Anderlecht vs Mechelen

First Division A - Regular Season 12 Sep 2021, 11:30
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
7–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Mechelen
Mechelen
🏟 Lotto Park (Bruxelles (Brussel)) 👤 J. Lardot Round 7

Match report

Anderlecht thrashed Mechelen 7-2 in the First Division A - Regular Season on 12 September 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 7 more goals in the second half.

Anderlecht had 15 shots to Mechelen's 8.

The match was played at Lotto Park (Bruxelles (Brussel)), with J. Lardot in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 15 - 8 On target 9 - 3 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 9 - 5 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Christian Kouamé
Anderlecht · 2 goals
9 Joshua Zirkzee 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Michael Murillo 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Francis Amuzu 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Benito Raman 1 goal
First half vs second half
Anderlecht stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 11–2
Shots On Goal 2–2 7–1
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 3–2 2–1
Attacks 49–52 45–31
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
94 Attacks 83
39 Dangerous Attacks 45
9 On Target 4
6 Off Target 5
15 Shots Total 8
9 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 1
9 Fouls 5
5 Corners 3
1 Offsides 3
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 2
422 Passes Total 552
348 Passes Accurate 472
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Anderlecht · 4-2-2-2
30 H. Crombrugge
62 M. Murillo 6 T. Harwood-Bellis 4 W. Hoedt 17 S. Gómez
20 K. Olsson 8 J. Cullen
46 A. Hadj 11 L. Refaelov
9 B. Raman 99 C. Kouamé
Mechelen · 4-2-3-1
1 G. Coucke
5 S. Walsh 30 J. Vanlerberghe 4 S. Bateau 3 L. Bijker
16 R. Schoofs 17 S. Gouet
35 M. Shved 19 K. Mrabti 11 N. Storm
14 H. Cuypers
Anderlecht
Coach
V. Kompany
Substitutes
  • 26 Colin Coosemans
  • 2 Lisandro Magallán
  • 14 Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
  • 7 Francis Amuzu
  • 18 Majeed Ashimeru
  • 51 Yari Verschaeren
  • 23 Joshua Zirkzee
Mechelen
Coach
W. Vrancken
Substitutes
  • 15 Yannick Thoelen
  • 13 Joachim Van Damme
  • 2 Iebe Swers
  • 7 Geoffry Hairemans
  • 8 Onur Kaya
  • 10 Igor De Camargo
  • 9 Ferdy Druijf
Substitutions
  • 51' ↑ Y. Verschaeren ↓ B. Raman Anderlecht
  • 70' ↑ J. Van Damme ↓ J. Vanlerberghe Mechelen
  • 70' ↑ F. Druijf ↓ M. Shved Mechelen
  • 71' ↑ F. Amuzu ↓ L. Refaelov Anderlecht
  • 82' ↑ M. Ashimeru ↓ M. Murillo Anderlecht
  • 82' ↑ I. Swers ↓ S. Walsh Mechelen
  • 82' ↑ O. Kaya ↓ H. Cuypers Mechelen
  • 83' ↑ B. Mykhaylichenko ↓ K. Olsson Anderlecht
  • 83' ↑ J. Zirkzee ↓ C. Kouamé Anderlecht
Cards
  • 60' K. Olsson Anderlecht
Head-to-head
Anderlecht 6 6 draws 2 Mechelen
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2024-02-01 Mechelen vs Anderlecht 2 - 2
Recent form
Anderlecht D D D D D
Mechelen D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Anderlecht vs Mechelen?
Anderlecht won 7-2 against Mechelen on 12 September 2021.
Who won Anderlecht vs Mechelen?
Anderlecht won the match 7-2.
Where was Anderlecht vs Mechelen played?
The match was played at Lotto Park (Bruxelles (Brussel)).
Who had more possession in Anderlecht vs Mechelen?
Mechelen had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.