Anderlecht vs Mechelen

First Division A 23 Apr 2023, 16:30
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
2–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Mechelen
Mechelen
🏟 Lotto Park (Bruxelles (Brussel)) 👤 N. Verboomen Round 34

Match report

Mechelen edged past Anderlecht 3-2 in the First Division A on 23 April 2023.

Anderlecht dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 19 shots to Mechelen's 16.

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

Half-time 1-2 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 19 - 16 On target 9 - 7 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 11 - 12
10
Player of the match
Rob Schoofs
Mechelen · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Mario Stroeykens 1 goal
8 Islam Slimani 1 goal
8 Majeed Ashimeru 73 passes (89% accurate)
8 Gaëtan Coucke 7 saves
First half vs second half
Mechelen came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–5 9–11
Shots On Goal 4–2 5–5
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 4–0 2–3
Match statistics
19 Shots Total 16
9 Shots On Goal 7
8 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 3
14 Shots Inside Box 10
5 Shots Outside Box 6
11 Fouls 12
6 Corners 3
0 Offsides 2
60% Ball Possession 40%
4 Saves 7
663 Passes Total 448
579 Passes Accurate 377
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Anderlecht · 4-3-3
16 B. Verbruggen
54 K. Sardella 56 Z. Debast 14 J. Vertonghen 3 H. Delcroix
29 M. Stroeykens 55 M. Kana 18 M. Ashimeru
36 A. Dreyer 13 I. Slimani 7 F. Amuzu
Mechelen · 3-4-1-2
1 G. Coucke
30 J. Vanlerberghe 27 D. Bates 4 D. Wouters
5 S. Walsh 14 D. Lavalee 16 R. Schoofs 18 A. Hoorenbeeck
7 G. Hairemans
23 E. Agyei 11 N. Storm
Anderlecht
Coach
B. Riemer
Substitutes
  • 5 Moussa N'Diaye
  • 61 Kristian Arnstad
  • 11 Lior Refaelov
  • 32 Nilson Angulo
  • 76 Lucas Stassin
  • 30 Hendrik Van Crombrugge
  • 26 Colin Coosemans
  • 71 Theo Leoni
Mechelen
Coach
S. Defour
Substitutes
  • 10 Yonas Malede
  • 22 Alessio Da Cruz
  • 2 Iebe Swers
  • 6 Jannes Van Hecke
  • 35 Bilal Bafdili
  • 15 Yannick Thoelen
  • 9 Julien Ngoy
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ M. N'Diaye ↓ Z. Debast Anderlecht
  • 63' ↑ Y. Malede ↓ E. Agyei Mechelen
  • 68' ↑ K. Arnstad ↓ F. Amuzu Anderlecht
  • 68' ↑ L. Refaelov ↓ M. Kana Anderlecht
  • 74' ↑ Alessio Da Cruz ↓ G. Hairemans Mechelen
  • 74' ↑ J. Van Hecke ↓ A. Van Hoorenbeeck Mechelen
  • 74' ↑ I. Swers ↓ S. Walsh Mechelen
  • 85' ↑ L. Stassin ↓ K. Sardella Anderlecht
  • 85' ↑ N. Angulo ↓ M. Stroeykens Anderlecht
  • 85' ↑ B. Bafdili ↓ N. Storm Mechelen
Head-to-head
Anderlecht 6 6 draws 2 Mechelen
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
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 lost 2-3 against Mechelen on 23 April 2023.
Who won Anderlecht vs Mechelen?
Mechelen won the match 3-2.
Where was Anderlecht vs Mechelen played?
The match was played at Lotto Park (Bruxelles (Brussel)).
Who had more possession in Anderlecht vs Mechelen?
Anderlecht had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.