Mechelen vs Westerlo

22 April 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Luka Vušković 30’ (og)
Nikola Storm 71’

Matija Frigan 28’
Isa Sakamoto 64’
Thomas Van den Keybus 77’

Match summary

Westerlo beat Mechelen 3-2 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matija Frigan put Westerlo ahead in the 28th minute and Vušković's own goal equalised in the 30th minute. In the second half, Isa Sakamoto put Westerlo back in front in the 64th minute, Nikola Storm equalised in the 71st minute, and Thomas Van den Keybus won it with a header in the 77th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Mechelen created 1.93 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Westerlo 2.13 from 17. Geoffry Hairemans had a penalty saved for Mechelen. Mechelen had a player sent off.

Match stats

15 Shots 17

6 Shots on Target 7

7 Corners 5

5 Yellow Cards 2

1 Red Cards 0

1.93 xG 2.13

1.14 Non-penalty xG 2.13

Key events

Mechelen Westerlo

Kick-off

28’

Matija Frigan

0-1

Luka Vušković
Own goal

1-1

30’

Half-time1-1

64’

Isa Sakamoto

1-2

Nikola Storm

2-2

71’

77’

Thomas Van den Keybus

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Mechelen

Lion Lauberbach
Rafik Belghali
Stephen Welsh
José Marsà
Rob Schoofs
Bilal Bafdili

Westerlo

Emin Bayram
Thomas Van den Keybus

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 1.93 xGWesterlo 2.13 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

Players15 players


Nacho Miras	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rafik Belghali	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–
Stephen Welsh	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bas Van den Eynden	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
José Marsà	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patrick Pflücke Taken off	71′	–	–	3	0.10	–	–	–
Rob Schoofs Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fredrik Hammar	90′	–	–	3	0.40	–	–	–
Geoffry Hairemans Taken off	71′	–	–	1	0.79	–	–	–
Keano Vanrafelghem Taken off	60′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Lion Lauberbach Sent off	41′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–
Petter Nosakhare Dahl Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikola Storm Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	2	0.29	–	–	–
Kerim Mrabti Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bilal Bafdili Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–

Players15 players


Andreas Jungdal	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bryan Reynolds Taken off	65′	–	–	2	0.10	–	–	–
Emin Bayram Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luka Vušković	90′	–	–	2	0.03	–	–	–
Tuur Rommens	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Doğucan Haspolat	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Serhiy Sydorchuk Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Isa Sakamoto	90′	1	–	4	0.72	–	–	–
Thomas Van den Keybus Taken off	90′	1	–	4	0.66	–	–
Josimar Alcócer	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Matija Frigan Taken off	60′	1	–	2	0.47	–	–	–
Amando Lapage Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Islam Slimani Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alfie Devine Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Griffin Yow Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 52% Avg odds 1.80

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.10

Westerlo win 25% Avg odds 3.81

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

Form going into the game

Mechelen W D W D L

Westerlo W L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Westerlo 1-1 Mechelen, 20 Dec 24 Next meeting: Westerlo 2-2 Mechelen, 26 Apr 25 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.