Mechelen tops Standard Liège 3-0

MECHELEN. Mechelen was ultimately too much to handle for Standard Liège.

December 21, 2023

MECHELEN. Mechelen was in the end too strong for Standard Liège with the goal of Norman Bassette (35′), Kerim Mrabti (67′) and Geoffry Hairemans (90′ pen). Mechelen was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the support of Jo De Weirdt and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was light intensity drizzle. The temperature was cold at 7.48 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.

Match Statistics

Mechelen

3 - 0

Standard Liège

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

27 Total 14
8 On Target 3
12 Off Target 4
7 Shots blocked 7

126 Attack 69
86 Dangerous attack 57
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3

Fouls

8 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Mechelen had a superior ball possession 64% while Standard Liège was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mechelen was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mechelen won the match.

Mechelen shot 27 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège shot 14 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (David Bates and Rob Schoofs ). Regarding the opposition, Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (Carl Hoefkens).

Also, Standard Liège didn’t end the match with 11 players after Merveille Bokadi (Standard Liège) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (12′).

Match Timeline

12'

Merveille Bokadi - Red

28'

L. Noubi- sub ->Moussa Djenepo

Norman Bassette(goal)Sandy Walsh

35'

45'

Ibe Hautekiet- sub ->Nathan Ngoy

46'

David Bates - Yellow

51'

Bill Antonio - sub ->Mory Konaté

59'

Kerim Mrabti(goal)

67'

Lion Lauberbach- sub ->Norman Bassette

74'

79'

C. Çanak- sub ->Marlon Fossey

Rob Schoofs - Yellow

82'

84'

90'

Geoffry Hairemans(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Mechelen has 22 points like Standard Liège to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège will stays with 22 points like Mechelen to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Sporting Charleroi on the 26th of December with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Mechelen (11 draws).

Standard Liège will host Sint-Truiden on the 26th of December with a 14-7 head to head in favor of Sint-Truiden (11 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen

Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium

7.3

Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia

7.3

Elias Cobbaut 22.Belgium

7.3

Daam Foulon 23.Belgium

7.8

David Bates 27.Scotland

7.9

51'

Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium

8.8

90'

Mory Konaté 8.Guinea

7.5

59'

Rob Schoofs 16.Belgium

8.4

82'

Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden

8.4

84'

67'

Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium

7.5

Norman Bassette 70.Belgium

7.9

74'

35'

Substitutes

Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium

Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium

Bilal Bafdili 35.Belgium

Y. Malede 10.Israel

6.8

84'

Lion Lauberbach 20.Germany

7.0

74'

Bill Antonio 38.Zimbabwe

7.0

59'

Patrick Pflücke 77.Germany

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

The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (7.3), Sandy Walsh (7.3), David Bates (7.9), Elias Cobbaut (7.3), Daam Foulon (7.8), Mory Konaté (7.5), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.5), Kerim Mrabti (8.4), Rob Schoofs (8.4), Geoffry Hairemans (8.8) and Norman Bassette (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke, Yonas Malede (6.8), Yannick Thoelen, Lion Lauberbach (7.0), Bilal Bafdili, Bill Antonio (7.0) and Patrick Pflücke.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 3 changes: Mory Konaté for Bill Antonio (59′), Norman Bassette for Lion Lauberbach (74′) and Kerim Mrabti for Yonas Malede (84′).

Player of the match: Geoffry Hairemans

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Geoffry Hairemans.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 55 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège

Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium

7.7

Nathan Ngoy 3.Belgium

6.8

45'

Merveille Bokadi 20.DR Congo

3.1

12'

Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus

6.4

Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan

6.7

46'

Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland

7.0

Marlon Fossey 13.United States

7.0

79'

Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana

6.3

Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali

6.4

28'

Aiden O'Neill 24.Australia

6.4

Wilfried Kanga 14.France

6.7

Substitutes

Matthieu Epolo 40.Belgium

Ibe Hautekiet 25.Belgium

6.8

45'

L. Noubi 51.Belgium

6.3

28'

William Balikwisha 22.Belgium

Hakim Sahabo 33.Rwanda

C. Çanak 61.Belgium

6.3

79'

Renaud Emond 9.Belgium

6.4

46'

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

Carl Hoefkens played with: Arnaud Bodart (7.7), Merveille Bokadi (3.1), Konstantinos Laifis (6.4), Nathan Ngoy (6.8), Marlon Fossey (7.0), Isaac Price (7.0), Aiden O’Neill (6.4), Moussa Djenepo (6.4), Hayao Kawabe (6.7), Kamal Sowah (6.3) and Wilfried Kanga (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Renaud Emond (6.4), William Balikwisha, Ibe Hautekiet (6.8), Hakim Sahabo, Matthieu Epolo, Lucas Noubi (6.3) and Cihan Canak (6.3).

Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Ibe Hautekiet (injured) and Lucas Noubi (injured).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 4 changes: Nathan Ngoy for Ibe Hautekiet (45′), Moussa Djenepo for Lucas Noubi (28′), Hayao Kawabe for Renaud Emond (46′) and Marlon Fossey for Cihan Canak (79′).