Sint-Truidense VV vs RSC Anderlecht Prediction & Betting Tips 23.04.2026

Sint-Truidense VV host RSC Anderlecht in the Pro League Championship Round on Thursday evening, 23 April 2026, with both sides still chasing a strong finish in Belgium’s top-flight split. STVV arrive sitting third on 30 points, just ahead of Anderlecht in fourth on 28, so this one has real weight in the battle for positions and momentum. In a round where every slip can reshape the table, neither side can afford to coast.

For Sint-Truidense, this is about halting a messy run and protecting their place near the top of the Championship Round pack. Wouter Vrancken’s side have spent the last month trying to steady themselves after a dip, and they’re now looking over their shoulder as much as they are looking up. Anderlecht, under Jérémy Taravel, have found a bit of rhythm at the right time. They’re still not fully convincing, but they’ve got the quality to punish a soft home performance. And STVV have been giving teams too many openings.

The first meeting point here is simple enough: goals. Both teams have been involved in plenty of open games, both have defensive flaws, and both have enough attacking talent to hurt the other. That’s why this one has the feel of a match where control won’t last long. Whoever handles the transitions better should come out on top.

Sint-Truidense VV Form & Analysis

Sint-Truidense come into this in a strange place. The points total still looks healthy enough, but the recent results don’t flatter them at all. They drew 0-0 away at KAA Gent on 19 April, which ended the immediate losing streak, yet it didn’t really change the mood. Before that came a 1-2 home defeat to Club Brugge, a 1-0 loss away at Union Saint-Gilloise, another 1-3 home loss to the same opponent, and a narrow defeat at Genk. That’s five league games without a win, and it’s been a pretty brutal stretch. Their last victory was a 2-1 home success against Cercle Brugge on 8 March. That feels like a while ago now. It is a while ago.

The positive note from the Gent draw was that STVV didn’t fold when the game got tight. They created enough too, with three big chances and 1.04 xG, even if the finishing edge wasn’t there. The VAR also ruled out a goal in the 68th minute, which only added to the feeling that they were close to something better. That said, they still allowed Gent to stay in the game, and that’s been the wider issue for Vrancken’s side. They can compete. They can also be far too easy to play through.

At home, their record is solid but not dominant: 10 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats, with 24 scored and 21 conceded. That’s a decent platform, not a fortress. The issue is obvious enough. They score often enough at home, but they’re leaking chances the other way. In a league where the home average is already fairly modest, conceding 21 at your own ground is a warning sign, not a badge of honour. You’d expect them to get on the board here. You’d also expect Anderlecht to fancy their chances.

RSC Anderlecht Form & Analysis

Anderlecht arrive with a much more encouraging recent picture. Their last six have been a mixed bag, yes, but the wins have come when they’ve needed them. They beat KAA Gent 3-1 at home on 12 April, then backed it up with a 2-1 away win at KV Mechelen on 18 April. Sandwiched around those were the more chaotic outings: a 4-2 defeat at Club Brugge, a 2-3 home loss to Cercle Brugge, a 1-0 defeat at Mechelen, and a 2-2 draw away at Club Brugge. So it’s not been smooth. Far from it. But the attacking edge has been there, and that matters.

The win in Mechelen told you a fair bit about this team. They didn’t need to dominate every phase to come away with the points. Bouke Boersma opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, Mihajlo Cvetković doubled the lead after the break, and although Mechelen pulled one back through Adriano Bertaccini, Anderlecht stayed composed enough to finish the job. It was a useful away win because they’ve had issues on the road all season. Those issues don’t vanish overnight, but a result like that changes the tone. A little.

Their away record is still the weaker side of the profile: 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats, with 22 goals scored and 30 conceded. That’s a lot of goals allowed on the road. They’re not travelling as a team that controls away matches with any real authority, and that’s why the over markets keep drawing attention. Even so, the attacking numbers are healthy enough to make them dangerous anywhere. They’ve scored in plenty of the bigger games, and they’ve shown they can live in open territory when the game gets stretched. Against STVV, that should happen again.

Head-to-Head

Anderlecht have owned this fixture for a long time. They haven’t lost any of the last 17 meetings listed here, which is an astonishingly strong run in a league where away trips are rarely simple. Sint-Truidense have also struggled to keep them out, going 18 straight meetings without a clean sheet against Anderlecht. That’s not a flattering pattern.

The more recent results fit the same story. Anderlecht won 2-1 in Brussels in December, drew 2-2 away in October, won 2-0 in Sint-Truiden back in December 2024, and have generally found a way to do damage whether home or away. STVV can compete for spells, but this fixture has belonged to Anderlecht for years. That’s hard to ignore.

We Predict: Over 2.5 Goals

We’re backing Over 2.5 Goals at 8/13 here, and it looks the best angle in the match. Both teams have been involved in open games, both carry defensive baggage, and both are good for at least one spell of pressure. Anderlecht’s away record is full of goals at both ends, while STVV’s home figures point to a side that can score but doesn’t shut games down. This has the feel of a 2-1 or 2-2 type contest.

The 2-1 correct score leans slightly toward Sint-Truiden because of home advantage, but that doesn’t mean they’re the better side. They’re just the likelier hosts to get an early lift and make this awkward. Anderlecht’s recent attacking form should still get them on the board. If you wanted a backup angle, both teams to score has obvious appeal too, though Over 2.5 remains the cleaner play.