KORTRIJK. Mechelen was finally too good for Kortrijk with the goal of Norman Bassette (6′), Rob Schoofs (16′) and Kerim Mrabti (79′). Kortrijk was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the collaboration of Kevin Dhondt and Dirk Gilon. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Kortrijk was in firm control of the ball 65% while Mechelen was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kortrijk was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Mechelen found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Kortrijk shot 15 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 2 yellow cards (A. Mighten and S. Ojo). On the opposite side, Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (Mory Konaté and Daam Foulon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kortrijk will stay with 9 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Mechelen will have 18 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Kortrijk will play away against Anderlecht on the 16th of March with a 23-4 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (10 draws).
Mechelen will play away agasint OH Leuven on the 16th of March with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Mechelen (9 draws).
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
76'
89'
Kortrijk started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Glen De Boeck decided to play with the following team: T. Vandenberghe , M. Mampassi , João Silva , M. Kana , R. Alebiosu , K. Malinov , A. Kadri , D. De Neve , S. Ojo , M. Bruno and I. Davies .
The home team had on the bench: N. Mehssatou , D. Mbayo , F. Avenatti , M. Wasinski, A. Mighten , A. Sissako, D. Henen, L. Pirard and M. El Idrissy.
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 4 changes: R. Alebiosu for D. Mbayo (46′), M. Bruno for F. Avenatti (46′), M. Mampassi for N. Mehssatou (76′) and M. Bruno for A. Mighten (76′).
Player of the match: S. Ojo
The most impressive player for Kortrijk was S. Ojo.
His rating is with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
16'
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Besnik Hasi played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Daam Foulon , Mory Konaté , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Geoffry Hairemans , Rob Schoofs , Kerim Mrabti and Norman Bassette .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke , Yonas Malede , Yannick Thoelen, Frederic Soelle Soelle, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Bilal Bafdili , Bill Antonio and Patrick Pflücke .
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of Yonas Malede (injured) and Patrick Pflücke (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: Kerim Mrabti for Bilal Bafdili (80′), Norman Bassette for Yonas Malede (68′), Jordi Vanlerberghe for Jannes Van Hecke (67′), Mory Konaté for Ngal’ayel Mukau (90′) and Geoffry Hairemans for Patrick Pflücke (80′).
Player of the match: Rob Schoofs
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Rob Schoofs .
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Kortrijk – Mechelen – 0-3
- OH Leuven – Club Brugge – 0-1
- Gent – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-1
- Anderlecht – RWDM – 2-1
