MECHELEN. Club Brugge was after all too much to handle for Mechelen with the goal of Noa Lang (14′ pen), Noa Lang (20′) and Brandon Mechele (67′).
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote assisted by Michael Geerolf and Martijn Tiesters. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 4 Total 18
- 1 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 7
- 72 Attack 87
- 32 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 1 Corners 8
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Club Brugge that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Club Brugge was more pushing with 35 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Club Brugge won the match.
Mechelen shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Club Brugge shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 1 yellow card (Jannes Van Hecke). On the opposite side, Club Brugge received 1 yellow card (Raphael Onyedika).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Mechelen will stay with 33 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Club Brugge will have 52 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Anderlecht on the 23rd of April with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).
Club Brugge will host AS Eupen on the 23rd of April with a 10-1 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (3 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
60'
61'
Mechelen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steven Defour decided to play with the following team: Yannick Thoelen , Jannes Van Hecke , David Bates , Dries Wouters , Boli Bolingoli , Dimitri Lavalėe , Kerim Mrabti , Geoffry Hairemans , Alessio Da Cruz , Nikola Storm and Julien Ngoy .
The home team had on the bench: Jordi Vanlerberghe, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Iebe Swers, Bilal Bafdili, Rob Schoofs , Enock Agyei and Gaëtan Coucke.
Substitutions
Mechelen made 2 changes: Boli Bolingoli for Rob Schoofs (60′) and Alessio Da Cruz for Enock Atta Agyei (60′).
Best player: Dimitri Lavalėe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Dimitri Lavalėe.
His rating is with 61 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
67'
Also Club Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Scott Parker played with: Simon Mignolet , Clinton Mata , Brandon Mechele , Jorne Spileers , Tajon Buchanan , Casper Nielsen , Raphael Onyedika , Mats Rits , Hans Vanaken , Noa Lang and Ferran Jutglà .
These were the players on the bench: Senne Lammens, Chemsdine Talbi, Roman Yaremchuk , Kyriani Sabbe, Romeo Vermant , Cisse Sandra , Antonio Nusa , Denis Odoi and Josef Bursik.
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 5 changes: Casper Nielsen for Cisse Sandra (74′), Noa Lang for R. Vermant (80′), Mats Rits for Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa (80′), Ferran Jutglà for Roman Yaremchuk (80′) and T. Buchanan for K. Sabbe (89′).
Best player: Noa Lang
The most impressive player for Club Brugge was Noa Lang.
His rating is with 2 goals, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Mechelen – Club Brugge – 0-3
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Sint-Truiden – 2-1
- AS Eupen – Anderlecht – 0-1
- Genk – OH Leuven – 2-1
