Mechelen manage to turn the table against Union Saint-Gilloise.
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in MECHELEN on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Bert Put. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise adopted for a 3-5-2 formation.
Mechelen – Formation
Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Thibault Peyre, Sheldon Bateau, Lucas Bijker, Vinicius De Souza Costa, Rob Schoofs, Kerim Mrabti, Maryan Shved, Nikola Storm and Hugo Cuypers.
The home team had on the bench: G. Engvall, Samuel Oum Gouet, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Ferdy Druijf, Geoffry Hairemans, O. Kaya, Y. Thoelen, J. Van Hecke, M. Wenssens and I. Swers.
Union Saint-Gilloise – Formation
On the other side, Felice Vrancken played with: Anthony Moris, Jonas Bager, Ismael Kandouss, Siebe Van Der Heyden, Guillaume François, Senne Lynen, Casper Nielsen, Teddy Teuma, Loic Lapoussin, Dante Vanzeir and Deniz Undav.
They had on the bench: Bart Nieuwkoop, L. Pirard, Felipe Avenatti, Matthew Sorinola, D. Marcq, C. Burgess, Jean Thierry Lazare Amani and L. Paolucci.
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 94
- 50 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Union Saint-Gilloise that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Match Timeline
After this match, Mechelen will have 6 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Union Saint-Gilloise will stay with 9 points to stay in the 5th place.
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away Kortrijk on the 27th of August with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Kortrijk (6 draw). Union Saint-Gilloise will host Standard Liège on the 28th of August with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Standard Liège (1 draw).
