MECHELEN. Mechelen beat RWDM 3-1 thanks to P. Pflücke who scored in the 72nd and 90th minute. Mechelen was surely superior in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens who was helped by Lennert Jans and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Wim Smet. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mechelen had a strong ball possession 77% while RWDM was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was more aggressive with 107 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mechelen won the match.
Mechelen shot 24 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, RWDM shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, RWDM received 2 yellow cards (Philipe Sampaio and Makhtar Gueye).
Also, RWDM didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (RWDM) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (4′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mechelen has 28 points like Sint-Truiden to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, RWDM will stays with 21 points like Sporting Charleroi and AS Eupen to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will host Anderlecht on the 1st of February with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).
RWDM will play away against Union Saint-Gilloise on the 31st of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (0 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
64'
90'
Mechelen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke , David Bates , Elias Cobbaut , Ngal’ayel Mukau , Jannes Van Hecke , Kerim Mrabti , Rob Schoofs , Daam Foulon , Geoffry Hairemans , Lion Lauberbach and Patrick Pflücke .
The home team had on the bench: Yonas Malede , Noé Rottiers, Yannick Thoelen, Frederic Soelle Soelle , Bilal Bafdili, Dirk Asare, Thibau Loeman, Bill Antonio and Isaac Asante.
Substitutions
Mechelen made 3 changes: Jannes Van Hecke for Bill Antonio (64′), Lion Lauberbach for Yonas Malede (65′) and Geoffry Hairemans for Frederic Soelle Soelle (90′).
Player of the match: Rob Schoofs
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Rob Schoofs .
His rating is with 1 goal, 85 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
RWDM – Formation
RWDM
90'
4'
RWDM started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Claudio Roberto da Silva played with: Théo Defourny , Mamadou Sarr , Philipe Sampaio , Florian Le Joncour , Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni , Jeff Reine-Adélaïde , Pierre Dwomoh , Omotayo Adaramola , Carlos Alberto , Mickaël Biron and Makhtar Gueye .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shuto Abe , Sada Diallo, Ilay Camara , Abner, Guillaume Hubert, Xavier Mercier, Djokovar Doudaev, David Sousa and Pathé Mboup .
Substitutions
RWDM made 4 changes: Mickaël Biron for Ilay Camara (56′), Omotayo Adaramola for David Sousa (90′), Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni for Shuto Abe (90′) and Carlos Alberto for Pathé Mboup (78′).
Player of the match: Théo Defourny
The player that probably impressed the most for RWDM was the goalkeeper: Théo Defourny. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Antwerp – 1-0
- Sint-Truiden – Genk – 1-1
- Mechelen – RWDM – 3-1
- Anderlecht – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-2
