EUPEN. AS Eupen was able to reverse the scoreline against Mechelen to win 2-1. It was Mechelen to strike first with a goal of Birger Verstraete at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Brandon Baiye gave the win to AS Eupen in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the Stadion am Kehrweg stadium in Eupen on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the support of Jo De Weirdt and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Michiel Allaerts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. AS Eupen was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, AS Eupen found a way to find the solution to win this match.
AS Eupen shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Mechelen shot 16 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
AS Eupen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Mechelen received 4 yellow cards (Boli Bolingoli , Jannes Van Hecke, Ngal’ayel Mukau and Birger Verstraete).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, AS Eupen will play away against Gent on the 19th of March with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Gent (2 draws).
Mechelen will play away agasint Union Saint-Gilloise on the 19th of March with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).
AS Eupen – Formation
AS Eupen
46'
86'
AS Eupen started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Lennart Moser , Yentl Van Genechten , Rune Paeshuyse , Oleksandr Filin , Loic Bessile , Jason Davidson , Jerome Deom , Stef Peeters , Nathan Bitumazala , Konan N’Dri and Smail Prevljak .
The home team had on the bench: Djeidi Gassama , Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Ibrahim Diakité, Gary Magnee, Regan Charles-Cook , Boris Lambert, Isaac Christie-Davies, Brandon Baiye and David Álvarez .
Substitutions
AS Eupen made 4 changes: Jérôme Déom for Brandon Baiye (11′), Aleksandr Filin for Regan Charles-Cook (46′), Nathan Bitumazala for David Álvarez (69′) and Smail Prevljak for Djeidi Gassama (76′).
Best player: Stef Peeters
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AS Eupen was Stef Peeters even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
56'
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steven Defour played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Jannes Van Hecke , David Bates , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Boli Bolingoli , Birger Verstraete , Dimitri Lavalėe , Geoffry Hairemans , Kerim Mrabti , Nikola Storm and Alessio Da Cruz .
These were the players on the bench: Ngal’ayel Mukau , Julien Ngoy , Enock Agyei , Yannick Thoelen, Frederic Soelle Soelle, Bilal Bafdili and Yonas Malede.
Substitutions
Mechelen made 3 changes: Geoffry Hairemans for Julien Ngoy (60′), Boli Bolingoli for Ngal’ayel Mukau (64′) and Alessio Da Cruz for Enock Atta Agyei (81′).
Best player: Birger Verstraete
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Birger Verstraete.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Mechelen – 2-1
- OH Leuven – Cercle Brugge – 0-0
- Club Brugge – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
