KORTRIJK. Mechelen had a comfortable win over Kortrijk. Mechelen got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from S. Walsh (38′), R. Schoofs (41′) and G. Hairemans (53′). Kortrijk tried to recover with a goal from D. Lamkel Ze (63′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (90′) scored by R. Schoofs for Mechelen.
The match was played at the Guldensporenstadion stadium in Kortrijk on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge assisted by Christophe Battiston and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Anthony Letellier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 70.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kortrijk was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kortrijk was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Mechelen was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Kortrijk shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mechelen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kortrijk received 3 yellow cards (K. Vandendriessche, J. Silva and K. D’Haene). On the opposite side, Mechelen received 5 yellow cards (G. Hairemans, J. Vanlerberghe, A. Da Cruz, Y. Malede and J. Ngoy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kortrijk will stay with 7 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen will have 10 points like Anderlecht and Sint-Truiden to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Mechelen will host OH Leuven on the 17th of September with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Mechelen (8 draws).
Kortrijk – Formation
Kortrijk
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70'
63'
Kortrijk started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Karim Belhocine decided to play with the following team: Marko Ilić , Tsuyoshi Watanabe , João Silva , Dorian Dessoleil , Nayel Mehssatou , Kevin Vandendriessche , Stjepan Lončar , Satoshi Tanaka , Kristof D’Haene , Didier Lamkel Zé and Billal Messaoudi .
The home team had on the bench: Massimo Bruno , Felipe Avenatti , Maxim De Man, Dylan Mbayo , Aleksandar Radovanović , Habib Keita , Tom Vandenberghe, David Henen and Pape Habib Gueye.
Substitutions
Kortrijk made 5 changes: N. Mehssatou for D. Mbayo (46′), K. Vandendriessche for M. Bruno (73′), S. Loncar for H. Keita (73′), J. Silva for A. Radovanovic (73′) and B. Messaoudi for F. Avenatti (78′).
Best player: Felipe Avenatti
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kortrijk was Felipe Avenatti.
His rating is with 10 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
Mechelen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Danny Buijs played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Thibault Peyre , Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Birger Verstraete , Alessio Da Cruz , Rob Schoofs , Geoffry Hairemans , Julien Ngoy and Nikola Storm .
They had on the bench: Boli Bolingoli , Dries Wouters, David Bates , Yannick Thoelen, Jorge Hernandez, Jannes Van Hecke and Yonas Malede .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: N. Storm for D. Bates (64′), A. Da Cruz for Y. Malede (75′), G. Hairemans for B. Bolingoli (75′), J. Ngoy for J. Van Hecke (90′) and S. Walsh for J. Hernandez (90′).
Best player: Rob Schoofs
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mechelen was Rob Schoofs.
His rating is with 2 goals, 64 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- KV Oostende – AS Eupen – 1-0
- RFC Seraing – Club Brugge – 0-2
- Kortrijk – Mechelen – 1-4
- OH Leuven – Sporting Charleroi – 3-2
