Mechelen vs Anderlecht

First Division A - Regular Season 23 Jan 2022, 17:30
Mechelen
Mechelen
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
🏟 AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen (Malines)) 👤 J. Boterberg Round 23

Match report

Anderlecht edged past Mechelen 1-0 in the First Division A - Regular Season on 23 January 2022.

Mechelen failed to register a single shot on target, while Anderlecht had 8 shots to Mechelen's 3.

The match was played at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen (Malines)), with J. Boterberg in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 3 - 8 On target 0 - 5 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 12 - 6 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Yannick Thoelen
Mechelen · 4 saves
8 Geoffry Hairemans captained the side
8 Wesley Hoedt 76 passes (86% accurate)
7 Joshua Zirkzee 1 goal
7 Thibault Peyre captained the side
First half vs second half
Anderlecht came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–2 1–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–4
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 2–0 2–4
Attacks 69–51 41–62
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
110 Attacks 113
51 Dangerous Attacks 37
0 On Target 5
5 Off Target 4
3 Shots Total 8
0 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 1
2 Shots Inside Box 6
1 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 6
4 Corners 4
2 Offsides 4
53% Ball Possession 47%
3 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 0
512 Passes Total 457
396 Passes Accurate 358
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Mechelen · 4-2-3-1
15 Y. Thoelen
5 S. Walsh 23 T. Peyre 30 J. Vanlerberghe 3 L. Bijker
33 V. Costa 4 D. Wouters
7 G. Hairemans 14 H. Cuypers 19 K. Mrabti
9 F. Druijf
Anderlecht · 4-4-2
30 H. Crombrugge
62 M. Murillo 2 L. Magallán 4 W. Hoedt 17 S. Gómez
51 Y. Verschaeren 8 J. Cullen 20 K. Olsson 11 L. Refaelov
9 B. Raman 23 J. Zirkzee
Mechelen
Coach
W. Vrancken
Substitutes
  • 1 Gaëtan Coucke
  • 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
  • 11 Nikola Storm
  • 6 Jannes Van Hecke
  • 35 Maryan Shved
  • 8 Onur Kaya
  • 12 Rune Paeshuyse
Anderlecht
Coach
V. Kompany
Substitutes
  • 16 Bart Verbruggen
  • 26 Colin Coosemans
  • 14 Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
  • 54 Killian Sardella
  • 56 Zeno Debast
  • 52 Mario Stroeykens
  • 3 Hannes Delcroix
  • 7 Francis Amuzu
  • 18 Majeed Ashimeru
  • 46 Anouar Ait El Hadj
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ M. Shved ↓ F. Druijf Mechelen
  • 73' ↑ N. Storm ↓ G. Hairemans Mechelen
  • 75' ↑ F. Amuzu ↓ B. Raman Anderlecht
  • 80' ↑ O. Kaya ↓ T. Peyre Mechelen
  • 83' ↑ M. Ashimeru ↓ Y. Verschaeren Anderlecht
  • 83' ↑ H. Delcroix ↓ L. Refaelov Anderlecht
  • 87' ↑ M. Stroeykens ↓ J. Zirkzee Anderlecht
Cards
  • 70' M. Shved Mechelen
  • 72' J. Vanlerberghe Mechelen
  • 85' M. Murillo Anderlecht
  • 89' V. Costa Mechelen
  • 89' K. Olsson Anderlecht
Head-to-head
Mechelen 2 6 draws 6 Anderlecht
2026-09-11 KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht 0 - 0
2026-05-17 Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen 0 - 0
2026-04-18 KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht 0 - 0
2025-01-26 Anderlecht vs Mechelen 4 - 1
2024-08-17 Mechelen vs Anderlecht 1 - 3
2024-02-01 Mechelen vs Anderlecht 2 - 2
Recent form
Mechelen D D D D D
Anderlecht D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
Mechelen lost 0-1 against Anderlecht on 23 January 2022.
Who won Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
Anderlecht won the match 1-0.
Where was Mechelen vs Anderlecht played?
The match was played at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen (Malines)).
Who had more possession in Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
Mechelen had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.