KV Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

KV Mechelen

0 : 1

Anderlecht

43'T. Bentayeb

Achter de KazerneE. LambrechtsCapacity 16,715Fri, 11 Sept 202620:45

KV Mechelen3-4-1-2

Line ups

4-4-2Anderlecht Anderlecht crest

Substitutions

74'
236.9
S. Michez
296.9
B. Antonio
75'
306.6
M. Decherf
146.3
B. Raman
81'
446.9
M. Eerdhuijzen
176.9
C. Van Meirvenne
82'
286.7
B. Boersma
196.7
M. Lohunanu-Mbasi
88'
267.0
D. Praet
11
B. Bafdili

Unused

Substitutions

37'
47.2
G. Biancone
126.7
A. Omobamidele
72'
117.0
O. Antman
196.7
T. Aasgaard
72'
307.6A
I. Koutsoupias
87.0
R. Amane
72'
146.3
D. Sikan
836.9
T. Degreef

Unused

Player of the match

Colin Coosemans

Goalkeeper · Anderlecht

8.6

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes30

Pass accuracy80%

Goalkeeping

Saves4

Goals conceded0

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Colin CoosemansG	4	0	1,08	+1,08	24/30	6/12
Nacho MirasG	2	1	0,84	-0,16	10/23	6/19

Live stats

Possession & Passing

34%Possession66%

260Total passes555

68%Pass accuracy88%

10Corners5

Attack

15Shots14

4On target3

7Off target6

4Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

11Shots in box9

4Shots out box5

1.2xG0.9

1.1Goals prevented1.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves4

2Offsides1

13Fouls21

1Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,13xG0,73

4Shots10

1On target2

0Big chances1

5Touches in box11

23%Possession77%

2Corners3

Second half

1,11xG0,18

11Shots4

3On target1

3Big chances0

15Touches in box9

47%Possession53%

8Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

KV Mechelen

1.2315834%

26% open play74% set piece

Anderlecht

0.9114866%

88% open play12% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

29 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

KV Mechelen1,23 xG · 0 scored

Anderlecht0,91 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

KV Mechelen27

Open play 17Set piece 7Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

Anderlecht28

Open play 25Set piece 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

14 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

KV Mechelen29% pressure

Anderlecht71% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-1

0%Draw 0%100%

1.23xG0.91

15Shots14

8On target8

Momentum

90' Off target Luc Marijnissen 0.04 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

15 v 14

KV Mechelen shoot right, Anderlecht left. Bigger dot = better chance.

MECKV MechelenANDAnderlechtgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

KV MechelenAnderlechtgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

KV MechelenDefensive line 35%

AnderlechtDefensive line 35%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

KV MechelenUntil 74'

Most-connected pair: Eerdhuijzen and Marijnissen, 11 passes between them.

AnderlechtUntil 37'

Most-connected pair: Pétrot and Augustinsson, 23 passes between them.

Tactical battle

37control63

Luc Marijnissen

6 touches in box

In possession

42,8%Field tilt57,2%

12Passes into box8

18Progressive passes36

12Carries into final third12

11Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

13,52Press intensity (PPDA)4,51

5High turnovers7

6Regains within 5s10

26,0sBall recovery time21,5s

19Interceptions18

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

75Carries167

1387mCarry distance1762m

19Progressive carries11

765mProgressive carry distance843m

4Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won9

6Take-ons attempted16

321mProgressive pass distance641m

1Through balls0

5Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,74Expected threat (xT)1,61

0,31Action value (VAEP)1,25

27Shot-creating actions28

0Goal-creating actions2

1,13Expected assisted goals0,74

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,0Passes per attack4,6

6,3sAttack duration15,6s

4,02 m/sAttack directness2,13 m/s

0Build-up attacks4

3Direct attacks7

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

20Touches in box20

43Final third entries80

3Big chances1

1,08xG on target0,84

3Big chances missed0

Passing

11/35 (31%)Crosses4/15 (27%)

26/62 (42%)Long balls15/38 (39%)

20Throw-ins16

21Free kicks13

9Goal kicks6

Duels

52Total48

33/67 (49%)Ground34/67 (51%)

25/45 (56%)Aerial20/45 (44%)

2/4 (50%)Dribbles9/15 (60%)

11Dispossessed6

Defending

39Recoveries41

10Interceptions10

12Tackles13

42%Tackles won69%

16Clearances39

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

2Fouled in final third2

7,46Average rating7,93

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

KV MechelenThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

AnderlechtThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals38%

25%3+ goals13%

They concede

88%1+ goal50%

75%2+ goals13%

38%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-3 (H)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

KV MechelenshootallowAnderlecht

6.5%Six-yard box6.2%

64.9%Penalty area+3.667.3%

20.9%-2.5Edge of the box-4.019.6%

7.8%Long range6.9%

387 shots taken · 547 faced

AnderlechtshootallowKV Mechelen

4.6%Six-yard box5.5%

55.8%-8.0Penalty area63.5%

29.6%+6.2Edge of the box22.7%

10.0%+2.6Long range8.3%

561 shots taken · 578 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Anderlecht beat KV Mechelen 1-0 at Achter de Kazerne in the Jupiler Pro League. Anderlecht led 1-0 at half-time. T. Bentayeb scored the only goal in the 43rd minute. In their last 33 meetings, KV Mechelen have won 6, Anderlecht 16, with 11 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.