MECHELEN. RFC Seraing managed to reverse the score against Mechelen. Mechelen was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Brent Staessens who was helped by Dirk Gilon and Koen Thijs. The 4th official was Quentin Pirard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 72.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 69
- 64 Dangerous attack 20
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Mechelen was in firm control of the ball 67% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, RFC Seraing succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Mechelen shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, RFC Seraing shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (J. Ngoy and D. Wouters). Regarding the opposition, RFC Seraing received 2 yellow cards (Marius and A. Sylla).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Mechelen will stay with 7 points like Kortrijk to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, RFC Seraing will have 6 points like Westerlo, KV Oostende and AS Eupen to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with Kortrijk on the 10th of September with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Kortrijk (10 draws).
RFC Seraing will play away agasint Westerlo on the 15th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Westerlo (2 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
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Mechelen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Yannick Thoelen , Sandy Walsh , Thibault Peyre , Dries Wouters , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Geoffry Hairemans , Rob Schoofs , Alessio Da Cruz , Julien Ngoy and Yonas Malede .
The home team had on the bench: Nikola Storm , I. Swers, T. Raemaekers, Samuel Oum Gouet , Jorge Hernandez , J. Van Hecke and R. Falchou.
Mechelen could not rely on the presence of T. Raemaekers (injured).
Substitutions
Mechelen made 4 changes: J. Ngoy for N. Storm (71′), J. Vanlerberghe for S. Oum Gouet (86′), D. Wouters for J. Hernandez (86′) and T. Peyre for T. Raemaekers (90′).
Best player: Geoffry Hairemans
The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Geoffry Hairemans.
His rating is with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.
RFC Seraing – Formation
RFC Seraing
RFC Seraing started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
José Jeunechamps played with: Guillaume Dietsch , Daniel Opare , Abdoulaye Sylla , Christophe Lepoint , Sandro Trémoulet , Morgan Poaty , Abou Ba , Sambou Sissoko , Mathieu Cachbach , Marius Mouandilmadji and Antoine Bernier .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Tshibuabua, D. Bunchukov, Sérgio Conceição , Simon Elisor , T. Martin, M. Sambu and Leroy Abanda .
Substitutions
RFC Seraing made 4 changes: A. Ba for S. Elisor (59′), D. Opare for Sergio Conceicao (59′), M. Poaty for L. Abanda (60′) and A. Bernier for S. Mansoni (90′).
Best player: Marius Mouandilmadji
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RFC Seraing was Marius Mouandilmadji.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- AS Eupen – Kortrijk – 0-1
- Genk – Sint-Truiden – 0-0
- Standard Liège – KV Oostende – 1-0
- Mechelen – RFC Seraing – 2-3
