Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Feb 22 2026 · 17:30 Elindus Arena, Waregem
Zulte Waregem
First leg3–2 2–4 Full time · HT 0–3 xG 2.40 – 1.68
Anderlecht
  • A. Ementa 53’
  • M. Aké 90+1’
  • 38’ (P), 41’, 85’ T. Hazard
  • 43’ I. Camara
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Hazard hat-trick sinks Zulte Waregem

Anderlecht won 4–2 through goals from Hazard and Camara. Zulte Waregem replied through goals from Ementa and Aké. Anderlecht won despite the lower xG; Zulte Waregem created the better chances (2.40 vs 1.68). On the chances created, Zulte Waregem deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Zulte Waregem36%
Draw27%
Anderlecht ✓37%

Model vs reality

Zulte Waregem goals
2
Model 1.33 · xG 2.40
Anderlecht goals
4
Model 1.35 · xG 1.68
Total goals
6
Model 2.69 · xG 4.08
Score 2–4
1%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 50%
Both scored
Yes
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. HazardAnderlecht · 3 goals
9.6
  • RefereeBert Verbeke
  • CoachesSven Vandenbroeck · —
  • VenueElindus Arena
  • Table before kick-offZulte Waregem 12th · Anderlecht 5th

Timeline

  1. VAR A. BertacciniGoal Disallowed - offside
    18’
  2. T. Hazard (pen) 0–1
    38’
  3. T. Hazard 0–2Assist N. De Cat
    41’
  4. I. Camara 0–3Assist T. Degreef
    43’
  5. Half time · 0–3
  6. A. Ementa 1–3Assist E. Soglo
    53’
  7. N. SalibaYellow card · misses next match
    60’
  8. ⇄ K. SardellaFor I. Camara
    64’
  9. ⇄ A. MaamarFor H. Augustinsson
    64’
  10. ⇄ I. KanatéFor Y. Verschaeren
    64’
  11. ⇄ M. AkéFor Benoit Nyssen
    73’
  12. ⇄ M. StroeykensFor A. Bertaccini
    76’
  13. E. SogloYellow card
    77’
  14. ⇄ T. HedlFor J. Opoku
    79’
  15. ⇄ S. GavrielFor E. Soglo
    79’
  16. ⇄ M. MbayeFor Jeppe Erenbjerg
    79’
  17. T. Hazard 1–4Assist N. De Cat
    85’
  18. ⇄ J. VossenFor Jakob Kiilerich
    88’
  19. ⇄ E. LlansanaFor T. Hazard
    89’
  20. M. Aké 2–4
    90+1’
  21. Full time · 2–4

Team stats

Zulte Waregem28 shots · 16 in box, 12 outside
Anderlecht12 shots · 6 in box, 6 outside
Zulte WaregemAnderlecht
55% Possession 45%
2.40 Expected goals (xG) 1.68
1.81 Expected points (xPts) 1.00
28 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 5
12 Shots off target 1
10 Blocked shots 6
16 Shots inside the box 6
12 Shots outside the box 6
450 Passes 386
85% Pass accuracy 83%
6 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
9 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 5
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.88 Team rating 7.12

Line-ups

Zulte Waregem 3-4-2-1

135.9 B. Gabriël(G)
316.3 L. Willen 56.0 Jakob Kiilerich ↓88’ 456.2 Benoit De Jaegere
178.6 E. Soglo A↓79’ 87.3 T. Claes 406.9 D. Asare 197.2 Benoit Nyssen ↓73’
226.7 J. Opoku ↓79’ 106.9 Jeppe Erenbjerg ↓79’
187.9 A. Ementa
  • 13B. Gabriël (G)5.9
  • 31L. Willen6.3
  • 5Jakob Kiilerich↓88’6.0
  • 45Benoit De Jaegere6.2
  • 17E. SogloA↓79’8.6
  • 8T. Claes7.3
  • 40D. Asare6.9
  • 19Benoit Nyssen↓73’7.2
  • 22J. Opoku↓79’6.7
  • 10Jeppe Erenbjerg↓79’6.9
  • 18A. Ementa7.9

Substitutes used

  • 39M. Aké↑73’7.6
  • 11S. Gavriel↑79’6.2
  • 9J. Vossen↑88’
  • 20T. Hedl↑79’6.7
  • 30M. Mbaye↑79’6.3

Unused: L. Bostyn, W. Paugain, Anton Tanghe, Y. Cappelle

Coach: Sven Vandenbroeck

Anderlecht 4-2-3-1

267.5 C. Coosemans(G)
66.6 H. Augustinsson ↓64’ 157.2 M. Ilić 36.3 L. Hey 77.3 I. Camara ↓64’
747.2 N. De Cat AA 137.2 N. Saliba
916.5 A. Bertaccini ↓76’ 106.6 Y. Verschaeren ↓64’ 836.7 T. Degreef A
119.6★ T. Hazard ↓89’
  • 26C. Coosemans (G)7.5
  • 6H. Augustinsson↓64’6.6
  • 15M. Ilić7.2
  • 3L. Hey6.3
  • 7I. Camara↓64’7.3
  • 74N. De CatA×27.2
  • 13N. Saliba7.2
  • 91A. Bertaccini↓76’6.5
  • 10Y. Verschaeren↓64’6.6
  • 83T. DegreefA6.7
  • 11T. Hazard ★↓89’9.6

Substitutes used

  • 54K. Sardella↑64’6.3
  • 24E. Llansana↑89’
  • 29M. Stroeykens↑76’6.7
  • 79A. Maamar↑64’6.6
  • 99I. Kanaté↑64’6.3

Unused: J. Heekeren, M. Angély, M. Cvetković, D. Sikan

Player stats

Top rated
T. HazardAnderlecht9.6
2nd
E. SogloZulte Waregem8.6
3rd
A. EmentaZulte Waregem7.9

Zulte Waregem

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Gabriël G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 91% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
L. Willen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 45 3 2 0/1 2/1 6.3
Jakob Kiilerich D 88 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 67 0 3 0/0 1/0 6.0
Benoit De Jaegere D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 46 4 0 1/1 2/0 6.2
E. Soglo M 79 0 1 1 (0) 2 82% 39 1 0 2/3 1/1 8.6
T. Claes M 90 0 0 6 (1) 2 93% 44 2 0 1/1 0/3 7.3
D. Asare M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 45 1 0 1/1 2/0 6.9
Benoit Nyssen D 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 37 2 0 0/1 0/0 7.2
J. Opoku F 79 0 0 3 (1) 3 90% 21 0 0 1/2 1/2 6.7
Jeppe Erenbjerg F 79 0 0 2 (0) 2 81% 42 1 0 2/2 0/1 6.9
A. Ementa F 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 59% 27 2 0 1/5 0/2 7.9
M. Aké M 17 1 0 2 (1) 1 100% 6 0 0 1/1 0/1 7.6
S. Gavriel D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.2
J. Vossen F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
T. Hedl F 11 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
M. Mbaye M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3

Anderlecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
C. Coosemans G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 70% 27 0 2 0/0 0/0 7.5
H. Augustinsson D 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 33 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Ilić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 34 3 5 0/0 2/1 7.2
L. Hey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.3
I. Camara D 64 1 0 1 (1) 1 81% 32 1 3 0/0 1/0 7.3
N. De Cat M 90 0 2 0 (0) 3 85% 34 2 1 3/5 2/1 7.2
N. Saliba M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 43 3 5 1/1 2/0 7.2
A. Bertaccini F 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 61% 23 2 1 0/3 0/3 6.5
Y. Verschaeren M 64 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 30 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
T. Degreef M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 91% 23 2 0 1/1 2/0 6.7
T. Hazard M 89 3 0 4 (4) 1 79% 42 1 0 1/3 0/2 9.6
K. Sardella D 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
E. Llansana M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Stroeykens M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 12 0 1 1/1 0/1 6.7
A. Maamar M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 3 0 2/2 0/0 6.6
I. Kanaté F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 3/3 1/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.