Mechelen vs Westerlo

13 April 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

Elias Cobbaut 56’
Islam Slimani 66’
Ravil Tagir 90+3’ (og)

Josimar Alcócer 27’
Romeo Vermant 29’

Match summary

Mechelen came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Westerlo, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Westerlo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Josimar Alcócer put Westerlo ahead in the 27th minute and Romeo Vermant made it 0-2 in the 29th minute. In the second half, Elias Cobbaut pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 56th minute, Islam Slimani equalised with a header in the 66th minute, and Tagir's own goal won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 3.89 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Westerlo's 1.37 from 14. Westerlo had a player sent off.

Match stats

23 Shots 14

6 Shots on Target 7

13 Corners 6

1 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 1

3.89 xG 1.37

3.89 Non-penalty xG 1.37

Key events

Mechelen Westerlo

Kick-off

27’

Josimar Alcócer

0-1

29’

Romeo Vermant

0-2

Half-time0-2

Elias Cobbaut

1-2

56’

Islam Slimani

2-2

66’

Ravil Tagir
Own goal

3-2

90+3’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Mechelen

Norman Bassette

Westerlo

Romeo Vermant
Tuur Rommens
Nicolas Madsen

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.

Mechelen 3.89 xGWesterlo 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Westerlo attacking Mechelen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Gaëtan Coucke	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Munashe Garananga Taken off	46′	–	–	2	0.12	–	–	–
David Robert Bates	90′	–	–	2	0.37	–	–	–
Elias Cobbaut	90′	1	–	1	0.88	–	–	–
Patrick Pflücke Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ngal'ayel Mukau Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rob Schoofs	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Daam Foulon Taken off	83′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Geoffry Hairemans Taken off	83′	–	–	4	0.30	–	–	–
Kerim Mrabti	90′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–
Islam Slimani	90′	1	–	7	1.15	–	–	–
Sandy Walsh Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Bilal Bafdili Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Nikola Storm Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Norman Bassette Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	1	0.61	–	–


Sinan Bolat	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bryan Reynolds	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Arthur Piedfort	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ravil Tagir	90′	–	–	1	0.17	–	–	–
Tuur Rommens Taken off	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–
Griffin Yow Taken off	61′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Nicolas Madsen Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Doğucan Haspolat	90′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Josimar Alcócer Taken off	61′	1	–	4	0.62	–	–	–
Matija Frigan Taken off	61′	–	–	2	0.19	–	–	–
Romeo Vermant Sent off	45′	1	–	1	0.15	–	–
Roman Neustädter Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Serhiy Sydorchuk Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Kyan Vaesen Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 58% Avg odds 1.63

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.09

Westerlo win 19% Avg odds 4.95

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

Form going into the game

Mechelen W W L W L

Westerlo L L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Mechelen 3-1 Westerlo, 08 Mar 24 Next meeting: Westerlo 0-2 Mechelen, 18 May 24 All Mechelen vs Westerlo 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.