Westerlo vs Anderlecht Prediction and Betting Tips

Westerlo will host Anderlecht at Het Kuipje on Sunday in the 17th round of the 2025-26 Jupiler Pro League campaign. The hosts will be desperate to get a result and put an end to their disappointing winless streak.

Westerlo put up an encouraging performance in their last outing but had to settle for a draw as their game with bottom-placed Dender ended in a 2-2 draw, making it seven competitive games without a win and one win from their last 10 games.

De Kemphanen finished as runners-up in the qualifying playoffs round last season but are currently sat in the relegation round, having managed just one win from 13 league games played, and will need to make significant improvements in the coming weeks to turn things around.

Anderlecht on the other hand, will go into the weekend in stellar for,m having won each of their last six competitive games, most recently getting a 3-1 extra-time win over Genk in the domestic cup. Besnik Hasi’s side handed league leaders Union Saint-Gilloise only a second league defeat, holding on to an early goal to get a 1-0 win when the sides met on Sunday and move into third place in the regular season table.

Westerlo vs Anderlecht Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This weekend’s game will be the 52nd meeting between the two sides. Westerlo have won nine of the previous 51 editions of this fixture, 10 have ended in draws, while Anderlecht have won the remaining 32.
The hosts have won only two of their last 10 meetings with Anderlecht.
The visitors have been rampant in recent editions of this fixture, scoring 23 goals across the last 10.
Westerlo have the joint-worst defensive record in the league with 26 goals conceded in just 16 games.
Anderlecht have the joint-third-best offensive and second-best defensive records in the league, having scored 23 goals and conceded only 13 across 16 games played.

Westerlo vs Anderlecht Prediction

De Kemphanen are underdogs going into the weekend as a result of their poor form and slightly poorer quality, but will hope to come away with a draw in front of their home crowd.

The Purple & White will only need to avoid complacency to get a result on the road this weekend and will rely on their much better defensive form to get a win.

Prediction: Westerlo 0-2 Anderlecht