GENT. Mechelen beat Gent to win 2-1. It was Mechelen to strike first with a goal of Daam Foulon at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bill Antonio gave the win to Mechelen in the 83′ minute with a goal. Gent was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who was helped by Quentin Blaise and Florian Lemaire. The 4th official was Matonga Simonini. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 2.36 degrees Celsius or 36.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Gent was in firm control of the ball 62% while Mechelen was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gent had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Mechelen was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Gent shot 23 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Gent received 2 yellow cards (Matisse Samoise and Ismael Kandouss). On the opposite side, Mechelen received 4 yellow cards (Kerim Mrabti, Elias Cobbaut, Jannes Van Hecke and Daam Foulon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Gent stays with 38 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Mechelen will has 25 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will host Westerlo on the 27th of January with a 13-4 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (9 draws).
Mechelen will host RWDM on the 27th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of RWDM (1 draw).
Gent – Formation
Gent
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64'
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Gent started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Daniel Schmidt , Matisse Samoise , Brian Agbor , Ismael Kandouss , Archie Brown , Sven Kums , Julien De Sart , Omri Gendelman , Daisuke Yokota , Hugo Cuypers and Pieter Gerkens .
The home team had on the bench: Bram Lagae, Noah Fadiga , Matias Fernandez, Laurent Depoitre , Celestin De Schrevel, Tibe De Vlieger , Robbie Van Hauter, Mohamed Soumah and Abdul Rachid Ayindé.
Substitutions
Gent made 2 changes: Pieter Gerkens for Laurent Depoitre (64′) and Daisuke Yokota for Noah Fadiga (78′).
Player of the match: Julien De Sart
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Julien De Sart.
His rating is with 1 goal, 93 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Besnik Hasi played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Jannes Van Hecke , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Daam Foulon , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Ngal’ayel Mukau , Geoffry Hairemans , Rob Schoofs , Kerim Mrabti and Lion Lauberbach .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yonas Malede , Noé Rottiers, Yannick Thoelen, Frederic Soelle Soelle, Bilal Bafdili, Dirk Asare, Bill Antonio , Patrick Pflücke and Isaac Asante.
Substitutions
Mechelen made 4 changes: Lion Lauberbach for Yonas Malede (61′), Daam Foulon for Bill Antonio (75′), Kerim Mrabti for Patrick Pflücke (75′) and Geoffry Hairemans for Isaac Asante (89′).
Player of the match: Jannes Van Hecke
The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Jannes Van Hecke even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
