WAREGEM. Anderlecht bested Zulte-Waregem to win 2-1. It was Anderlecht to strike first with a goal of C. Kouame at the 18′. Then L. Refaelov scored again for Anderlecht in the 33′ minute. Eventually, Z. Gano reduced the distance for Zulte-Waregem (74′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Elindus Arena stadium in Waregem on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg who had the assistance of Nick Senecaut and Philippe Vandecauter. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Anderlecht was in firm control of the ball 55% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Anderlecht succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Zulte-Waregem shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Anderlecht shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (I. Doumbia and S. Bossut). Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (Z. Debast).

Standings

After playing this contest, Zulte-Waregem will stay with 26 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Anderlecht will have 48 points like Club Brugge to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will play away against Kortrijk on the 19th of February with a 14-12 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (9 draws).

Anderlecht will host Genk on the 20th of February with a 25-15 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (10 draws).

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Davy De fauw decided to play with the following team: Sammy Bossut (5.9), Dion Cools (6.8), Timothy Derijck (7.0), Cameron Humphreys (6.2), Laurens De Bock (6.8), Idrissa Doumbia (6.7), Ibrahima Seck (7.3), Dion De Neve (7.5), Omar Govea (6.4), Dereck Kutesa (6.8) and Zinho Gano (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Ciranni (7.1), Lasse Vigen Christensen (6.7), Bassem Srarfi, Frank Boya, Ewoud Pletinckx, Louis Bostyn, Alieu Fadera and Jean-Luc Dompe (7.5).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: D. Cools for A. Ciranni (46′), D. Kutesa for J. Dompe (46′), O. Govea for L. Vigen (46′) and I. Doumbia for F. Boya (89′).

Best player: Zinho Gano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Zinho Gano.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 19 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Vincent Kompany played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (7.3), Michael Murillo (7.1), Zeno Debast (6.8), Wesley Hoedt (7.1), Sergio Gómez (7.0), Yari Verschaeren (6.2), Josh Cullen (7.1), Majeed Ashimeru (8.2), Lior Refaelov (7.4), Joshua Zirkzee (6.6) and Christian Kouamé (7.2).

They had on the bench: Lisandro Magallán (6.2), Mario Stroeykens, Benito Raman (6.8), Francis Amuzu (6.4), Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Rik Vercauteren, Kristoffer Olsson (6.6), Anouar Ait El Hadj and Bart Verbruggen.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 5 changes: L. Refaelov for F. Amuzu (64′), M. Ashimeru for K. Olsson (84′), C. Kouame for B. Raman (84′), M. Ashimeru for K. Olsson (85′) and Y. Verschaeren for A. Ait El Hadj (90′).

Best player: Majeed Ashimeru​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Anderlecht was Majeed Ashimeru even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 64 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• OH Leuven – Cercle Brugge – 3-2
• Zulte-Waregem – Anderlecht – 1-2
• Mechelen – KV Oostende – 3-0
• AS Eupen – Gent – 0-1