BRUSSELS. Anderlecht overcome Sporting Charleroi to win 2-1. It was Anderlecht to strike first with a goal of Theo Leoni at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Francis Amuzu gave the win to Anderlecht in the 78′ minute with a goal. Sporting Charleroi lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lothar D’hondt who had the assistance of Romain Devillers and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Bert Put. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.03 degrees Celsius or 66.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sporting Charleroi had a strong ball possession 56% while Anderlecht was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Anderlecht was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Anderlecht shot 15 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi shot 18 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Anderlecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sporting Charleroi received 2 yellow cards (Daan Heymans and Žan Rogelj).

Standings

After this match, Anderlecht will have 12 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 3 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away against Kortrijk on the 17th of September with a 23-4 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will play away agasint Club Brugge on the 16th of September with a 23-5 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (12 draws).

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Brian Riemer decided to play with the following team: Maxime Dupé (7.0), Killian Sardella (7.5), Zeno Debast (7.0), Jan Vertonghen (7.3), Moussa N’Diaye (7.5), Mats Rits (6.7), Amadou Diawara (7.0), Theo Leoni (8.2), Alexis Flips (6.7), Kasper Dolberg (6.4) and Benito Raman (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Francis Amuzu (7.5), Ludwig Augustinsson (6.8), Luis Vázquez, Thomas Delaney (7.0), Colin Coosemans, Mario Stroeykens and Marco Kana.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: Benito Raman for Francis Amuzu (46′), Moussa N’Diaye for Ludwig Augustinsson (89′), Mats Rits for Thomas Delaney (65′), Alexis Flips for Mario Stroeykens (77′) and Kasper Dolberg for Luis Vázquez (77′).

Best player: Theo Leoni​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Theo Leoni.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 41 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Felice Mazzù played with: Hervé Koffi (7.3), Jonas Bager (7.0), Damien Marcq (7.0), Stelios Andreou (8.5), Žan Rogelj (6.3), Ryota Morioka (7.0), Adem Zorgane (7.9), Isaac Mbenza (7.5), Daan Heymans (7.1), Antoine Bernier (6.4) and Youssouph Badji (6.8).

They had on the bench: Oday Dabbagh (6.8), Nikola Štulić, Adrien Trebel (6.6), Roméo Monticelli, Mehdi Boukamir, Martin Delavalée and Valentine Ozornwafor.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 4 changes: Ryota Morioka for Adrien Trebel (63′), Jonas Bager for Roméo Monticelli (83′), Antoine Bernier for Oday Dabbagh (46′) and Daan Heymans for Nikola Štulić (87′).

Best player: Stelios Andreou​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Charleroi was Stelios Andreou.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 38 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​

• Anderlecht – Sporting Charleroi – 2-1
• Sint-Truiden – Cercle Brugge – 0-2