Club Brugge 1-1 Anderlecht: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

Club Brugge struck first through Hans Vanaken in the 41st minute, set up by Cheveyo Tsawa. Anderlecht levelled at 1-1 in the 58th minute through Mihajlo Cvetkovic, set up by Colin Coosemans.

It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, J. Vergoote, showed 10 yellow cards: 4 to Club Brugge and 6 to Anderlecht.

Club Brugge: I. Leko, 4-2-3-1 · Anderlecht: V. Clara Santos Mota Fernandes, 4-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction missed. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Club Brugge -0.75, and on 1-1 it was wrong.

The estimate's most likely result was a Club Brugge win at 57%; a draw, at 21%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-1 (9%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 3.5 and the match produced two.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 67%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 65%; both did, in line with the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.63 for Club Brugge and 2.34 for Anderlecht.

Anderlecht left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Anderlecht created the better chances, 2.34 xG to 0.63, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Club Brugge to create more, and Anderlecht did.

Club Brugge had 10 shots on target, Anderlecht 1.

Anderlecht's goalkeeper made 7 saves.

Club Brugge had 68% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Club Brugge came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 2.66 expected goals for and 1.21 against, and had won 82% of their matches.

Anderlecht came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.71 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 55% of their matches.

Club Brugge vs Anderlecht: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.

Club Brugge

• Hans Vanaken 8.1 1 goal
• Carlos Forbs 7.7
• Cheveyo Tsawa 7.7 1 assist
• Félix Lemaréchal 7.6
• Brandon Mechele 7.6

Anderlecht

• Colin Coosemans 8.4 1 assist
• Mihajlo Cvetkovic 7.5 1 goal
• Giulian Biancone 7.3
• Ali Maamar 7.1
• Léo Pétrot 6.9

The lowest-rated starter was Ludwig Augustinsson at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Club Brugge: Mechelen vs Club Brugge Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
• Anderlecht: Anderlecht vs OH Leuven Sunday 22 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Club Brugge vs Anderlecht

What was the score in Club Brugge vs Anderlecht?

Club Brugge 1-1 Anderlecht (half-time 1-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 8 November 2026.

Who scored in Club Brugge vs Anderlecht?

Hans Vanaken 41', Mihajlo Cvetkovic 58'.

Did Moneyball predict Club Brugge vs Anderlecht correctly?

The prediction missed. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Club Brugge -0.75, and on 1-1 it was wrong.

Who was man of the match in Club Brugge vs Anderlecht?

Colin Coosemans, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Club Brugge vs Anderlecht?

J. Vergoote.