Belgian Pro League 2026-27 | Matchday 6 | 2026-09-12 03:45 JST
Match summary
Mechelen and Anderlecht met in the Belgian Pro League 2026-27 Matchday 6 on September 12. Anderlecht held on to a 1-0 win over Mechelen. Anderlecht led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Anderlecht's scorers: T. Bentayeb. Assists: Anderlecht – Ilias Koutsoupias.
Possession: Mechelen 34%, Anderlecht 66%. Shots: Mechelen 15, Anderlecht 14. Anderlecht won despite having fewer shots. Anderlecht scored 1 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Mechelen 1, Anderlecht 4.
Team stats
3-4-1-2
4-4-2
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| Mechelen | Stat | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4-1-2 | Formation | 4-4-2 |
| 34% | Possession | 66% |
| 1.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.91 |
| 15 | Shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 9 |
| 4 | Shots outside the box | 5 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 260 | Passes | 555 |
| 178 | Accurate passes | 487 |
| 68% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 1.08 | Goals prevented (xG) | 1.08 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: E. Lambrechts
Player stats
Mechelen
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nacho Miras | 0 | 10(43%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Luc Marijnissen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23(66%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 11(9) | |||||
| DF | Mike Eerdhuijzen | 0 | 2 | 23(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 4(1) | ||||||
| DF | Javi Martínez | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 21(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 4(3) | |||
| MF | Simion Michez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 13(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 | 75 | 5 | 10(5) | ||
| MF | Fredrik Hammar | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11(65%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 21(10) | ||||
| MF | Dennis Praet | 0 | 2 | 20(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 11(8) | ||||
| MF | Thérence Koudou | 0 | 1 | 13(59%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 8(4) | |||||
| FW | Marco Decherf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 74 | 1 | 12(6) | |||||
| FW | Bouke Boersma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.7 | 82 | 16(7) | |||||
| FW | Myron Van Brederode | 0 | 1 | 25(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | 4 | 4(1) | |||||||
| FW | Benito Raman | 0 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 16 | ||||||||||
| FW | Bill Antonio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 15 | 1 | 4(1) | |||||
| FW | Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 9 | 1 | 4(1) | ||||||||
| FW | Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 8 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| MF | Bilal Bafdili | 0 | 1 | 1(25%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2(1) | ||||||||
| GK | Ortwin De Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Kobe Corbanie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Massimo Decoene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Maxim Kireev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Halil Özdemir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anderlecht
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | C. Coosemans | 0 | 24(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 90 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| DF | A. Maamar | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 43(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 10(6) | |||
| DF | G. Biancone | 1 | 0 | 3 | 47(94%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 37 | 1 | 10(6) | ||||
| DF | L. Pétrot | 0 | 1 | 78(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 90 | 8(4) | |||||||
| DF | L. Augustinsson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 58(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 12(4) | |||
| MF | M. Winkler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.9 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 11(None) | ||||
| MF | Ilias Koutsoupias | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43(93%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 9(6) | |||
| MF | M. Kana | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 65(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | 2 | 9(8) | ||||||
| MF | O. Antman | 0 | 1(33%) | 24(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 2 | 6(2) | ||||||
| FW | T. Bentayeb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2(67%) | 1 | 1 | 22(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | 12(5) | |
| FW | D. Sikan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 9(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 72 | 10(5) | |||
| DF | A. Omobamidele | 0 | 33(94%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 53 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| MF | T. Degreef | 0 | 1(100%) | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 18 | 2(2) | |||||||
| MF | T. Aasgaard | 0 | 1(100%) | 7(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 18 | 7(3) | |||||||
| MF | R. Amané | 0 | 1 | 7(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2(2) | |||||||
| GK | J. Heekeren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | N. Cobiella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | J. Bethume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | E. Llansana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. CvetkoviÄ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Mechelen
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 13 | Nacho Miras |
| Starter | DF | 2 | Luc Marijnissen |
| Starter | DF | 44 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Javi Martínez |
| Starter | MF | 23 | Simion Michez |
| Starter | MF | 6 | Fredrik Hammar |
| Starter | MF | 26 | Dennis Praet |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Thérence Koudou |
| Starter | FW | 30 | Marco Decherf |
| Starter | FW | 28 | Bouke Boersma |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Myron Van Brederode |
| Bench | MF | 11 | Bilal Bafdili |
| Bench | FW | 14 | Benito Raman |
| Bench | FW | 29 | Bill Antonio |
| Bench | FW | 17 | Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne |
| Bench | FW | 19 | Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | Ortwin De Wolf |
| Bench | DF | 20 | Kobe Corbanie |
| Bench | MF | 10 | Maxim Kireev |
| Bench | MF | 39 | Massimo Decoene |
Anderlecht
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 26 | C. Coosemans |
| Starter | DF | 79 | A. Maamar |
| Starter | DF | 4 | G. Biancone |
| Starter | DF | 27 | L. Pétrot |
| Starter | DF | 6 | L. Augustinsson |
| Starter | MF | 10 | M. Winkler |
| Starter | MF | 30 | Ilias Koutsoupias |
| Starter | MF | 55 | M. Kana |
| Starter | MF | 11 | O. Antman |
| Starter | FW | 21 | T. Bentayeb |
| Starter | FW | 14 | D. Sikan |
| Bench | DF | 12 | A. Omobamidele |
| Bench | MF | 19 | T. Aasgaard |
| Bench | MF | 8 | R. Amané |
| Bench | MF | 83 | T. Degreef |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 32 | J. Heekeren |
| Bench | MF | 24 | E. Llansana |
| Bench | MF | 61 | J. Bethume |
| Bench | FW | 9 | M. CvetkoviÄ |
| Bench | MF | 53 | N. Cobiella |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 5' | Anderlecht | 🟨 Yellow card | G. Biancone | |
| 1H 37' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT G. Biancone → IN A. Omobamidele | |
| 1H 40' | Anderlecht | 🟨 Yellow card | A. Omobamidele | |
| 1H 43' | Anderlecht | ⚽ Goal | T. Bentayeb | 0-1 |
| 2H 15' | Anderlecht | 🟨 Yellow card | Ilias Koutsoupias | |
| 2H 27' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Antman → IN T. Aasgaard | |
| 2H 27' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Ilias Koutsoupias → IN R. Amané | |
| 2H 27' | Anderlecht | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Sikan → IN T. Degreef | |
| 2H 29' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Simion Michez → IN Bill Antonio | |
| 2H 30' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Marco Decherf → IN Benito Raman | |
| 2H 35' | Mechelen | 🟨 Yellow card | Fredrik Hammar | |
| 2H 36' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Mike Eerdhuijzen → IN Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne | |
| 2H 37' | Anderlecht | 🟨 Yellow card | L. Pétrot | |
| 2H 37' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bouke Boersma → IN Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi | |
| 2H 43' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Dennis Praet → IN Bilal Bafdili |
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