Mechelen beats Beerschot-Wilrijk 3-2 with 2 goals from N. Storm

MECHELEN. Mechelen overcome Beerschot-Wilrijk 3-2 thanks to N. Storm who scored in the 11th and 29th minute.

February 7, 2022

MECHELEN. Mechelen defeated Beerschot-Wilrijk 3-2 thanks to N. Storm who scored in the 11th and 29th minute.

Mechelen remained in 10 after N. Storm received a red card in the 60′. Still, Mechelen still was able to win this contest competing only in 10.

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Boucaut who had the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Romain Devillers. The 4th official was Jonathan Lardot. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Mechelen

3 - 2

Beerschot-Wilrijk

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

11 Total 11
4 On Target 2
2 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 5

111 Attack 86
51 Dangerous attack 31
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

12 Total 15
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Mechelen was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mechelen won the match.

Mechelen shot 11 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Beerschot-Wilrijk shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Beerschot-Wilrijk received 3 yellow cards (R. Holzhauser, F. Avenatti and S. Radic).

(Mechelen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (60′).

Match Timeline

Nikola Storm(goal)R. Schoofs

11'

18'

28'

Nikola Storm(goal)K. Mrabti

29'

37'

45'

47'

Nikola Storm- Red

60'

Gaëtan Coucke(own-goal)

62'

64'

67'

69'

David Mukuna-Trouet- sub ->F. Avenatti

79'

82'

87'

Jannes Van Hecke- sub ->K. Mrabti

87'

90'

Ryan Sanusi (goal)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Mechelen will have 39 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Beerschot-Wilrijk will stay with 13 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will host KV Oostende on the 12th of February with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of KV Oostende (6 draws).

Beerschot-Wilrijk will host Kortrijk on the 13th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen

Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium

6.0

Lucas Bijker 3.Netherlands

6.6

87'

Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia

6.4

Thibault Peyre 23.France

6.8

Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium

6.6

Rob Schoofs 16.Belgium

7.3

Vini Souza 33.Brazil

6.8

Nikola Storm 11.Belgium

8.2

60'

11', 29'

Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden

6.2

87'

Maryan Shved 35.Ukraine

7.2

79'

Hugo Cuypers 14.Belgium

7.3

82'

18'

Substitutes

Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium

Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium

6.4

79'

R. van Drongelen 34.Netherlands

6.2

87'

Rune Paeshuyse 12.Belgium

Bas Van den Eynden 37.Belgium

Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium

6.4

87'

O. Kaya 8.Belgium

Élie Youan 10.France

6.2

82'

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

The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (6.0), Sandy Walsh (6.4), Thibault Peyre (6.8), Jordi Vanlerberghe (6.6), Lucas Bijker (6.6), Vinicius De Souza Costa (6.8), Rob Schoofs (7.3), Maryan Shved (7.2), Kerim Mrabti (6.2), Nikola Storm (8.2) and Hugo Cuypers (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.4), Yannick Thoelen, Jannes Van Hecke (6.4), Rick Van Drongelen (6.2), Onur Kaya, Thody Elie Youan (6.2) and Rune Paeshuyse.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 4 changes: M. Shved for A. Van Hoorenbeeck (79′), H. Cuypers for T. Youan (82′), K. Mrabti for J. Van Hecke (86′) and L. Bijker for R. Van Drongelen (86′).

Best player: Nikola Storm

The most impressive player for Mechelen was Nikola Storm.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 22 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.

Beerschot-Wilrijk – Formation

Beerschot-Wilrijk

W. Biebauw 1.Belgium

5.5

Jan Van den Bergh 2.Belgium

7.1

Stipe Radic 55.Croatia

6.8

67'

Apostolos Konstantopoulos 66.Greece

6.1

28'

M. Halaimia 27.Algeria

6.5

Thibault De Smet 29.Belgium

6.8

Raphael Holzhauser 8.Austria

6.9

64'

37'

Ryan Sanusi 18.Belgium

7.2

90'

Musashi Suzuki 10.Japan

6.8

28'

F. Avenatti 20.Uruguay

6.8

69'

47'

L. Shankland 17.Scotland

6.6

Substitutes

A. Lejoly 72.Belgium

M. Belhadj 41.Morocco

Dante Rigo 35.Belgium

7.3

28'

Ilias Sebaoui 40.Morocco

6.5

28'

P. Walicki 73.Belgium

M. Noubissi 9.Cameroon

6.2

64'

D. Mukuna-Trouet 38.Belgium

6.4

69'

Beerschot-Wilrijk started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Javier Luis Torrente played with: Wouter Biebauw (5.5), Apostolos Konstantopoulos (6.1), Stipe Radić (6.8), Jan Van den Bergh (7.1), Mohamed Réda Halaïmia (6.5), Ryan Sanusi (7.2), Raphael Holzhauser (6.9), Thibault De Smet (6.8), Musashi Suzuki (6.8), Felipe Avenatti (6.8) and Lawrence Shankland (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Antoine Lejoly, Mohamed Amine Belhadj, Dante Rigo (7.3), Marius Noubissi (6.2), Ilias Sebaoui (6.5), Patryk Waliś and David Mukuna-Trouet (6.4).

Substitutions

Beerschot-Wilrijk made 4 changes: M. Suzuki for I. Sebaoui (28′), A. Konstantopoulos for D. Rigo (28′), R. Holzhauser for M. Noubissi (64′) and F. Avenatti for D. Mukuna-Trouet (69′).