Zulte-Waregem manages to draw 2-2 with Mechelen after recovering a 0-2 deficit

MECHELEN. Mechelen recovers against Zulte-Waregem with a goal on the M. Sangare 57' and a penalty kick on the J. Vossen 61'.

By
Luke Meyer
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Zulte-Waregem manages to draw 2-2 with Mechelen after recovering a 0-2 deficit

MECHELEN. Mechelen finds the way to recover against Zulte-Waregem with a goal on the M. Sangare 57′ and a penalty kick on the J. Vossen 61′. Mechelen was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Van Damme with the help of Nico Claes and Lennert Jans. The 4th official was Laurent Willems. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Mechelen

2 - 2

Team 1

Zulte-Waregem

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 24 Total 17
  • 8 On Target 7
  • 16 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 82
  • 53 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Mechelen had a superior ball possession 61% while Zulte-Waregem was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mechelen was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Mechelen to win the match​.

Mechelen shot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zulte-Waregem shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Mechelen received 1 yellow card (J. Van Hecke). On the other side, Zulte-Waregem received 3 yellow cards (C. Offor, A. Sissako and N. Rommens).

Also, Zulte-Waregem didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Sissako (Zulte-Waregem) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).

Match Timeline

16'
36'
41'
44'
46'
57'
61'
Jelle Vossen (penalty)
63'
Jannes Van Hecke- sub ->A. Da Cruz
63'
63'
75'
Jannes Van Hecke- Yellow
80'
81'
82'
82'
90'
Alioune Ndour- sub ->Z. Gano

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After playing this match, Mechelen will have 18 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Zulte-Waregem will have 12 points like Kortrijk to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against Sporting Charleroi on the 12th of November with a 13-13 head to head stats.

Zulte-Waregem will host AS Eupen on the 12th of November with a 11-0 head to head in favor of Zulte-Waregem (3 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
7.0
D
Sandy Walsh  5.Indonesia
6.4
D
David Bates  27.Scotland
7.1
D
Boli Bolingoli 21.Belgium
7.2
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium
7.1
M
Rob Schoofs  16.Belgium
6.9
M
Birger Verstraete 66.Belgium
8.1
Goals16'
M
Alessio da Cruz 22.Cape Verde
7.1
63'
F
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
7.6
82'
F
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
6.8
63'
F
Julien Ngoy 9.Belgium
6.9
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
D
Thibault Peyre 23.France
M
S. Gouet 17.Cameroon
M
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
6.1
63' 80'
F
Milan Robberechts 39.Belgium
F
Frederic Soelle Soelle 28.Belgium
6.6
82'
F
Y. Malede 10.Israel
7.5
63'

Mechelen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (7.0), Sandy Walsh (6.4), David Bates (7.1), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (7.1), Boli Bolingoli (7.2), Birger Verstraete (8.1), Alessio Da Cruz (7.1), Rob Schoofs (6.9), Geoffry Hairemans (7.6), Julien Ngoy (6.9) and Nikola Storm (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Samuel Oum Gouet, Milan Robberechts, Frederic Soelle Soelle (6.6), Yonas Malede (7.5), Yannick Thoelen, Jannes Van Hecke (6.1) and Thibault Peyre.

Substitutions

Mechelen made 3 changes: N. Storm for Y. Malede (63′), A. Da Cruz for J. Van Hecke (63′) and G. Hairemans for F. Soelle Soelle (82′).

Best player: Birger Verstraete​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Birger Verstraete.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 57 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Zulte-Waregem – Formation

Zulte-Waregem
G
Louis Bostyn 25.Belgium
6.8
D
Alessandro Ciranni 14.Belgium
6.6
D
Lukas Willen 31.Belgium
6.1
D
N. Miroshi 26.Tanzania
6.9
D
Modou Tambedou 18.Senegal
6.5
M
Nicolas Rommens 20.Belgium
6.8
M
A. Sissako 6.France
6.4
75'
M
Chinonso Offor 27.Nigeria
6.4
46' 36'
F
Jelle Vossen  9.Belgium
7.4
Goals61'
F
Zinho Gano 93.Guinea-Bissau
7.0
90'
F
Alieu Fadera 7.Gambia
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
Sammy Bossut 1.Belgium
D
Oleksandr Drambayev  5.Ukraine
6.8
82'
M
Bent Sørmo 22.Norway
M
M. Sangaré 10.Mali
7.4
46' Goals57'
M
Lasse Vigen 8.Denmark
6.7
M
P. Diop 17.Senegal
F
Alioune Ndour 11.Senegal
90'
F
Lennert Hallaert 35.Belgium

Also Zulte-Waregem adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

M’Baye Leye played with: Louis Bostyn (6.8), Alessandro Ciranni (6.6), Moudou Tambedou (6.5), Lukas Willen (6.1), Novatus Dismas (6.9), Nicolas Rommens (6.8), Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (6.4), Abdoulaye Sissako (6.4), Jelle Vossen (7.4), Zinho Gano (7.0) and Alieu Fadera (6.6).

They had on the bench: Bent Sormo, Oleksandr Drambaev (6.8), Alioune Ndour, Mamadou Sangare (7.4), Lennert Hallaert, Sammy Bossut, Lasse Vigen Christensen (6.7) and Pape Diop.

Substitutions

Zulte-Waregem made 4 changes: C. Offor for M. Sangare (46′), A. Fadera for A. Drambayev (81′), J. Vossen for L. Vigen (82′) and Z. Gano for A. Ndour (90′).

Best player: Mamadou Sangare​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Zulte-Waregem was Mamadou Sangare.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

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