Zulte-Waregem beats Mechelen after recovering from a 1-2 deficit

Zulte-Waregem was able to reverse the score against Mechelen.

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Zulte-Waregem defeats Mechelen after recovering from a 1-2 deficit

Zulte-Waregem managed to turn the tables against Mechelen.

The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the collaboration of Nick Senecaut and Koen Thijs. The 4th official was Kevin Debeuckelaere.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

3 - 2

Team 1

Mechelen

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 19 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 115 Attack 88
  • 63 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Zulte-Waregem was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Zulte-Waregem was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zulte-Waregem won the match​.

Zulte-Waregem shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Zulte-Waregem received 2 yellow cards (F. Boya and J. Dompe). Talking about the opposition, Mechelen received 1 yellow card (S. Gouet).

Match Timeline

37'
Kerim Mrabti(goal)M. Shved
44'
Jelle Vossen (goal)A. Ciranni
54'
67'
Zinho Gano- sub ->J. Vossen
67'
74'
Nikola Storm(goal)K. Mrabti
79'
79'
80'
Geoffry Hairemans- sub ->I. de Camargo
80'
83'
84'
89'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this match, Zulte-Waregem will have 20 points like OH Leuven to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Mechelen will stay with 30 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem will play away with Standard Liège on the 26th of December with a 14-14 head to head statistic.

Mechelen will host RFC Seraing on the 27th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of RFC Seraing (1 draw).

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
6.5
D
Laurens De Bock 27.Belgium
6.9
D
Cameron Humphreys 33.England
6.7
D
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
7.2
D
Ewoud Pletinckx 24.Belgium
6.6
84'
M
I. Seck 21.Senegal
7.1
M
Frank Boya 15.Cameroon
7.0
79' 44'
M
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
6.9
67' Goals54'
M
Alieu Fadera 23.Gambia
7.1
80'
F
Dereck Kutesa 19.Switzerland
6.5
83'
F
J. Dompé 17.France
8.1
90' Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium
D
D. De Neve 54.Belgium
7.5
84' Goals90'
M
Bassem Srarfi 11.Tunisia
6.6
83'
M
Lasse Vigen 8.Denmark
M
Idrissa Doumbia 98.Ivory Coast
6.6
80'
M
David Hubert 6.Belgium
6.7
79'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
6.7
67'

Zulte-Waregem started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Davy De fauw decided to play with the following team: Sammy Bossut (6.5), Alessandro Ciranni (7.2), Ewoud Pletinckx (6.6), Cameron Humphreys (6.7), Laurens De Bock (6.9), Alieu Fadera (7.1), Frank Boya (7.0), Ibrahima Seck (7.1), Jelle Vossen (6.9), Dereck Kutesa (6.5) and Jean-Luc Dompe (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Bassem Srarfi (6.6), L. Bostyn, Dion De Neve (7.5), Zinho Gano (6.7), L. Vigen, Idrissa Doumbia (6.6) and David Hubert (6.7).

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 5 changes: J. Vossen for Z. Gano (67′), F. Boya for D. Hubert (79′), A. Fadera for I. Doumbia (80′), D. Kutesa for B. Srarfi (83′) and E. Pletinckx for D. De Neve (84′).

Best player: Jean-Luc Dompe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Jean-Luc Dompe.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 16 crosses.

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
6.5
D
Lucas Bijker 3.Netherlands
6.4
D
Sandy Walsh  5.Indonesia
6.9
67'
D
Thibault Peyre 23.France
6.9
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium
6.1
M
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
7.2
89' Goals74'
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
8.4
Goals37'
M
Maryan Shved 35.Ukraine
6.8
M
S. Gouet 17.Cameroon
6.6
90'
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
7.0
79'
F
I. Rinck de 10.Belgium
6.7
80'
Substitutes
J. Amuzu 40.Belgium
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
D
I. Swers 2.Belgium
6.2
67'
D
Sheldon Bateau  4.Trinidad and Tobago
89'
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
6.4
80'
M
Bas Van den Eynden 37.Belgium
M
Joachim Van Damme 13.Belgium
6.3
79'

Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Wouter Vrancken played with: Gaëtan Coucke (6.5), Sandy Walsh (6.9), Thibault Peyre (6.9), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.1), Lucas Bijker (6.4), Samuel Oum Gouet (6.6), Jannes Van Hecke (7.0), Maryan Shved (6.8), Kerim Mrabti (8.4), Nikola Storm (7.2) and Igor De Camargo (6.7).

They had on the bench: Iebe Swers (6.2), J. Amuzu, S. Bateau, Geoffry Hairemans (6.4), Y. Thoelen, B. Van den Eynden and Joachim Van Damme (6.3).

Substitutions

Mechelen made 4 changes: S. Walsh for I. Swers (67′), J. Van Hecke for J. van Damme (79′), I. de Camargo for G. Hairemans (79′) and N. Storm for S. Bateau (89′).

Best player: Kerim Mrabti​

The most impressive player for Mechelen was Kerim Mrabti.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 47 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​