MECHELEN. Mechelen finds the way to recover against Cercle Brugge with a goal on the S. Miangue 43′ and a goal on the A. Denkey 45′. Mechelen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

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. In front of 9,831 spectators.​ The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the support of Yves De Neve and Kevin Monteny. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Mechelen

2 - 2

Cercle Brugge

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 21 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 99 Attack 94
  • 49 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Mechelen was in firm control of the ball 60% while Cercle Brugge was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cercle Brugge was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Cercle Brugge to win the match​.

Mechelen shot 20 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (V. Costa and R. Van Drongelen). Talking about the opposition, Cercle Brugge received 3 yellow cards (S. Miangue, H. van der Bruggen and T. Didillon).

(Mechelen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (76′).

Also, Cercle Brugge didn’t finish the match with 11 players after H. van der Bruggen (Cercle Brugge) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (69′).

Match Timeline

31'
37'
43'
Senna Miangue(goal)D. Hotic
45'
K. Denkey(goal)
45'
Senna Miangue- Yellow
45'
49'
Hannes Van Der Bruggen- Yellow
69'
Hannes Van Der Bruggen(yellowred)
71'
75'
76'
78'
78'
83'
T. Didillon- Yellow
87'
90'
90'
Edgaras Utkus- sub ->D. Hotic

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this contest, Mechelen will have 46 points like Gent and Sporting Charleroi to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Cercle Brugge will have 39 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Sint-Truiden on the 4th of March with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Cercle Brugge will host Genk on the 5th of March with a 17-6 head to head record in favor of Genk (4 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
6.7
D
Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia
6.8
D
Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium
7.0
D
R. van Drongelen 34.Netherlands
6.1
87'
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium
6.5
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
6.8
75'
M
Rob Schoofs 16.Belgium
7.3
90'
M
Vini Souza 33.Brazil
7.3
76' 37'
M
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
6.8
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
7.0
F
Hugo Cuypers 14.Belgium
7.7
31'
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
G
Maxime Wenssens 32.Rwanda
D
I. Swers 2.Belgium
M
O. Kaya 8.Belgium
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
M
S. Gouet 17.Cameroon
90'
F
Maryan Shved 35.Ukraine
6.7
75'
F
Élie Youan 10.France
F
G. Engvall 20.Sweden

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 (6.7), Sandy Walsh (6.8), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.0), Rick Van Drongelen (6.1), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.5), Vinicius De Souza Costa (7.3), Rob Schoofs (7.3), Geoffry Hairemans (6.8), Kerim Mrabti (7.0), Nikola Storm (6.8) and Hugo Cuypers (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Onur Kaya, Yannick Thoelen, Iebe Swers, Maxime Wenssens, Maryan Shved (6.7), Thody Elie Youan, Jannes Van Hecke, Gustav Engvall and Samuel Oum Gouet.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 2 changes: G. Hairemans for M. Shved (75′) and R. Schoofs for S. Oum Gouet (90′).

Best player: Hugo Cuypers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Hugo Cuypers.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14.

Cercle Brugge – Formation

Cercle Brugge
G
T. Didillon 1.France
6.2
83'
D
Senna Miangue 18.Belgium
7.0
78' 45' 43'
D
Boris Popovic 5.Serbia
6.9
D
Jesper Daland 4.Norway
6.8
D
Vitinho 2.Brazil
7.2
M
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 28.Belgium
6.1
69'
M
Leonardo Lopes 22.Portugal
7.3
M
Dino Hotic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.6
90'
F
Olivier Deman 23.Belgium
6.8
71'
F
Rabbi Matondo 11.Wales
7.1
F
K. Denkey 9.Togo
7.3
78' 45'
Substitutes
G
Warleson 21.Brazil
D
David Sousa 3.Brazil
6.7
78'
D
Dimitar Velkovski 19.Bulgaria
M
Charles Vanhoutte 14.Belgium
6.7
71'
M
Edgaras Utkus 6.Lithuania
90'
F
Aske Sampers 42.Belgium
F
Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo
6.7
78'

Cercle Brugge started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Dominik Thalhammer played with: Thomas Didillon (6.2), Vitinho (7.2), Boris Popovic (6.9), Jesper Daland (6.8), Senna Miangue (7.0), Leonardo Lopes (7.3), Dino Hotić (7.6), Hannes Van Der Bruggen (6.1), Olivier Deman (6.8), Kévin Denkey (7.3) and Rabbi Matondo (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Charles Vanhoutte (6.7), David Sousa (6.7), Aske Sampers, Edgaras Utkus, Silvère Ganvoula (6.7), Dimitar Velkovski and Warleson.

Substitutions

Cercle Brugge made 4 changes: O. Deman for C. Vanhoutte (71′), S. Miangue for David (78′), A. Denkey for S. Ganvoula (78′) and D. Hotic for E. Utkus (90′).

Best player: Dino Hotić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cercle Brugge was Dino Hotić.

His rating is (7.6) with 22 passes (45% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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