Anderlecht easily beat Waasland-Beveren on Saturday and keeps the hope of play-off 1 alive. Though, because of the victory of KV Mechelen, it seems Anderlecht's come-back may come just too late. The good news is that the second competitor for a play-off 1 ticket, Racing Genk, lost today. The Mauves need to close a 3 point gap now with just 2 matches remaining. Read more »
Anderlecht defeated Eupen at home with a 6-1 score! Anderlecht's revival may come too late though as the competitors for play-off 1 keep winning as well. Three matches remain before we know the final outcome. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht's U21 are eliminated in the Belgian Cup. They lost their quarter final against Genk with 3-2. With the break it was already 3-0 for the Limburgers. In the second half, Mathis Suray scored twice for the Purple & White, but it didn't get any further. Read more »
Zakaria Bakkali came in for Marco Pjaca 25 minutes before time. He showed some nice dribbles and finally put the 6-1 final score on the scoreboard. Yet he said not to be fully fit and to work hard to get fully up to level. Bakkali also does not give up Play-Off 1 yet. Read more »
A delighted Vincent Kompany spoke to the press after the 6-1 victory against KAS Eupen. Kompany also had a share in the win, he managed to head the 4-0 against the ropes. For Kompany it was the first goal since his return this summer. Read more »
After a difficult period, Michel Vlap is getting better and better. Certainly if you can really play football. With a goal and an assist, he made a nice contribution to the 6-1 win on Sunday. "That we had six different goal scorers is a good sign." Read more »
After his red card on Saturday in Mechelen, Jeremy Doku is suspended for the match against Eupen this weekend. After three yellow cards in the previous three games, Peter Zulj remained clean on Saturday. He stays on four yellow cards. One more and he also has to watch a match from the stands. Read more »
Anderlecht wasn't able to repeat the good performance of last week. Like almost the whole season, it lacked the necessary sharpness to take the lead in the first half. A boisterous Doku received his second yellow card at the end of the first half and with 10 player, Anderlecht couldn't cope with Mechelen. Read more »
The Football Association has appointed Lawrence Visser to lead Saturday's match between KV Mechelen and Anderlecht. He will be assisted by linesmen Thibaud Nijssen and Jo De Weirdt and fourth official Wesli De Cremer. Read more »
Anderlecht have won a friendly game against Dudelange 2-1 Saturday afternoon. Anouar Ait El Hadj and Mohammed Yaya Guindo scored. Newcomers Marko Pjaca and Dejan Joveljic played a large part of the game and made a good impression. Read more »
Anderlecht played 1-1 after a good game in Ghent. After a strong first half hour the Purple & White scored via another goal from Colassin. Ghent immediately came aside through a penalty. In the second half both teams were given a few chances, but the necessary sharpness in finishing was lacking. Anderlecht delivered an excellent performance and remained at least the equivalent of Ghent until the end. Possibly an important point in the fight for play-off 1. Read more »
Anderlecht plays tomorrow, February 8, a friendly game against Dudelange from Luxembourg. This game takes place behind closed doors in the RSCA Belfius Academy. Kickoff is planned at 1 pm. The Purple & White would like to give all players minutes in this way. Read more »
Anderlecht have done an excellent financial job with the transfer of Alexis Saelemaekers. In an interview with Het Nieuwsblad, Michael Verschueren reports that Purple & White receives more than the total sum of 8 million euros that has been circulating in recent days.
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Referee Wesley Alen has been appointed to steer the match between AA Gent and Anderlecht in the right direction on Friday. He is assisted by linesmen Ruben Wyns and Koen Thijs. Lothar D'Hondt will be the fourth official. Read more »
Anderlecht's U21 won a big game against Standard on Monday. They defeated Standard with 3-0 and jumped over AA Gent to the lead. Nayel Mehssatou (photo), Mathis Suray and Niklo Dailly scored for Purple & White. Read more »
Anderlecht's U21 played a 2-2 draw against STVV. Mathis Suray (photo) quickly gave Anderlecht the lead. Shortly after the break, Niklo Dailly did the same, but STVV equalized each time. Read more »
Philippe Close had to defend his mandate at the board of directors of RSC Anderlecht at the Brussels city council. Close clarified that he mainly assumed the mandate to bring the club closer to the Brussels neighborhoods and the youth present there and that he has no financial advantage with the mandate. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht will play its second home game of this year next Sunday. It receives Mouscron in the Lotto Park. Bram Van Driessche will be the referee, assisted by linesmen Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. Christof Dierick is fourth official. Read more »
Anderlecht's women's team won convincingly 0-3 against Genk in the semi-final of the cup on Saturday. Yesterday the second semifinal was played between KAA Ghent and Standard de Liège. Read more »
A weak Anderlecht won 1-2 at the last minute on the field of Cercle Brugge. Only deep in the second half could Purple White reach the same level. The substitute Vlap still gave Anderlecht the unexpected victory in the added time. Anderlecht will remain in the running for play-off 1, but this performance will be the last wake-up call that Purple White can afford. Read more »
On Saturday, the Anderlecht women's team had to compete against the women from Genk for the semi-final of the Belgian Cup. Anderlecht won the match convincingly against the Limburgers with 0-3. Read more »
Sunday RSC Anderlecht will visit Jan Breydel, this time to take on Cercle Brugge. Alexandre Boucaut has been appointed to steer this game in the right direction. Pieter Becquet and Romain Devillers will be the linesmen. Jordy Vermeire is the fourth official. Read more »
Anderlecht started 2020 with a 1-2 loss against Club Brugge. A shame, because unlike last month's cup match, we saw a strong Anderlecht. The Purple & White played strong especially before the break, with Colassin as the best player. Read more »
The game against Club Brugge in the quarter-final of the Croky Cup will be played again Sunday, this time it is the home game of the regular competition. This time too this game will take place in a swirling Lotto Park: all tickets have been sold! Read more »
Again bad luck for Olivier Ciryack Dhauholou: the Ivorian striker sustained a fibula fracture at Waasland-Beveren on Monday during the U21 match against Charleroi. His season is over. Read more »
Emmanuel Adjei Sowah and Knowledge Musona played one half yesterday in the friendly game between Eupen and Ajax. The two, who are on trial at Eupen, fell in after the break. The 2-0 defeat was already on the scoreboard then. Read more »
