Anderlecht vs Mechelen

26 January 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Keisuke Goto 24’
Jan-Carlo Simić 41’
Yari Verschaeren 67’
Ahmed Touba 82’ (og)

Benito Raman 49’

Match summary

Anderlecht won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Mechelen. Anderlecht led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Keisuke Goto put Anderlecht ahead with a header in the 24th minute and Jan-Carlo Simić made it 2-0 with a header in the 41st minute. In the second half, Benito Raman pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 49th minute, Yari Verschaeren made it 3-1 in the 67th minute, and Touba's own goal made it 4-1 in the 82nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Anderlecht created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Mechelen 1.96 from 13.

Match stats

14 Shots 13

8 Shots on Target 7

2 Corners 5

0 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.94 xG 1.96

1.94 Non-penalty xG 1.96

Key events

Anderlecht Mechelen

Kick-off

Keisuke Goto

1-0

24’

Jan-Carlo Simić

2-0

41’

Half-time2-0

49’

Benito Raman

2-1

Yari Verschaeren

3-1

67’

Ahmed Touba
Own goal

4-1

82’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Mechelen

Ahmed Touba
Bill Antonio

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Anderlecht 2.01 xGMechelen 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Mechelen attacking Anderlecht attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Mads Juhl Kikkenborg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adryelson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leander Dendoncker	90′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Jan-Carlo Simić	90′	1	–	1	0.15	–	–	–
Killian Sardella	90′	–	–	1	0.21	–	–	–
Mats Rits Taken off	72′	–	–	2	0.51	–	–	–
Yari Verschaeren Taken off	86′	1	–	1	0.46	–	–	–
Moussa Ndiaye Taken off	80′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thorgan Hazard	90′	–	–	2	0.20	–	–	–
Keisuke Goto Taken off	72′	1	–	3	0.30	–	–	–
César Huerta Taken off	80′	–	–	2	0.09	–	–	–
Lucas Hey Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mario Stroeykens Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ali Maamar Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Francis Amuzu Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Theo Leoni Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players15 players


Ortwin De Wolf	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stephen Welsh Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Toon Raemaekers	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ahmed Touba	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rafik Belghali	90′	–	–	2	0.18	–	–	–
Aziz Ouattara Mohammed	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fredrik Hammar	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Rob Schoofs	90′	–	–	3	0.15	–	–	–
José Marsà Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kerim Mrabti Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Benito Raman Taken off	83′	1	–	5	1.50	–	–	–
Bill Antonio Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.10	–	–
Keano Vanrafelghem Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikola Storm Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lion Lauberbach Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Anderlecht win 46% Avg odds 2.06

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39

Mechelen win 26% Avg odds 3.60

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Anderlecht W L L L W

Mechelen D D D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Mechelen 1-3 Anderlecht, 17 Aug 24 Next meeting: Anderlecht 3-1 Mechelen, 01 Nov 25 All Anderlecht vs Mechelen meetings

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