Mechelen vs Dender

16 March 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Daam Foulon 54’
  • Benito Raman 65’
  • Lennard Hens 73’

Match summary

Mechelen saw off Dender 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Daam Foulon put Mechelen ahead from a corner in the 54th minute, Benito Raman made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, and Lennard Hens pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 2.13 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Dender's 1.42 from 19.

Match stats

Mechelen Dender
17 Shots 19
5 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.13 xG 1.19
2.13 Non-penalty xG 1.19

Key events

Mechelen Dender
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Daam Foulon1-0 (Mechelen)
54’
Benito Raman2-0 (Mechelen)
65’
73’
Lennard Hens2-1 (Dender)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Mechelen
  • Nikola Storm
Dender
  • Bryan Goncalves

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.13 1.42 54’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), 1-0 54’ 65’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), 2-0 65’ 73’ Lennard Hens (Dender), 2-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.13 1.42 54’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), 1-0 Foulon 54’ 65’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), 2-0 Raman 65’ 73’ Lennard Hens (Dender), 2-1 Hens 73’
Mechelen 2.13 xGDender 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Dender attacking Mechelen attacking 
54’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 65’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 41’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 68’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 56’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 41’ Kobe Cools (Dender), from a corner, 0.19 xG, saved 37’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 5’ Stephen Welsh (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Bruny Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 23’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Bruny Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Fabio Ferraro (Dender), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Kobe Cools (Dender), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Thomas Holmes (Dender), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Lennard Hens (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 28’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Thomas Holmes (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Noah Mbamba (Dender), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Ragnar Oratmangoen (Dender), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Thomas Holmes (Dender), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ David Hrnčár (Dender), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 54’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 65’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 41’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 68’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 56’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 41’ Kobe Cools (Dender), from a corner, 0.19 xG, saved 37’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 5’ Stephen Welsh (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Mohamed Berte (Dender), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Bruny Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Bruny Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Fabio Ferraro (Dender), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Kobe Cools (Dender), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Thomas Holmes (Dender), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Lennard Hens (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 28’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Thomas Holmes (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Aurélien Scheidler (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Noah Mbamba (Dender), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Malcolm Viltard (Dender), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Ragnar Oratmangoen (Dender), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Thomas Holmes (Dender), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ David Hrnčár (Dender), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Stephen Welsh Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.76 – – –
Geoffry Hairemans
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kerim Mrabti Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Patrick Pflücke Taken off
65′ – – 3 0.11 – – –
Benito Raman Taken off
80′ 1 – 3 0.53 – – –
Nikola Storm Taken off
64′ – – 3 0.21 – –
Keano Vanrafelghem Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Bill Antonio Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.25 – – –
Mory Konate Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Aziz Ouattara Mohammed Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Lion Lauberbach Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
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

Mechelen win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Dender win 25% Avg odds 3.69

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.