Anderlecht 2-1 La Louvière: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 1 · Sunday 9 August 2026 · Lotto Park, Brussels · referee L. Visser · full time
Full time: Anderlecht 2-1 La Louvière
Anderlecht 2-1 La Louvière: Anderlecht took the points in Belgian Pro League Matchday 1 on Sunday 9 August 2026 at Lotto Park. The goals: Mustapha Isah 54', Joshua Nga Kana 69', Adriano Bertaccini 90+2'.
How Anderlecht won it
Mustapha Isah put La Louvière ahead in the 54th minute. Anderlecht levelled at 1-1 in the 69th minute through Joshua Nga Kana, set up by Ali Maamar. Anderlecht turned it round: Adriano Bertaccini made it 2-1 in the 90th minute (+2). A late goal, and the one that decided the result.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The lead changed hands once.
Joël Ito of La Louvière was sent off in the 59th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, L. Visser, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Anderlecht and 2 to La Louvière.
Anderlecht: V. Clara Santos Mota Fernandes, 4-2-3-1 · La Louvière: E. Still, 5-3-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.97 for Anderlecht and 3.22 for La Louvière.
Anderlecht scored about 1.0 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
La Louvière left about 2.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
La Louvière created the better chances, 3.22 xG to 0.97, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Anderlecht had 7 shots on target, La Louvière 2.
La Louvière's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Anderlecht had 74% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Anderlecht came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.70 expected goals for and 0.90 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
La Louvière came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.28 expected goals for and 2.10 against, and had won 22% of their matches.
Anderlecht vs La Louvière: the match in numbers
| Anderlecht | Match statistics | La Louvière |
|---|---|---|
| 74% | Ball possession | 26% |
| 0.97 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.22 |
| 32 | Total shots | 5 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 5 | Big chances | 2 |
| 689 | Total passes | 238 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 66% |
| 10 | Corners | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 16 | Tackles | 23 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lukas Ambros (Anderlecht), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Anderlecht
- Lukas Ambros 8.2
- Joshua Nga Kana 7.8 1 goal
- Ali Maamar 7.8 1 assist
- Marco Kana 7.6
- Tristan Degreef 7.5
La Louvière
- Patrick Nkoa 7.6
- Mustapha Isah 7.5 1 goal
- Marcos Peano 7.2
- Ismaila Coulibaly 7.0
- Yllan Okou 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Joël Ito at 5.6. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Anderlecht: Gent vs Anderlecht Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- La Louvière: Sporting Charleroi vs La Louvière Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Anderlecht vs La Louvière
What was the score in Anderlecht vs La Louvière?
Anderlecht 2-1 La Louvière (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 9 August 2026.
Who scored in Anderlecht vs La Louvière?
Mustapha Isah 54', Joshua Nga Kana 69', Adriano Bertaccini 90+2'.
Did Moneyball predict Anderlecht vs La Louvière correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Anderlecht vs La Louvière?
Lukas Ambros, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Anderlecht vs La Louvière?
L. Visser.
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