MECHELEN. Mechelen was in the end too strong for KV Oostende with the goal of K. Mrabti (42′), M. Shved (54′) and R. Schoofs (64′). Mechelen took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge who had the assistance of Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Arthur Denil. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3 degrees Celsius or 37.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 4 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 111
- 50 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 1 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Mechelen had a superior ball possession 58% while KV Oostende was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was putting more pressure with 50 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, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 1 yellow card (W. Vrancken). On the other side, KV Oostende received 1 yellow card (C. McGeehan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Mechelen will have 42 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, KV Oostende will stay with 28 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Antwerp on the 20th of February with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Antwerp (1 draw).
KV Oostende will host Standard Liège on the 19th of February with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (3 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
76'
64'
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 , Sandy Walsh , Thibault Peyre , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Vinicius De Souza Costa , Rob Schoofs , Maryan Shved , Kerim Mrabti , Geoffry Hairemans and Hugo Cuypers .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Oum Gouet, Gustav Engvall, Rick Van Drongelen , Onur Kaya, Thody Elie Youan , Jannes Van Hecke and Yannick Thoelen.
Substitutions
Mechelen made 4 changes: M. Shved for T. Youan (69′), T. Peyre for R. Van Drongelen (76′), H. Cuypers for G. Engvall (84′) and V. Costa for S. Oum Gouet (84′).
Best player: Rob Schoofs
The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Rob Schoofs.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
KV Oostende – Formation
KV Oostende
44'
KV Oostende started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Markus Pflanz played with: Guillaume Hubert , Anton Tanghe , Steven Fortes , Frederik Jakel , Osaze Urhoghide , Cameron McGeehan , Maxime D’Arpino , David Atanga , Robbie D’Haese , Thierry Ambrose and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto .
These were the players on the bench: Kjell Scherpen, Nick Batzner , Makhtar Gueye , Brecht Capon , Alessandro Albanese, Evangelos Patoulidis and Théo Ndicka Matam .
Substitutions
KV Oostende made 5 changes: R. D’Haese for M. Gueye (46′), O. Urhoghide for B. Capon (46′), A. Tanghe for N. Batzner (59′), C. McGeehan for T. Ndicka Matam (59′) and T. Ambrose for E. Patoulidis (75′).
Best player: David Atanga
The player that probably impressed the most for KV Oostende was David Atanga.
His rating is with 14 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- OH Leuven – Cercle Brugge – 3-2
- Zulte-Waregem – Anderlecht – 1-2
- Mechelen – KV Oostende – 3-0
- AS Eupen – Gent – 0-1
