KV Mechelen 0-4 KVC Westerlo: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

KV Mechelen

0 : 4

KVC Westerlo

7'I. Sakamoto
27', 67'S. Saito
88'N. Storm

Achter de KazerneLothar D'hondtCapacity 16,715Sat, 5 Sept 202618:15

KV Mechelen3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1KVC Westerlo KVC Westerlo crest

Substitutions

29'
166.3
S. Ayodele
286.3
B. Boersma
46'
176.3
C. Van Meirvenne
296.7
B. Antonio
78'
268.0
D. Praet
306.3
M. Decherf
78'
36.2
J. Marsa
146.7
B. Raman
89'
446.9
M. Eerdhuijzen
39
M. Decoene

Unused

Substitutions

73'
79.52
S. Saito
107.3
N. Storm
84'
96.3
N. Bassette
266.7
P. Diong
90'
137.3A
I. Sakamoto
39
T. Van den Keybus
90'
207.6A
C. Congreve
11
N. Bohamdi-Kamoni

Unused

Player of the match

Shunsuke Saito

Attacker · KVC Westerlo

9.5

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes24

Key passes2

Pass accuracy67%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won3 · 43%

Fouls won/made1 / 2

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Andreas JungdalG	2	0	0,01	+0,01	18/37	4/23
Nacho MirasG	1	4	2,77	-1,23	26/35	8/17

Live stats

Possession & Passing

56%Possession44%

442Total passes349

78%Pass accuracy74%

5Corners6

Attack

8Shots21

1On target6

6Off target11

1Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

7Shots in box16

1Shots out box5

0.6xG2.6

0.0Goals prevented0.0

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2

2Offsides1

15Fouls18

3Yellow cards2

Half by half

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

First half

0,32xG1,29

4Shots12

1On target2

0Big chances2

9Touches in box19

56%Possession44%

3Corners4

Second half

0,25xG1,12

4Shots9

0On target4

0Big chances3

15Touches in box13

54%Possession46%

2Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

KV Mechelen

0.588256%

57% open play43% set piece

KVC Westerlo

2.58211044%

75% open play25% 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 Mechelen0,58 xG · 0 scored

KVC Westerlo2,58 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

KV Mechelen16

Open play 12Set piece 3Dribble 1

KVC Westerlo39

Open play 28Set piece 3Dribble 3Foul won 2Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

24 swings

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

KV Mechelen43% pressure

KVC Westerlo57% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-4

0%Draw 0%100%

0.58xG2.58

8Shots21

2On target10

Momentum

88' Goal Nikola Storm 0.03 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

8 v 21

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

MECKV MechelenKVCKVC Westerlogoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

12 on target · 4 scored

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

KV MechelenKVC Westerlogoalsavedoff 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 40%

KVC WesterloDefensive line 36%

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 29'

Most-connected pairs: Marsà and Meirvenne; Eerdhuijzen and Marijnissen. 15 passes each.

KVC WesterloUntil 73'

Most-connected pair: Congreve and Flø, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

47control53

Isa Sakamoto

7 touches in box

In possession

50,3%Field tilt49,7%

15Passes into box14

45Progressive passes31

4Carries into final third7

6Chances created14

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

Out of possession

7,91Press intensity (PPDA)8,79

8High turnovers10

10Regains within 5s7

17,1sBall recovery time16,1s

19Interceptions19

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

Carrying

101Carries93

1028mCarry distance1200m

4Progressive carries16

410mProgressive carry distance697m

1Carries into the box2

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

Beating the press

5Take-ons won5

15Take-ons attempted14

826mProgressive pass distance571m

0Through balls0

1Switches of play1

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

Threat created

0,91Expected threat (xT)1,13

0,15Action value (VAEP)4,52

16Shot-creating actions39

0Goal-creating actions8

0,49Expected assisted goals1,12

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

Tempo

2,7Passes per attack2,3

7,5sAttack duration7,4s

3,77 m/sAttack directness3,90 m/s

0Build-up attacks1

8Direct attacks13

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

More match stats

Attack

24Touches in box32

87Final third entries52

0Big chances5

0,01xG on target2,77

0Big chances missed2

Passing

5/19 (26%)Crosses7/18 (39%)

36/80 (45%)Long balls18/55 (33%)

17Throw-ins23

18Free kicks15

10Goal kicks9

Duels

48Total52

38/82 (46%)Ground44/82 (54%)

14/26 (54%)Aerial12/26 (46%)

5/14 (36%)Dribbles5/14 (36%)

15Dispossessed8

Defending

57Recoveries58

9Interceptions11

17Tackles24

71%Tackles won67%

7Clearances22

0Big chances scored3

0Big saves1

4Fouled in final third4

6,58Average rating8,14

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

KV MechelenThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

KVC WesterloThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal88%

38%2+ goals75%

25%3+ goals38%

13%4+ goals38%

They concede

88%1+ goal75%

75%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals38%

13%4+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 4-3 (H)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 5-1 (H)·worst 1-5 (H)

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 MechelenshootallowKVC Westerlo

6.5%Six-yard box5.5%

64.9%Penalty area+2.466.1%

20.9%-2.5Edge of the box22.9%

7.8%Long range-1.85.5%

387 shots taken · 472 faced

KVC WesterloshootallowKV Mechelen

5.1%Six-yard box5.5%

64.5%Penalty area63.5%

21.6%-1.8Edge of the box22.7%

8.8%Long range8.3%

566 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

KVC Westerlo beat KV Mechelen 4-0 at Achter de Kazerne in the Jupiler Pro League. KVC Westerlo led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: I. Sakamoto (7'), S. Saito (27', 67'), N. Storm (88') for KVC Westerlo. In their last 30 meetings, KV Mechelen have won 15, KVC Westerlo 9, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.