Anderlecht vs KVC Westerlo 4-1

Anderlecht beat KVC Westerlo 4-1 at Lotto Park after a tight first half turned into a comfortable win. M. Cvetkovic, M. Stroeykens, T. Aasgaard and L. Ambros scored for the home side.

Westerlo had already been warned when I. Charai was booked in the 38th minute, and Anderlecht then struck three times in quick succession. M. Cvetkovic opened the scoring on 40 minutes, M. Stroeykens made it 2-0 on 43 minutes from Cvetkovic's assist, and T. Aasgaard added a third three minutes into first-half stoppage time. Anderlecht led 3-0 at the break.

L. Ambros stretched that to 4-0 in the 60th minute, and Anderlecht controlled the game from there. Westerlo made two changes on 63 minutes and two more on 73 minutes, while Anderlecht also made two substitutions on 72 minutes. N. Storm, who came on in the 73rd minute, pulled one back on 81 minutes from C. Sandra's assist, but the scoreline never moved beyond 4-1. Anderlecht made two further changes on 85 minutes as the closing stages played out.

The hosts had 54% of the possession, 529 passes to Westerlo's 449 and an 89% pass accuracy that shaded their visitors' 88%. They also had more shots, 22 to 12, more on target, 8 to 4, and an expected-goals return of 2.63 to 0.77. Westerlo won 5 corners to Anderlecht's 4, while Anderlecht had 7 fouls to Westerlo's 13 and 3 saves to 3.

I. Charai and L. Flo were booked for Westerlo in the 38th and 65th minutes, while Anderlecht's M. Stroeykens was cautioned on 53 minutes and A. Omobamidele on 90 minutes.