Dender vs Mechelen

24 May 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Fabio Ferraro 22’
  • Nathan Rodes 43’
  • Bill Antonio 2’
  • Stephen Welsh 31’

Match summary

Dender and Mechelen drew 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Bill Antonio put Mechelen ahead in the 2nd minute, Fabio Ferraro equalised from a corner in the 22nd minute, Stephen Welsh put Mechelen back in front with a header in the 31st minute, and Nathan Rodes equalised in the 43rd minute.

Dender had the better of the chances, with 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Mechelen's 0.54 from 5. Mechelen had a player sent off.

Match stats

Dender Mechelen
17 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 0
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1.61 xG 0.54
1.61 Non-penalty xG 0.54

Key events

Dender Mechelen
Kick-off
2’
Bill Antonio0-1 (Mechelen)
Fabio Ferraro1-1 (Dender)
22’
31’
Stephen Welsh1-2 (Mechelen)
Nathan Rodes2-2 (Dender)
43’
Half-time2-2
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Dender
  • Nathan Rodes
  • Bryan Goncalves
  • Ridwane M'Barki
Mechelen
  • Benito Raman

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 0.54 2’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), 0-1 2’ 22’ Fabio Ferraro (Dender), 1-1 22’ 31’ Stephen Welsh (Mechelen), 1-2 31’ 43’ Nathan Rodes (Dender), 2-2 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 0.54 2’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), 0-1 Antonio 2’ 22’ Fabio Ferraro (Dender), 1-1 Ferraro 22’ 31’ Stephen Welsh (Mechelen), 1-2 Welsh 31’ 43’ Nathan Rodes (Dender), 2-2 Rodes 43’
Dender 1.61 xGMechelen 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mechelen attacking Dender attacking 
22’ Fabio Ferraro (Dender), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 43’ Nathan Rodes (Dender), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 2’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 85’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 70’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ Stephen Welsh (Mechelen), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 43’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Lennard Hens (Dender), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Jordan Attah Kadiri (Dender), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Jordan Attah Kadiri (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Roman Kvet (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Roman Kvet (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Jordan Attah Kadiri (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Lennard Hens (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Fabio Ferraro (Dender), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 43’ Nathan Rodes (Dender), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 2’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 85’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 70’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ Stephen Welsh (Mechelen), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 43’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Lennard Hens (Dender), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Jordan Attah Kadiri (Dender), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Jordan Attah Kadiri (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Desmond Acquah (Dender), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Roman Kvet (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Roman Kvet (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Jordan Attah Kadiri (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Lennard Hens (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Guillaume Dietsch
90′ – – – – – – –
Nathan Rodes
90′ 1 – 1 0.35 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Bryan Goncalves
90′ – – – – – –
Malcolm Viltard
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
David Hrnčár
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Lennard Hens Taken off
61′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Fabio Ferraro Taken off
61′ 1 – 1 0.40 – – –
Mohamed Berte Taken off
76′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.24 – – –
Desmond Acquah Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Ridwane M'Barki Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – –
Jordan Attah Kadiri Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 3 0.16 – – –
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

Dender win 32% Avg odds 2.94
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Mechelen win 44% Avg odds 2.14

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

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