Ecuador

6.4

82'

47'

R. Vaca 20.Bolivia

7.1

L. Shankland 17.Scotland

7.0

56'

Leon Krekovic 77.Croatia

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Ilias Sebaoui 53.Morocco

W. Biebauw 1.Belgium

A. Lejoly 72.Belgium

Apostolos Konstantopoulos 66.Greece

Raphael Holzhauser 8.Austria

6.9

61'

84'

Joren Dom 5.Belgium

7.4

71'

81'

Abdoulie Sanyang 99.Gambia

6.8

82'

Issa Soumaré 11.Senegal

6.2

46'

On the opposite side, Javier Luis Torrente played with: M. Vanhamel, P. Bourdin, J. Van den Bergh, M. Halaimia, S. Radić, T. Pietermaat, R. Vaca, I. Coulibaly, M. Caicedo, L. Shankland and L. Kreković.

These were the players on the bench: A. Konstantopoulos, I. Sebaoui, A. Sanyang, R. Holzhauser, I. Soumaré, W. Biebauw, J. Dom and A. Lejoly.

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 4 changes: L. Krekovic for I. Soumare (46′), I. Coulibaly for R. Holzhauser (61′), I. Soumare for J. Dom (70′) and M. Caicedo for A. Sanyang (82′).