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RAAL La Louvière 2-2 KV Mechelen: result and stats, Jupiler Pro League

Matchday 4
FT
  • E. Filet13'
  • M. Isah45'
  • 6'M. van Brederode
  • 47'S. Ayodele
Easi ArenaA. LetellierCapacity 13,500Sat, 29 Aug 202616:00

Substitutions

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Player of the match
Zsombor Gruber headshot
Zsombor Gruber
Attacker · RAAL La Louvière
8.5
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity9.3Passing2.2Involvement3.9Defending7.9Physical5.3Dribbling10.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists1
Shots1
Dribbles won2
Build-up
Passes20
Key passes4
Pass accuracy70%
Defending
Tackles1
Interceptions1
Duels won6 · 60%
Fouls won/made2 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Gruber8.5Filet8.0Isah7.9Meirvenne7.6Brederode7.9Eerdhuijzen8.0
Player
Marcos Hernán PeanoMarcos Hernán PeanoG522,66+0,6618/316/18
Nacho MirasNacho MirasG322,35+0,3523/333/13
RAAL La Louvière crestLive statsKV Mechelen crest

Possession & Passing

34%Possession66%
290Total passes567
67%Pass accuracy83%
1Corners6

Attack

14Shots16
5On target7
5Off target7
4Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

10Shots in box13
4Shots out box3
2.2xG2.3
0.3Goals prevented0.3

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves3
0Offsides5
10Fouls8
2Yellow cards2

Half by half

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

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First half

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1,96xG0,77
8Shots6
5On target2
4Big chances0
14Touches in box9
31%Possession69%
0Corners2
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Second half

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0,21xG1,34
6Shots10
0On target5
0Big chances2
5Touches in box17
36%Possession64%
1Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
RAAL La Louvière crestRAAL La Louvière
2.2314934%
87% open play13% set piece
KV Mechelen crestKV Mechelen
2.2816966%
69% open play31% 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

30 shots

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

0,00,61,31,92,50'15'30'45'60'75'90'Myron van Brederode 6'Adeshina Ayodele 47'Elias Filet 13'Mustapha Isah 45'KV Mechelen2,28 xGRAAL La Lou…2,23 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
RAAL La Louvière crestRAAL La Louvière2,23 xG · 2 scoredKV Mechelen crestKV Mechelen2,28 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

RAAL La Louvière27
Open play 14Set piece 4Dribble 3Foul won 2Rebound 3Defensive 1
KV Mechelen32
Open play 19Set piece 6Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 4Defensive 1

Momentum

21 swings

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

Myron van Brederode 6'Elias Filet 13'Mustapha Isah 45'Adeshina Ayodele 47'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'RAAL La Lou…KV Mechelen
RAAL La Louvière crestRAAL La Louvière30% pressureKV Mechelen crestKV Mechelen70% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-2
0%Draw 100%0%
2.23xG2.28
14Shots16
9On target9
Momentum
Patrick Nkoa portrait83' Off target Patrick Nkoa 0.08 xG

Shot map

14 v 16

RAAL La Louvière shoot right, KV Mechelen left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RAALMECgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

18 on target · 4 scored

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

Mike Eerdhuijzen, 2', off targetThérence Koudou, 12', off targetZsombor Gruber, 42', off targetThérence Koudou, 45', off targetPatrick Nkoa, 46', off targetKeano Vanrafelghem, 52', off targetMike Eerdhuijzen, 57', off targetCedric Van Meirvenne, 59', off targetThierry Lutonda, 67', off targetKeano Vanrafelghem, 74', off targetMame Wade, 77', off targetPatrick Nkoa, 83', off target
RAAL La LouvièreKV Mechelengoalsavedoff 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.

RAAL La LouvièreDefensive line 33%
48Gruber45Isah59Coulibaly37Courcoul69Peano58Delos63Lutonda62Nkoa46Filet67Faye70Lamego
KV MechelenDefensive line 32%
16Lohunanu-…32Hammar73Praet129Eerdhuijz…125Marijniss…45Vanrafelg…60Miras127Koudou50Meirvenne78Brederode93Marsa

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.

RAAL La LouvièreUntil 76'
3344825211830291159

Most-connected pair: Nkoa and Faye, 14 passes between them.

KV MechelenUntil 45'
44237269613172719

Most-connected pair: Eerdhuijzen and Marsà, 21 passes between them.

Tactical battle

41control59
36%Field tiltField tilt 64%7Box entriesBox entries 158Passes into boxPasses into box 11
Myron Van Brederode
Myron Van Brederode
5 touches in box
Press10.8 · 9.5Territory36% · 64%Direct3.40 · 2.20Progress29 · 58Dribble8 · 8Creation27 · 32Threat0.91 · 1.03Recover10 · 11
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In possession

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35,9%Field tilt64,1%
8Passes into box11
19Progressive passes40
7Carries into final third16
8Chances created12

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

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Out of possession

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10,85Press intensity (PPDA)9,54
10High turnovers13
10Regains within 5s11
22,1sBall recovery time14,6s
21Interceptions9

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

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Carrying

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93Carries149
1083mCarry distance1674m
10Progressive carries18
586mProgressive carry distance873m
2Carries into the box7

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

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Beating the press

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8Take-ons won8
19Take-ons attempted17
342mProgressive pass distance700m
5Through balls1
3Switches of play2

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

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Threat created

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0,91Expected threat (xT)1,03
2,64Action value (VAEP)2,70
27Shot-creating actions32
4Goal-creating actions4
1,59Expected assisted goals1,62

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

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Tempo

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2,5Passes per attack4,0
7,9sAttack duration12,8s
3,40 m/sAttack directness2,20 m/s
0Build-up attacks5
11Direct attacks9

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

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More match stats

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Attack

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19Touches in box26
53Final third entries72
4Big chances2
2,35xG on target2,66
2Big chances missed1
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Passing

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3/12 (25%)Crosses7/30 (23%)
19/61 (31%)Long balls33/75 (44%)
25Throw-ins39
8Free kicks10
5Goal kicks10
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Duels

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53Total47
36/71 (51%)Ground35/71 (49%)
26/45 (58%)Aerial19/45 (42%)
8/17 (47%)Dribbles8/15 (53%)
9Dispossessed13
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Defending

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50Recoveries49
13Interceptions5
20Tackles18
55%Tackles won67%
39Clearances31
2Big chances scored1
2Fouled in final third2
7,88Average rating7,22

Goal profile

This season

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

RAAL La Louvière crestShare of their matchesKV Mechelen crest

They score

63%1+ goal38%
25%2+ goals38%
13%3+ goals25%

They concede

88%1+ goal88%
88%2+ goals75%
25%3+ goals38%
25%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

RAAL La Louvière crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 0-4 (A)

KV Mechelen crestbest 4-3 (H)·worst 0-4 (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.

RAAL La LouvièreshootallowKV Mechelen
7.5%+2.1Six-yard box5.5%
64.5%Penalty area63.5%
19.6%-3.8Edge of the box22.7%
8.3%Long range8.3%

372 shots taken · 578 faced

KV MechelenshootallowRAAL La Louvière
6.5%Six-yard box5.0%
64.9%Penalty area64.5%
20.9%-2.5Edge of the box-1.721.9%
7.8%Long range8.7%

387 shots taken · 439 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

RAAL La Louvière and KV Mechelen drew 2-2 at Easi Arena in the Jupiler Pro League. RAAL La Louvière led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: E. Filet (13'), M. Isah (45') for RAAL La Louvière; M. van Brederode (6'), S. Ayodele (47') for KV Mechelen. In their last 4 meetings, RAAL La Louvière have won 0, KV Mechelen 3, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 34%
RAAL32%
X34%
MEC34%

→ Double chance: KV Mechelen or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

RAAL La Louvière crestShare per factorKV Mechelen crest
0%Form100%
40%Attack60%
54%Defence46%
100%Goal model (Poisson)0%
0%Head-to-head100%
27%Goals73%
40%Overall60%
Last 3 matches
Scored 2, conceded 6
Last 3 matches
Scored 3, conceded 7

Who will win?

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Team formsLatestPts
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KV Mechelen crestKV Mechelen
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6
Prematch standings

Venue spotlight

Easi Arena
La Louvière, Belgium
13,500
Capacity