Anderlecht vs Union Saint-Gilloise

26 April 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Jasper Vergoote

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Mihajlo Cvetković 32’
  • Adem Zorgane 17’, 25’
  • Guilherme Smith 65’

Match summary

Union Saint-Gilloise took a 3-1 win at Anderlecht. Union Saint-Gilloise led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Adem Zorgane put Union Saint-Gilloise ahead with a header in the 17th minute, Zorgane made it 0-2 in the 25th minute, and Mihajlo Cvetković pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Guilherme Smith made it 1-3 from a corner in the 65th minute.

Anderlecht can feel hard done by, creating 1.12 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Union Saint-Gilloise's 0.48 from 12. Anderlecht had a player sent off.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
13 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 3
65 Attacks 79
29 Dangerous attacks 38
464 Passes 376
82.5% Pass accuracy 82.2%
19 Tackles 22
16 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Anderlecht Union Saint-Gilloise
J. TaravelManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
16’
Anan KhalailiShot on target
17’
Adem ZorganeHeader0-1 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
19’
Ross SykesFoul
25’
Adem ZorganeRight foot shot0-2 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
Mihajlo CvetkovićHeader1-2 (Anderlecht)
32’
Marco KanaShot on target
37’
Mihajlo CvetkovićFoul
42’
45+6’
Kevin RodriguezArgument
Killian SardellaViolent conduct
45+7’
Killian SardellaVAR: Card upgraded
45+7’
Half-time1-2
Lucas HeyIlay Camara
46’
Second half underway
Adriano BertacciniMihajlo Cvetković
61’
65’
Guilherme SmithLeft foot shot1-3 (Union Saint-Gilloise)
66’
Ousseynou NiangRaul Florucz
68’
Kevin Mac AllisterFoul
Adriano BertacciniShot on target
68’
Ibrahim KanateYari Verschaeren
70’
76’
Rob SchoofsAdem Zorgane
76’
Louis PatrisAnan Khalaili
Mathys AngelyMoussa Diarra
81’
Joshua Nga KanaNathan-Dylan Saliba
81’
81’
Ivan PavlićGuilherme Smith
81’
Mohammed FuseiniKevin Rodriguez
Ibrahim KanateFoul
90+3’
Full-time1-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 0.48 17’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), 0-1 17’ 25’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), 0-2 25’ 32’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), 1-2 32’ 65’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), 1-3 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 0.48 17’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), 0-1 Zorgane 17’ 25’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), 0-2 Zorgane 25’ 32’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), 1-2 Cvetković 32’ 65’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), 1-3 Smith 65’
Anderlecht 1.12 xGUnion Saint-Gilloise 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Saint-Gilloise attacking Anderlecht attacking 
32’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 46’ Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 69’ Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 80’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Moussa Diarra (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Moussa Diarra (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 2’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Adriano Bertaccini (Anderlecht), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 56’ Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Marco Kana (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Ilay Camara (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 46’ Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 69’ Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Moussa Diarra (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Moussa Diarra (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Guilherme Smith (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 68’ Adriano Bertaccini (Anderlecht), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Kamiel Van de Perre (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Anouar Ait El Hadj (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Adem Zorgane (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 14’ Thorgan Hazard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Anan Khalaili (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Marco Kana (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Raul Florucz (Union Saint-Gilloise), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Ross Sykes (Union Saint-Gilloise), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Ilay Camara (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Anderlecht 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Coosemans
Diarra 81’
Camara 46’
Sardella
Maamar
Kana
Saliba 81’
Verschaeren 70’
Cvetković 61’
Degreef
Hazard
Union Saint-Gilloise 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Scherpen
Allister
Burgess
Sykes
Smith 81’
Perre
Khalaili 76’
Zorgane 2 76’
Hadj
Florucz 66’
Rodriguez 81’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Colin Coosemans
90′ 1 3 47 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Ilay Camara Taken off
45′ 2 1 – 3 – 34 – – – –
Killian Sardella Sent off
52′ 1 2 – 4 2 39 1 – –
Moussa Diarra Taken off
81′ 3 3 – 11 5 49 1 – – –
Ali Maamar
90′ 5 3 – 8 – 54 2 – 1 –
Lucas Hey Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 27 – – – –
Mathys Angely Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – – 1 – 15 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Marco Kana
90′ – – 56 1 – 4 3 5 1 – –
Nathan-Dylan Saliba Taken off
81′ – – – – –
Yari Verschaeren Taken off
70′ – – 28 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Tristan Degreef
90′ – – 24 – – 1 – 2 2 – –
Ibrahim Kanate Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 2 – – – – – 1 – –
Joshua Nga Kana Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Mihajlo Cvetković Taken off
61′ 1 – 1 1 0.39 – – 2 1 12
Thorgan Hazard
90′ – – 3 0.35 – – –
Adriano Bertaccini Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 1 0.04 – – 1 – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Anderlecht win 19% Avg odds 4.81
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Union Saint-Gilloise win 55% Avg odds 1.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Anderlecht LLWWL
Union Saint-Gilloise WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Anderlecht 1-0 Union Saint-Gilloise, 30 Nov 25 Next meeting: Union Saint-Gilloise 5-1 Anderlecht, 24 May 26  All Anderlecht vs Union Saint-Gilloise meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.