Mechelen vs Westerlo

First Division A - Conference League Play-off Group 22 Apr 2025, 18:30
Mechelen
Mechelen
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Westerlo
Westerlo
🏟 AFAS Stadion (Mechelen (Malines)) 👤 N. Verboomen Round 5

Match report

Westerlo edged past Mechelen 3-2 in the First Division A - Conference League Play-off Group on 22 April 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Westerlo had 17 shots to Mechelen's 15.

L. Lauberbach was sent off in the 41th minute.

The match was played at AFAS Stadion (Mechelen (Malines)), with N. Verboomen in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 15 - 17 On target 6 - 7 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 7 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Nikola Storm
Mechelen · 1 goal
8 Andreas Jungdal 5 saves
8 Luka Vušković 1 assist
8 Doğucan Haspolat 1 assist
7 Isa Sakamoto 1 goal
First half vs second half
Westerlo came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–6 7–11
Shots On Goal 3–3 3–4
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 3–1 4–4
Attacks 42–52 28–75
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
70 Attacks 127
36 Dangerous Attacks 69
6 On Target 8
10 Off Target 10
15 Shots Total 17
6 Shots On Goal 7
6 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 11
7 Shots Outside Box 6
7 Fouls 9
7 Corners 5
0 Offsides 1
42% Ball Possession 58%
5 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 5
372 Passes Total 528
298 Passes Accurate 454
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Mechelen · 5-3-2
22 N. Miras
17 R. Belghali 21 S. Welsh 29 B. Eynden 3 J. Marsà 77 P. Pflücke
16 R. Schoofs 33 F. Hammar 7 G. Hairemans
27 K. Vanrafelghem 20 L. Lauberbach
Westerlo · 4-2-3-1
99 A. Jungdal
22 B. Reynolds 40 E. Bayram 44 L. Vušković 25 T. Rommens
34 D. Haspolat 15 S. Sydorchuk
13 I. Sakamoto 39 T. Keybus 77 J. Alcócer
9 M. Frigan
Mechelen
Coach
F. Vanderbiest
Substitutes
  • 10 Petter Nosakhare Dahl
  • 35 Bilal Bafdili
  • 11 Nikola Storm
  • 19 Kerim Mrabti
  • 31 Axel Willockx
  • 1 Ortwin De Wolf
  • 4 Toon Raemaekers
  • 8 Mory Konate
  • 36 Elton Yeboah
Westerlo
Coach
T. Simons
Substitutes
  • 73 Amando Lapage
  • 19 Islam Slimani
  • 10 Alfie Devine
  • 18 Griffin Yow
  • 33 Roman Neustädter
  • 30 Koen Van Langendonck
  • 7 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
  • 17 Raf Smekens
  • 4 Mathias Fixelles
  • 46 Arthur Piedfort
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Lapage ↓ E. Bayram Westerlo
  • 60' ↑ P. Dahl ↓ K. Van Rafelghem Mechelen
  • 60' ↑ I. Slimani ↓ M. Frigan Westerlo
  • 65' ↑ A. Devine ↓ S. Sydorchuk Westerlo
  • 65' ↑ G. Yow ↓ B. Reynolds Westerlo
  • 71' ↑ K. Mrabti ↓ R. Schoofs Mechelen
  • 71' ↑ B. Bafdili ↓ P. Pflücke Mechelen
  • 71' ↑ N. Storm ↓ G. Hairemans Mechelen
  • 90+4' ↑ R. Neustädter ↓ T. Van den Keybus Westerlo
Cards
  • 41' L. Lauberbach Mechelen
  • 23' E. Bayram Westerlo
  • 36' R. Schoofs Mechelen
  • 80' T. Van den Keybus Westerlo
  • 83' J. Marsa Mechelen
  • 83' B. Bafdili Mechelen
  • 84' F. Vanderbiest Mechelen
  • 86' R. Belghali Mechelen
  • 90+2' S. Welsh Mechelen
Head-to-head
Mechelen 6 2 draws 6 Westerlo
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2024-08-03 Mechelen vs Westerlo 2 - 4
2024-05-18 Westerlo vs Mechelen 0 - 2
Recent form
Mechelen D D D D D
Westerlo D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Mechelen vs Westerlo?
Mechelen lost 2-3 against Westerlo on 22 April 2025.
Who won Mechelen vs Westerlo?
Westerlo won the match 3-2.
Where was Mechelen vs Westerlo played?
The match was played at AFAS Stadion (Mechelen (Malines)).
Who had more possession in Mechelen vs Westerlo?
Westerlo had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.