Match Report
Mechelen (5th, 45 pts) visited Anderlecht (4th, 33 pts) with 12 points between them. The last five rounds placed Anderlecht no better than 21st for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Anderlecht were scoring 1.6 and conceding 2.3, Mechelen 1.3 and 1.23, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Across 34 recorded meetings, Anderlecht have 18 wins to Mechelen's 6, with 10 draws, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 65% of the meetings.
J. Boterberg took charge of the match — our records show 69 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. Lotto Park, capacity 21,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Anderlecht: Ilay Camara (90'), Nathan-Dylan Saliba (17') · Mechelen: Thérence Koudou (60'), Myron van Brederode (15')
Key stats
Possession: Anderlecht 59% · Mechelen 41% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 2-2