Counter-Punch
KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.23 xG from 34.0% possession.
- Possession
- 34.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.23
- Opponent xG
- 0.91
Jupiler Pro League · Matchday 6KV Mechelen
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Anderlecht
T. Bentayeb 43'
Jupiler Pro League
Matchday 6KV Mechelen0–1Anderlecht
1.23
Expected goals
0.91
43′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: KM 1.23, AND 0.91.
Match report
KV Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht
Anderlecht edged out KV Mechelen 1-0 at Achter de Kazerne in Jupiler Pro League. Bentayeb opened the scoring for Anderlecht on 43'.
Expected goals finished KV Mechelen 1.23, Anderlecht 0.91. Anderlecht held 66.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. KV Mechelen graded out for counter-punch — 34.0% possession and 1.23 expected goals. Anderlecht graded out for passive possession — 66.0% possession and 0.91 expected goals.
Colin Coosemans came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.6 for Anderlecht across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 34 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Anderlecht conceding the most free-kicks (21).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
34%Possession66%
15Shots14
1.23xG0.91
What the numbers say
5 readsPassive Possession
Anderlecht
Anderlecht controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 66.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.91
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.16
Box Occupation
KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 11 of 15
- Share
- 73%
- xG per shot
- 0.08
Cynical Press
Anderlecht
Anderlecht broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 21 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 21
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
🟨5'
Giulian Biancone
Foul
🔄37'
A. Omobamidele ↑ G. Biancone ↓
🟨40'
Andrew Omobamidele
Foul
⚽43'
T. Bentayeb — assist: I. Koutsoupias
Half-time
🟨60'
Ilias Koutsoupias
Foul
🔄72'
T. Aasgaard ↑ O. Antman ↓
🔄72'
R. Amane ↑ I. Koutsoupias ↓
🔄72'
T. Degreef ↑ D. Sikan ↓
B. Antonio ↑ S. Michez ↓
🔄74'
B. Raman ↑ M. Decherf ↓
🔄75'
Fredrik Hammar
Foul
🟨80'
C. Van Meirvenne ↑ M. Eerdhuijzen ↓
🔄81'
🟨82'
Léo Pétrot
Foul
M. Lohunanu-Mbasi ↑ B. Boersma ↓
🔄82'
B. Bafdili ↑ D. Praet ↓
🔄88'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAchter de Kazerne, Mechelen
RefereeE. Lambrechts
CompetitionJupiler Pro League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished