MECHELEN. Mechelen and Club Brugge didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the help of Laurent Conotte and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.27 degrees Celsius or 50.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Mechelen has 19 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Club Brugge will has 27 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Union Saint-Gilloise on the 16th of December with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).
Club Brugge will host Gent on the 16th of December with a 23-20 head to head in favor of Club Brugge (13 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
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74'
Mechelen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Daam Foulon , Mory Konaté , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Geoffry Hairemans , Rob Schoofs , Kerim Mrabti and Norman Bassette .
The home team had on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke , Yonas Malede , Yannick Thoelen, Lion Lauberbach , Ngal’ayel Mukau, Bilal Bafdili and Patrick Pflücke.
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of Lion Lauberbach (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 3 changes: Geoffry Hairemans for Yonas Malede (74′), Kerim Mrabti for Jannes Van Hecke (88′) and Norman Bassette for Lion Lauberbach (62′).
Player of the match: Geoffry Hairemans
The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Geoffry Hairemans.
His rating is with 27 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Club Brugge – Formation
Club Brugge
Also Club Brugge adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ronny Deila played with: Simon Mignolet , Tajon Buchanan , Jorne Spileers , Brandon Mechele , Maxim De Cuyper , Casper Nielsen , Hugo Vetlesen , Philip Zinckernagel , Hans Vanaken , Ferran Jutglà and Igor Thiago .
These were the players on the bench: Denis Odoi, Andreas Skov Olsen , Michał Skóraś, Bjorn Meijer , Raphael Onyedika , Nordin Jackers, Nick Shinton, Éder Balanta, Víctor Barberá and Antonio Nusa .
Substitutions
Club Brugge made 4 changes: Casper Nielsen for Raphael Onyedika (57′), Tajon Buchanan for Bjorn Meijer (57′), Philip Zinckernagel for Andreas Skov Olsen (57′) and Ferran Jutglà for Antonio Nusa (68′).
Player of the match: Brandon Mechele
The player that probably impressed the most for Club Brugge was Brandon Mechele.
His rating is with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Genk – 1-3
- Sporting Charleroi – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-3
- Mechelen – Club Brugge – 0-0
- Anderlecht – Standard Liège – 2-2
