SINT-TRUIDEN, Belgium (Interstat) — Keisuke Gotō scored in the 75th minute and Ryan Merlen added a stoppage-time goal as Sint-Truiden defeated Anderlecht 2-0 on Thursday in a Belgian First Division A match at Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium.

Gotō, a forward, put the home side ahead with a strike midway through the second half. Merlen sealed the victory deep in added time, netting in the 90th minute plus two.

The game featured two yellow cards. Anderlecht’s Nathan Saliba was booked in the ninth minute, and Sint-Truiden’s Moussa Diarra received a caution in the 66th minute.

The win improved Sint-Truiden’s league record to 17 wins, 10 losses and four draws. Anderlecht fell to 14 wins, 10 losses and eight draws in the competition. Across all competitions, Sint-Truiden is 17-10-4, while Anderlecht is 16-12-10.

Sint-Truiden entered the match having gone winless in its previous four league games, including a scoreless draw at Gent on April 19. Anderlecht had won two of its last three league contests, most recently a 2-1 victory at Mechelen on April 18.

In the prior head-to-head meetings this season, Anderlecht won 2-1 at home on Dec. 13, 2025, and the teams drew 2-2 in Sint-Truiden on Oct. 19, 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 1-1 draw. The company’s ELO system gave Anderlecht a 57.70 percent probability to win.