Anderlecht vs Mechelen

1 November 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

A. Bertaccini 12’
M. Cvetković 25’
N. Angulo 60’

M. Servais 20’

Match summary

Anderlecht won 3-1 at home to Mechelen. Anderlecht led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, A. Bertaccini put Anderlecht ahead in the 12th minute, M. Servais equalised in the 20th minute, and M. Cvetković put Anderlecht back in front in the 25th minute. In the second half, N. Angulo made it 3-1 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: Anderlecht created 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Mechelen's 1.17 from 7.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%

19 Shots 7

7 Shots on target 1

9 Corners 2

417 Passes 537

79.9% Pass accuracy 84.9%

17 Tackles 13

14 Fouls 7

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Anderlecht Mechelen

Kick-off

M. CvetkovićShot on target

4’

A. BertacciniRight foot shot

1-0

12’

20’

M. ServaisRight foot shot

1-1

I. CamaraShot on target

20’

M. CvetkovićRight foot shot

2-1

25’

N. AnguloShot on target

40’

M. Cvetković

42’

Half-time2-1

Second half underway

T. HazardShot on target

53’

58’

T. S. JagoB. Antonio

58’

B. RamanF. Hammar

Y. VerschaerenN. Saliba

58’

M. StroeykensA. Bertaccini

58’

59’

D. Salifou

N. AnguloRight foot shot

3-1

60’

T. DegreefM. Cvetković

71’

K. SardellaI. Camara

71’

M. NdiayeN. Angulo

75’

85’

B. BafdiliM. Servais

85’

I. StruyfG. Diouf

Full-time3-1

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 1.95 xGMechelen 1.17 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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Lineups

Anderlecht 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Mechelen 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


C. Coosemans	90′	0	1	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


I. Camara Taken off	71′	–	1	–	1	–	31	1	–	–	–
L. Hey	90′	1	1	–	5	3	43	2	–	–	–
M. Kana	90′	1	1	–	2	1	48	1	–	–	–
L. Augustinsson	90′	2	1	–	3	1	42	–	–	–	–
K. Sardella Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	3	2	6	2	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


N. Saliba Taken off	58′	–	–	24	–	–	4	–	5	–	–	–
N. D. Cat	90′	–	–	41	1	–	1	1	2	1	1	–
T. Hazard	90′	–	1	62	4	–	1	–	4	1	–	–
A. Bertaccini Taken off	58′	1	–	12	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
N. Angulo Taken off	75′	1	–		–	–						–
M. Stroeykens Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Y. Verschaeren Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	18	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
T. Degreef Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	10	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
M. Ndiaye Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


M. Cvetković Taken off	71′	1	–	3	2	0.76	–	1	3	3	13	–

Goalkeeper1 player


N. Miras	90′	4	3	21	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


T. Koudou	90′	1	–	–	2	–	50	1	–	–	–
R. Halhal	90′								–	–	–
G. Diouf Taken off	85′	4	1	–	11	2	60	–	–	–	–
I. Struyf Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


B. Antonio	58′	–	1	12	1	–	1	–	4	–	–	–
F. Hammar Taken off	58′	–	–	32	–	–	2	1	2	1	–	–
D. Salifou	90′	–	–	60	–	–	1	4	4	2	2	–
J. Martinez	90′	–	–	50	1	–	1	2	4	1	2	–

Forwards5 players


M. Servais Taken off	85′	1	–	2	1	0.23	–	–	4	–	42	–
L. Lauberbach	90′	–	–	3		0.89	–	–				–
M. V. Brederode	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	9	3	42	–
B. Raman Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	9	–
B. Bafdili Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	12	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Anderlecht win 62% Avg odds 1.51

Draw 21% Avg odds 4.42

Mechelen win 17% Avg odds 5.53

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

Form going into the game

Anderlecht W D W D L

Mechelen D W L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Anderlecht 4-1 Mechelen, 26 Jan 25 Next meeting: Mechelen 1-0 Anderlecht, 15 Mar 26 All Anderlecht vs Mechelen meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.