GENT. Gent was in the end too strong for Mechelen with the goal of M. Samoise (36′), N. Fortuna (64′) and V. Odjidja-Ofoe (72′).
The match was played at the GHELAMCO-arena stadium in Gent on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the assistance of Kevin Dhondt and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Gent was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Gent found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Gent shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Gent received 1 yellow card (E. Owusu). On the other side, Mechelen received 3 yellow cards (B. Bolingoli, A. Da Cruz and S. Walsh).
Also, Mechelen didn’t finish the match with 11 players after B. Verstraete (Mechelen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (49′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gent will have 20 points like OH Leuven to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Mechelen will stay with 11 points like RFC Seraing and KV Oostende to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Gent will host Club Brugge on the 6th of November with a 22-18 head to head stats in favor of Club Brugge (13 draws).
Mechelen will host Zulte-Waregem on the 5th of November with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Zulte-Waregem (8 draws).
Gent – Formation
Gent
78'
64'
45'
Gent started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck decided to play with the following team: Paul Nardi , Joseph Okumu , Michael Ngadeu , Jordan Torunarigha , Matisse Samoise , Sven Kums , Elisha Owusu , Núrio Fortuna , Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe , Hugo Cuypers and Hyunseok Hong .
The home team had on the bench: Laurent Depoitre , Julien De Sart , Davy Roef, Ibrahim Salah, Jens Petter Hauge , Bruno Godeau and Andrew Hjulsager .
Substitutions
Gent made 5 changes: E. Owusu for J. De Sart (58′), H. Cuypers for L. Depoitre (75′), S. Kums for A. Hjulsager (75′), V. Odjidja-Ofoe for J. P. Hauge (75′) and N. Fortuna for B. Godeau (79′).
Best player: Hyunseok Hong
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gent was Hyunseok Hong even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen
49'
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Danny Buijs played with: Gaëtan Coucke , Sandy Walsh , David Bates , Thibault Peyre , Boli Bolingoli , Birger Verstraete , Jordi Vanlerberghe , Geoffry Hairemans , Rob Schoofs , Nikola Storm and Alessio Da Cruz .
They had on the bench: Dries Wouters, Jannes Van Hecke , Jorge Hernandez , Julien Ngoy , Samuel Oum Gouet, Yannick Thoelen and Yonas Malede .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 5 changes: G. Hairemans for J. Ngoy (60′), A. Da Cruz for Y. Malede (73′), B. Bolingoli for J. Van Hecke (73′), N. Storm for J. Hernandez (74′) and R. Schoofs for S. Oum Gouet (82′).
Best player: Birger Verstraete
The most impressive player for Mechelen was Birger Verstraete.
His rating is with 27 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- KV Oostende – Union Saint-Gilloise – 1-6
- Gent – Mechelen – 3-0
- Standard Liège – Antwerp – 3-0
- Anderlecht – Club Brugge – 0-1
