BRUSSELS. Anderlecht demolishes Mechelen 7-2. B. Raman (23′), C. Kouame (49′), C. Kouame (57′), M. Murillo (61′), F. Amuzu (74′), Y. Verschaeren (85′) and J. Zirkzee (87′). On the opposite side, Mechelen scored with N. Storm (37′), O. Kaya (90′).
The match was played at the Lotto Park stadium in Brussels on Sunday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who had the assistance of Laurent Conotte and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Anderlecht started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up. On the other side, Mechelen adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Anderlecht – Formation
Anderlecht
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61'
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Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Van Crombrugge , Michael Murillo , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Wesley Hoedt , Sergio Gómez , Kristoffer Olsson , Josh Cullen , Anouar Ait El Hadj , Lior Refaelov , Benito Raman and Christian Kouamé .
The home team had on the bench: Bogdan Mykhaylichenko , K. Sardella, R. Vercauteren, Joshua Zirkzee , Francis Amuzu , L. Magallán, Yari Verschaeren , C. Coosemans, Majeed Ashimeru and M. Kana.
Best player: Joshua Zirkzee
The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Joshua Zirkzee.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 83′.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
On the other side, Wouter Kompany played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Sheldon Bateau , Lucas Bijker , Rob Schoofs , Samuel Oum Gouet , Maryan Shved , Kerim Mrabti , Nikola Storm and Hugo Cuypers .
They had on the bench: M. Wenssens, G. Hairemans, Iebe Swers , Y. Thoelen, Joachim Van Damme , Vinicius Souza, I. de Camargo, J. Van Hecke, Ferdy Druijf and Onur Kaya .
Best player: Onur Kaya
The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Onur Kaya.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 83′.
Match report
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 9 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 94 Attack 83
- 39 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Anderlecht was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Mechelen was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Anderlecht succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Anderlecht shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (K. Olsson). On the opposite side, Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Anderlecht will have 10 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Mechelen will stay with 7 points to stay in the 15th place.
In the next match in the Pro League, Anderlecht will play away against Standard Liège on the 19th of September with a 17-16 head to head statistics in favor of Standard Liège (15 draws). Mechelen will host against OH Leuven on the 18th of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Anderlecht – Mechelen – 7-2
- Genk – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
- Gent – Sporting Charleroi – 2-3
- OH Leuven – Kortrijk – 2-1
- RFC Seraing – Standard Liège – 0-1
