Dender vs Westerlo

29 November 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Jan Boterberg

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • D. Toševski 40’
  • B. Nsimba 56’
  • A. Sayyadmanesh 50’ (pen)
  • N. Ferri 64’

Match summary

Dender and Westerlo drew 2-2. Dender led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, D. Toševski put Dender ahead in the 40th minute. In the second half, A. Sayyadmanesh equalised from the penalty spot in the 50th minute, B. Nsimba put Dender back in front in the 56th minute, and N. Ferri equalised in the 64th minute.

Westerlo had the better of the chances, with 3.44 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Dender's 0.73 from 8.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
8 Shots 19
4 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 4
310 Passes 386
71.9% Pass accuracy 79.8%
20 Tackles 18
16 Fouls 13
4 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Dender Westerlo
12’
I. SakamotoMissed penaltysaved
12’
Shot on target
23’
Shot on target
B. NsimbaShot on target
24’
B. Goncalves
31’
D. ToševskiLeft foot shot1-0 (Dender)
40’
46’
J. AlcócerI. Sakamoto
50’
A. SayyadmaneshPenalty1-1 (Westerlo)
B. NsimbaRight foot shot2-1 (Dender)
56’
A. JahanbakhshD. Toševski
63’
64’
N. FerriRight foot shot2-2 (Westerlo)
69’
T. V. d. KeybusG. Yow
L. Marijnissen
72’
77’
Shot on target
D. AcquahR. Kvet
78’
81’
A. Sayyadmanesh
F. FerraroShot on target
82’
N. Mbamba
84’
M. BerteB. Nsimba
86’
86’
A. CorderoA. Sayyadmanesh
A. Jahanbakhsh
87’
90’
S. SydorchukA. Piedfort

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 3.44 40’ D. Toševski (Dender), 1-0 40’ 50’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), 1-1 50’ 56’ B. Nsimba (Dender), 2-1 56’ 64’ N. Ferri (Westerlo), 2-2 64’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 3.44 40’ D. Toševski (Dender), 1-0 Toševski 40’ 50’ A. Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo), 1-1 Sayyadmanesh 50’ 56’ B. Nsimba (Dender), 2-1 Nsimba 56’ 64’ N. Ferri (Westerlo), 2-2 Ferri 64’
Dender 0.73 xGWesterlo 3.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Westerlo attacking Dender attacking 
12’ Unknown (Westerlo), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 50’ Unknown (Westerlo), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.28 xG, blocked 52’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 31’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 56’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 64’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 69’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 23’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 88’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 40’ D. Toševski (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 82’ F. Ferraro (Dender), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ D. Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ F. Ferraro (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ L. Mbamba (Westerlo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Unknown (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 1’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ B. Nsimba (Dender), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Unknown (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ M. Viltard (Dender), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Unknown (Westerlo), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 50’ Unknown (Westerlo), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.28 xG, blocked 52’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 31’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 56’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 64’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 69’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 23’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 88’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 40’ D. Toševski (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 45’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 82’ F. Ferraro (Dender), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 84’ D. Acquah (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ F. Ferraro (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ L. Mbamba (Westerlo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 39’ Unknown (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 1’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ B. Nsimba (Dender), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Unknown (Westerlo), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Unknown (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ M. Viltard (Dender), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Unknown (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Dender 5-3-2 Starting XI
Dietsch
Mansoni
Marijnissen
Rodes
Goncalves
Ferraro
Viltard
Mbamba
Kvet 78’
Nsimba
Toševski
Westerlo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jungdal
Mbamba
Bayram
Lapage
Reynolds
Haspolat
Piedfort 90’
Sayyadmanesh 86’
Sakamoto 46’
Yow 69’
Ferri

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
G. Dietsch
90′ 3 2 34 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
J. M. S. Mansoni
90′ 4 1 – 6 1 26 – – – –
L. Marijnissen
90′ 3 1 – 7 2 30 3 – – –
N. Rodes
90′ 2 2 – 6 1 16 – – – –
B. Goncalves
90′ – 1 – 1 1 45 1 – – –
F. Ferraro
90′ 3 1 – 8 3 28 3 – 1 –
Midfielders4 players
M. Viltard
90′ – – 27 – – 1 1 1 1 – –
N. Mbamba
90′ – – 27 – – 2 4 5 1 2 –
R. Kvet
78′ – – 29 – – – 1 3 – 2 –
D. Acquah Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 8 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
B. Nsimba
86′ 1 – 3 2 0.31 – – 8 2 19 –
D. Toševski
63′ 1 – 1 1 0.10 – – 3 1 12 –
A. Jahanbakhsh Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – 1 3 – 8 –
M. Berte Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – 2 – 1 –
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

Dender win 34% Avg odds 2.78
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59
Westerlo win 40% Avg odds 2.31

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

Form going into the game

Dender LDLDW
Westerlo DDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

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