ZW vs Mechelen

First Division A 26 Jul 2025, 16:15
ZW
ZW
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Mechelen
Mechelen
🏟 Elindus Arena (Waregem) 👤 Kevin Van Damme Round 1

Match report

ZW were held to a 1-1 draw by Mechelen in the First Division A on 26 July 2025.

ZW had 20 shots to Mechelen's 7.

The match was played at Elindus Arena (Waregem), with Kevin Van Damme in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 20 - 7 On target 5 - 2 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 8 - 8 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Benoit Nyssen
ZW · 63 passes (84% accurate)
8 Laurent Lemoine 98 passes (93% accurate)
8 Ortwin De Wolf 4 saves
7 Jelle Vossen 1 goal
7 Lion Lauberbach 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–5 8–2
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 2–4 7–2
Attacks 63–33 80–38
Match statistics
9 Corners 6
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 4
143 Attacks 71
74 Dangerous Attacks 34
5 On Target 2
15 Off Target 4
20 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 3
8 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 8
9 Corners 6
57% Ball Possession 43%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 4
529 Passes Total 411
455 Passes Accurate 344
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
ZW · 4-2-3-1
13 B. Gabriel
19 B. Nyssen 3 A. Tanghe 4 L. Lemoine 55 Y. Cappelle
21 T. Nnadi 8 T. Claes
10 A. Traore 24 J. Erenbjerg 22 J. Opoku
9 J. Vossen
Mechelen · 3-4-1-2
1 O. Wolf
17 R. Belghali 2 R. Halhal 3 J. Marsà
77 P. Pflücke 6 F. Hammar 16 R. Schoofs 23 M. Zekri
19 K. Mrabti
20 L. Lauberbach 11 N. Storm
ZW
Coach
S. Vandenbroeck
Substitutes
  • 11 Stavros Gavriel
  • 36 Serxho Ujka
  • 12 Wilguens Paugain
  • 20 Tobias Hedl
  • 1 Louis Bostyn
  • 31 Lukas Willen
  • 47 Andres Labie
  • 64 Thibaud Sergeant
  • 6 Enrique Lofolomo
Mechelen
Coach
F. Vanderbiest
Substitutes
  • 7 Thérence Koudou
  • 21 Halil Özdemir
  • 35 Bilal Bafdili
  • 5 Ryan Teague
  • 13 Nacho Miras
  • 18 Ian Struyf
  • 22 Lovro Golič
  • 8 Mory Konate
  • 38 Bill Antonio
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ H. Özdemir ↓ L. Lauberbach Mechelen
  • 61' ↑ T. Koudou ↓ M. Zekri Mechelen
  • 73' ↑ S. Gavriel ↓ A. Traoré ZW
  • 73' ↑ R. Teague ↓ K. Mrabti Mechelen
  • 73' ↑ B. Bafdili ↓ N. Storm Mechelen
  • 75' ↑ S. Ujka ↓ T. Claes ZW
  • 87' ↑ T. Hedl ↓ A. Tanghe ZW
  • 87' ↑ W. Paugain ↓ B. Nyssen ZW
Cards
  • 37' R. Belghali Mechelen
  • 52' B. Nyssen ZW
  • 57' M. Zekri Mechelen
  • 83' T. Nnadi ZW
  • 86' A. Tanghe ZW
Head-to-head
ZW 1 3 draws 4 Mechelen
2025-07-26 ZW vs Mechelen 1 - 1
2023-02-28 Mechelen vs Zulte Waregem 1 - 0
2023-02-02 Zulte Waregem vs Mechelen 1 - 2
2022-11-05 Mechelen vs Zulte Waregem 2 - 2
2021-12-18 Zulte Waregem vs Mechelen 3 - 2
2021-10-23 Mechelen vs Zulte Waregem 2 - 2
Recent form
ZW D D D W D
Mechelen D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in ZW vs Mechelen?
ZW drew 1-1 against Mechelen on 26 July 2025.
Who won ZW vs Mechelen?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was ZW vs Mechelen played?
The match was played at Elindus Arena (Waregem).
Who had more possession in ZW vs Mechelen?
ZW had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.