Match summary
Mechelen had gone 9 matches without a win before this one.
Mechelen vs Anderlecht in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Anderlecht moved from 11th to 7th in the Pro League (Belgium) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 45 results before kickoff and 46 after it; 18 teams; 10 points after 6 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Mechelen0W 2D 3L
MechelenAnderlecht
2Pointsof 1510
5Goals scored7
13Goals conceded3
0Clean sheets4
0Unbeaten in a row2
9Without a win1
5Conceded in a row0
Head to head35 meetings · Oct 2009 – May 2026
- Mechelen wins
- 6
- Draws
- 11
- Anderlecht wins
- 18
3.31goals per meeting
66%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
46%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsMechelen 1W 1D 3L · 3.4 goals per game
Meetings
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht2-2Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen1-2Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen1-0Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht3-1Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht4-1Mechelen
Show all 35 meetings
- Pro LeagueMechelen1-3Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen2-2Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht3-1Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht2-3Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen1-3Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen0-1Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht7-2Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht1-1Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen2-2Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen2-0Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht0-0Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht2-2Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen3-4Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen3-2Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht2-0Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen2-2Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht1-1Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht1-1Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen1-1Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen2-1Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht5-0Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht1-0Mechelen
- Belgian CupAnderlecht2-0Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen1-4Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueMechelen2-1Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht3-1Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen0-0Anderlecht
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht5-0Mechelen
- Pro LeagueAnderlecht2-0Mechelen
- Pro LeagueMechelen0-2Anderlecht
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 45 earlier results
MechelenAnderlecht
#15Position#11
2Points5 v 5 games7
-8Goal difference-2
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.530.6
2.6Conceded per game1
#14Form table position#9
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
MechelenAnderlecht
- Yellow Card · Mechelen · Frederik Vanderbiest90+6'
- 90+3'Yellow Card · Anderlecht · Vítor Bruno
- Substitution · Mechelen · Bilal Bafdili · InOut: Dennis Praet88'
- Substitution · Mechelen · Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi · InOut: Bouke Boersma82'
- 82'Yellow Card · Anderlecht · Léo Pétrot
- Substitution · Mechelen · Cedric Van Meirvenne · InOut: Mike Eerdhuijzen81'
- Yellow Card · Mechelen · Fredrik Hammar80'
- Substitution · Mechelen · Bill Antonio · InOut: Marco Decherf75'
- Substitution · Mechelen · Benito Raman · InOut: Simion Michez74'
- 72'Substitution · Anderlecht · Thelo Aasgaard · InOut: Oliver Antman
- 72'Substitution · Anderlecht · Romeo Amane · InOut: Ilias Koutsoupias
- 72'Substitution · Anderlecht · Tristan Degreef · InOut: Danylo Sikan
- 60'Yellow Card · Anderlecht · Ilias Koutsoupias
- 43'Goal · Anderlecht · Tawfik Bentayeb0-1
- 40'Yellow Card · Anderlecht · Andrew Omobamidele
- 37'Substitution · Anderlecht · Andrew Omobamidele · InOut: Giulian Biancone
- 5'Yellow Card · Anderlecht · Giulian Biancone
Match Statistics
Match stats
MechelenAnderlecht
34%Ball Possession66%
15Shots Total14
4Shots On Target3
10Corners5
13Fouls21
1Yellow Cards4
1Offsides1
2Saves4
257Passes553
7Shots Off Target6
84Attacks133
49Dangerous Attacks48
11Shots Inside Box9
4Shots Outside Box5
0Goals1
21Free Kicks13
4Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions4
12Tackles14
0Assists1
175Accurate Passes485
1Injuries1
36Total Crosses16
11Accurate Crosses5
11Interceptions10
59Duels Won55
3Big Chances Created1
3Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-1-2 · 4-4-2
Manager: Frederik Vanderbiest
Starting XI
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MD
Marco Decherf7.0
Substitutes
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ML
Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi6.6
Starting XI
Substitutes
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NO
Noa Ojea-
JK
Joshua Nga KanaPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 30(77%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 36(64%) | 1 | 9/13 | |
Marco Decherf FW | 7.0 | 74' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 12(75%) | 2 | 6/12 |
| 6.9 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 18(72%) | 1 | 5/10 | |
| 6.8 | 81' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(77%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 20(65%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(71%) | 2 | 10/20 | |
| 6.8 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(74%) | 2 | 8/10 | |
| 6.8 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 6(50%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26(77%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.7 | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(25%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/4 | |
Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi FW | 6.6 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/1 |
| 6.5 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(43%) | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 6(50%) | - | 7/17 |