MECHELEN. Mechelen recovers against Anderlecht with a goal on the T. Hazard 8′ and a goal on the L. Vázquez 78′. Anderlecht was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Wesli De Cremer with the help of Michele Seeldraeyers and Bryan Bijnens. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.84 degrees Celsius or 46.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Mechelen

2 - 2

Anderlecht

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 89 Attack 96
  • 41 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Anderlecht had a superior ball possession 60% while Mechelen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Anderlecht was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Anderlecht to win the contest​.

Mechelen shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Anderlecht shot 16 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (Geoffry Hairemans and Sandy Walsh). On the other side, Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (Mario Stroeykens).

Match Timeline

8'
Thorgan Hazard(goal)Anders Dreyer
39'
M. Stroeykens- Yellow
Bill Antonio (goal)Geoffry Hairemans
53'
Sandy Walsh - Yellow
58'
68'
Y. Verschaeren- sub ->Theo Leoni
74'
Luis Vázquez- sub ->Kasper Dolberg
78'
Luis Vázquez(goal)
87'
Bilal Bafdili- sub ->Sandy Walsh
87'
Geoffry Hairemans(penalty)
90'
Dirk Asare- sub ->Bill Antonio
90'
Jannes Van Hecke- sub ->Lion Lauberbach
90'
Geoffry Hairemans- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
9
Anderlecht
46
9
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
34
8
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
8
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this match, Mechelen has 29 points to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Anderlecht will has 45 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against AS Eupen on the 4th of February with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Anderlecht will host Gent on the 4th of February with a 24-11 head to head in favor of Anderlecht (18 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
6.6
D
Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia
6.8
87' 58'
D
Elias Cobbaut 22.Belgium
7.0
D
David Bates 27.Scotland
7.1
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
7.3
M
Lion Lauberbach 20.Germany
6.4
90'
M
Daam Foulon 23.Belgium
7.1
87'
M
Ngal'ayel Mukau 34.Belgium
7.3
M
Bill Antonio 38.Zimbabwe
7.0
90' 53'
F
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
8.7
90' 90'
F
Patrick Pflücke 77.Germany
7.5
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
G
O. Annell 31.Belgium
D
Noé Rottiers 12.Belgium
D
Thibau Loeman 37.
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
90'
M
Bilal Bafdili 35.Belgium
6.8
87'
M
Dirk Asare 36.Belgium
90'
M
I. Asante 39.Belgium
6.4
87'

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

The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (6.6), Sandy Walsh (6.8), David Bates (7.1), Elias Cobbaut (7.0), Bill Antonio (7.0), Ngal’ayel Mukau (7.3), Kerim Mrabti (7.3), Daam Foulon (7.1), Geoffry Hairemans (8.7), Lion Lauberbach (6.4) and Patrick Pflücke (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jannes Van Hecke, Noé Rottiers, Yannick Thoelen, Oskar Annell, Bilal Bafdili (6.8), Dirk Asare, Thibau Loeman and Isaac Asante (6.4).

Substitutions

Mechelen made 4 changes: Daam Foulon for Isaac Asante (87′), Sandy Walsh for Bilal Bafdili (87′), Bill Antonio for Dirk Asare (90′) and Lion Lauberbach for Jannes Van Hecke (90′).

Player of the match: Geoffry Hairemans​

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

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 58 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Kasper Schmeichel 1.Denmark
7.3
D
Jan Vertonghen 14.Belgium
7.3
D
Louis Patris 22.Belgium
6.7
D
Zeno Debast 56.Belgium
7.1
D
K. Arnstad 61.Norway
6.8
M
Thorgan Hazard 11.Belgium
7.3
8'
M
T. Leoni 17.Belgium
6.7
68'
M
Mats Rits 23.Belgium
6.7
M
M. Stroeykens 29.Belgium
6.8
39'
M
Anders Dreyer 36.Denmark
7.7
F
Kasper Dolberg 12.Denmark
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Mads Kikkenborg 16.Denmark
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
D
Federico Gattoni 33.Argentina
D
Mohamed Bouchouari 34.Belgium
D
Amando Lapage 73.Belgium
M
Alexis Flips 8.France
M
Y. Verschaeren 10.Belgium
6.4
68'
F
Luis Vázquez 20.Argentina
7.5
74' 78'
F
Luca Monticelli 68.Belgium

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

Brian Riemer played with: Kasper Schmeichel (7.3), Kristian Arnstad (6.8), Zeno Debast (7.1), Jan Vertonghen (7.3), Louis Patris (6.7), Theo Leoni (6.7), Mats Rits (6.7), Mario Stroeykens (6.8), Anders Dreyer (7.7), Kasper Dolberg (7.1) and Thorgan Hazard (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexis Flips, Yari Verschaeren (6.4), Mads Kikkenborg, Luis Vázquez (7.5), Colin Coosemans, Federico Gattoni, Mohamed Bouchouari, Luca Monticelli and Amando Lapage.

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 2 changes: Theo Leoni for Yari Verschaeren (68′) and Kasper Dolberg for Luis Vázquez (74′).

Player of the match: Anders Dreyer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Anders Dreyer.

His rating is 7.7 with 34 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​