MECHELEN. Mechelen manages to recover against Zulte-Waregem with a goal on the Z. Gano 10′ and a goal on the A. Sissako 16′. Mechelen was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the assistance of Thibaud Nijssen and Michael Geerolf. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 17 Total 14
- 7 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 47 Attack 31
- 28 Dangerous attack 14
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 7
Fouls
- 6 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Mechelen was in firm control of the ball 61% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was more aggressive with 28 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Mechelen to win the match.
Mechelen shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Zulte-Waregem shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (I. Seck and C. Humphreys).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mechelen will have 20 points like Sporting Charleroi, AS Eupen and Antwerp to stay in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem will have 13 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against KV Oostende on the 29th of October with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of KV Oostende (6 draws).
Zulte-Waregem will host Genk on the 31st of October with a 23-8 head to head record in favor of Genk (10 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
7'
86'
The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: G. Coucke, S. Bateau, L. Bijker, S. Walsh, J. Vanlerberghe, R. Schoofs, S. Oum Gouet, Vinicius Souza, N. Storm, K. Mrabti and H. Cuypers.
The home team had on the bench: I. Swers, Y. Thoelen, M. Shved, F. Druijf, O. Kaya, I. de Camargo and G. Hairemans.
Substitutions
Mechelen made 3 changes: N. Storm for M. Shved (70′), H. Cuypers for I. de Camargo (84′) and S. Gouet for O. Kaya (86′).
Zulte-Waregem – Formation
Zulte-Waregem
41'
Regarding the opposition, Francky Dury played with: S. Bossut, L. De Bock, C. Humphreys-Grant, A. Ciranni, E. Pletinckx, I. Seck, D. Kutesa, A. Sissako, J. Vossen, Z. Gano and J. Dompé.
The following players were sitting on the bench: D. De Neve, L. Bostyn, L. Willen, W. Debuyser, B. Srarfi, I. Doumbia, Y. Sylla and A. Fadera.
Substitutions
Zulte-Waregem made only 1 change substituting D. Kutesa for A. Fadera (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – KV Oostende – 1-0
- Cercle Brugge – Standard Liège – 1-1
- Mechelen – Zulte-Waregem – 2-2
- AS Eupen – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-3
