Anderlecht vs Union St-Gilloise

ANDERLECHT (Interstat) — Adem Zorgane scored two goals in the first half and Mihajlo Cvetković added one as Union St-Gilloise defeated Anderlecht 3-1 on Sunday at Lotto Park in a First Division A match.

Zorgane opened the scoring in the 17th minute and doubled the lead in the 25th minute, both times with Cvetković providing the assist on the first goal. Cvetković then scored himself in the 32nd minute to make it 3-0.

Anderlecht pulled a goal back in the 65th minute when substitute Guilherme Smith scored, with Kevin Rodríguez and Kevin Mac Allister credited with assists.

The match included a red card for Anderlecht defender Killian Sardella in first-half stoppage time, seven minutes after the initial 45-minute mark. Sardella was sent off following a review.

Yellow cards were issued to Ross Sykes in the 19th minute, Cvetković in the 42nd minute, Rodríguez in first-half stoppage time, Mac Allister in the 68th minute and Ibrahim Kanaté in second-half stoppage time.

Union St-Gilloise improved to 20 wins, two losses and nine draws in league play and 26-2-9 across all competitions. Anderlecht fell to 14-11-11 in the league and 16-13-13 overall.

The victory extended Union St-Gilloise’s recent strong form. In their previous five matches, they had drawn 0-0 with Gent on April 22, beaten Club Brugge 2-1 on April 19, defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 on the same day, won 1-0 at Mechelen on April 12 and beaten Sint-Truiden 1-0 on April 4.

Anderlecht entered the match having lost 2-0 at Sint-Truiden on April 23, won 2-1 at Mechelen on April 18, beaten Gent 3-1 on April 12, lost 4-2 at Club Brugge on April 6 and drawn 2-2 at Club Brugge on March 8.

The two teams split their head-to-head meetings earlier this season. Anderlecht won 1-0 at home on Nov. 30, 2025, and Union St-Gilloise won 2-0 at home on Aug. 31, 2025.

Union St-Gilloise next faces Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa Conference League on May 3. Anderlecht will visit Union St-Gilloise in the Belgian Cup on May 14.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Union St-Gilloise 3, Anderlecht 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Union St-Gilloise an 81.00 percent probability to win.