Mechelen vs Kortrijk

24 February 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bill Antonio 31’
  • Tom Vandenberghe 79’ (og)
  • Bilal Bafdili 90+3’

Match summary

Mechelen won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Kortrijk. Mechelen led 1-0 at half-time.

Bill Antonio put Mechelen ahead in the 31st minute, Vandenberghe's own goal made it 2-0 in the 79th minute, and Bilal Bafdili made it 3-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Kortrijk's 0.62 from 11.

Match stats

Mechelen Kortrijk
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.22 xG 0.62
1.22 Non-penalty xG 0.62

Key events

Mechelen Kortrijk
Kick-off
Bill Antonio1-0 (Mechelen)
31’
Half-time1-0
Tom Vandenberghe
Own goal
2-0 (Mechelen)
79’
Bilal Bafdili3-0 (Mechelen)
90+3’
Full-time3-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.62 31’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), 1-0 31’ 79’ Tom Vandenberghe (Mechelen) own goal, 2-0 79’ 90+3’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), 3-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.62 31’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), 1-0 Antonio 31’ 79’ Tom Vandenberghe (Mechelen) own goal, 2-0 Vandenberghe 79’ 90+3’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), 3-0 Bafdili 90+3’
Mechelen 1.22 xGKortrijk 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Kortrijk attacking Mechelen attacking 
50’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 31’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 19’ Dion De Neve (Kortrijk), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 90+3’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 50’ Isaak Davies (Kortrijk), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 38’ Geoffry Hairemans (Mechelen), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Jonathan Afolabi (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Abdelkahar Kadri (Kortrijk), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Kortrijk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Ryotaro Tsunoda (Kortrijk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Massimo Bruno (Kortrijk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Massimo Bruno (Kortrijk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Nayel Mehssatou (Kortrijk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Kings Kangwa (Kortrijk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Islam Slimani (Mechelen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Dion De Neve (Kortrijk), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Tom Vandenberghe (Kortrijk), own goal 50’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 31’ Bill Antonio (Mechelen), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 19’ Dion De Neve (Kortrijk), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 90+3’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 50’ Isaak Davies (Kortrijk), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 38’ Geoffry Hairemans (Mechelen), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Jonathan Afolabi (Kortrijk), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Abdelkahar Kadri (Kortrijk), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Kortrijk), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Ryotaro Tsunoda (Kortrijk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Massimo Bruno (Kortrijk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Kings Kangwa (Kortrijk), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Massimo Bruno (Kortrijk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Nayel Mehssatou (Kortrijk), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Islam Slimani (Mechelen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Dion De Neve (Kortrijk), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Daam Foulon (Mechelen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Tom Vandenberghe (Kortrijk), own goal
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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Bill Antonio Taken off
62′ 1 – 1 0.34 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Daam Foulon Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Geoffry Hairemans Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Islam Slimani Taken off
76′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Kerim Mrabti Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.58 – – –
Patrick Pflücke Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Nikola Storm Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Mory Konate Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
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 61% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.09
Kortrijk win 16% Avg odds 5.76

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

Form going into the game

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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.