RSC Anderlecht II 0:1 Excelsior Virton: Match Result

Match report

Anderlecht II lost 0:1 to Excelsior Virton in the second round of the Challenger Pro League regular season on 21 August 2026. The visitors took the lead in the closing moments of the first half and held on for all the drama that followed. A. Hachem fired the ball home in the 45th minute to put his side ahead at the break. The hosts pushed forward after the interval with a flurry of changes. A. Flips, S. Assengue and J. Putu Matadi came on together in the 66th minute. B. Akomolede joined them five minutes later while P. Wade and G. Arib were paired up at the hour-and-a-half mark. E. Sternal and P. N'Dao arrived in the 80th minute before I. Goudani and A. Hachem completed the reshuffle. The hosts dominated possession but could not find the net. They registered 97 attacks against 98 for their visitors and completed 623 passes while the opposition managed 409. Shots accuracy sat at 0.23 for Anderlecht II compared to 0.33 for Excelsior Virton. Three attempts on target went nowhere while five found the back of the net for the away side. Those figures tell you everything about a match where chances were missed or denied. Excelsior Virton moved up to third place with six points from three games. Anderlecht II remain bottom of the table with zero points after three defeats. The hosts have now lost every outing this season while the visitors have won two and lost one. A. de Ridder and A. Tchaptchet picked up bookings in the closing stages. The match closed on a quiet note despite the earlier pressure from the home side. It was a narrow margin that separated two very different stories so far this campaign.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 60 – 40

Shots on target 3 – 5

Shots off target 5 – 8

Attacks 97 – 98

⚽ 45' A. Hachem — Goal ⇄ 66' A. Flips — Substitution ⇄ 66' S. Assengue — Substitution ⇄ 66' J. Putu Matadi — Substitution ⇄ 70' B. Akomolede — Substitution ⇄ 75' P. Wade — Substitution ⇄ 75' G. Arib — Substitution ⇄ 80' E. Sternal — Substitution ⇄ 80' P. N'Dao — Substitution ⇄ 87' I. Goudani — Substitution ⇄ 87' A. Hachem — Substitution 🟨 90+1' A. de Ridder — Yellow card 🟨 90+2' A. Tchaptchet — Yellow card

Match events

45' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Goal A. Hachem assist: P. Wade
66' 0:1 RSC Anderlecht II Substitution A. Flips off: I. Benktib
66' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Substitution S. Assengue off: M. Guillaume
66' 0:1 RSC Anderlecht II Substitution J. Putu Matadi off: M. Abdellaoui
70' 0:1 RSC Anderlecht II Substitution B. Akomolede off: C. Koite
75' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Substitution P. Wade off: W. Simba
75' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Substitution G. Arib off: A. Valerio
80' 0:1 RSC Anderlecht II Substitution E. Sternal off: G. Ghale
80' 0:1 RSC Anderlecht II Substitution P. N'Dao off: G. Sylla
87' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Substitution I. Goudani off: T. Tormin
87' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Substitution A. Hachem off: M. Inchaud
90+1' 0:1 RSC Anderlecht II Yellow card A. de Ridder
90+2' 0:1 Excelsior Virton Yellow card A. Tchaptchet

Statistics

60 Possession, % 40

3 Shots on target 5

5 Shots off target 8

97 Attacks 98

5 Corners 4

6 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 6

2 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 8

29 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

5 Blocked shots 2

77 Failed passes 91

4 Goalkeeper saves 3

0.23 Shot accuracy 0.33

6 Shots from outside the box 4

7 Shots inside the box 11

546 Successful passes 318

623 Total passes 409

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