Westerlo vs Mechelen

26 August 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–0

Lucas Stassin 20’
Matija Frigan 28’

Rob Schoofs 75’
Nicolas Madsen 77’ (og)
Lion Lauberbach 85’

Match summary

Mechelen came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Westerlo, with a late winner. Westerlo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lucas Stassin put Westerlo ahead in the 20th minute and Matija Frigan made it 2-0 in the 28th minute. In the second half, Rob Schoofs pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 75th minute, Madsen's own goal equalised with a header in the 77th minute, and Lion Lauberbach won it in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Westerlo's 0.82 from 11.

Match stats

11 Shots 17

4 Shots on Target 5

5 Corners 4

0 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

0.82 xG 1.62

0.82 Non-penalty xG 1.62

Key events

Westerlo Mechelen

Kick-off

Lucas Stassin

1-0

20’

Matija Frigan

2-0

28’

Half-time2-0

75’

Rob Schoofs

2-1

77’

Nicolas Madsen
Own goal

2-2

85’

Lion Lauberbach

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Mechelen

David Robert Bates
Nikola Storm

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.

Westerlo 0.82 xGMechelen 1.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Mechelen attacking Westerlo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Nick Gillekens	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bryan Reynolds	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Roman Neustädter	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pietro Perdichizzi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tuur Rommens Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thomas Van den Keybus	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
Nicolas Madsen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lukas Van Eenoo Taken off	82′	–	–	2	0.12	–	–	–
Nacer Chadli Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lucas Stassin Taken off	82′	1	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Matija Frigan Taken off	74′	1	–	3	0.48	–	–	–
Mathias Fixelles Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yusuke Matsuo Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Ravil Tagir Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Edisson Jordanov Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fernand Gouré Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players15 players


Gaëtan Coucke	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sandy Walsh Taken off	70′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordi Vanlerberghe	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
David Robert Bates Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daam Foulon Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rob Schoofs	90′	1	–	3	0.31	–	–	–
Ngal'ayel Mukau Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Geoffry Hairemans Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kerim Mrabti	90′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–	–
Nikola Storm	90′	–	–	6	0.72	–	–
Lion Lauberbach	90′	1	–	2	0.29	–	–	–
Toon Raemaekers Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mory Konate Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patrick Pflücke Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Rafik Belghali Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–

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

Westerlo win 39% Avg odds 2.45

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63

Mechelen win 35% Avg odds 2.68

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

Form going into the game

Westerlo D D L L L

Mechelen W D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Westerlo 2-0 Mechelen, 28 Jan 23 Next meeting: Mechelen 3-1 Westerlo, 08 Mar 24 All Westerlo vs Mechelen 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.