Anderlecht 2-3 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Sunday 23 April 2023

Result

Anderlecht 2-3 Mechelen

Pro League · Sunday 23 April 2023, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

Anderlecht · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Anderlecht 2-3 Mechelen: match report

Anderlecht lost to Mechelen 2-3 in the Pro League on Sunday 23 April 2023. The half-time score was 1-2.

M. Stroeykens opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Anderlecht's goals came from M. Stroeykens (6') and Islam Slimani (53'). Mechelen scored through Rob Schoofs (40'), Rob Schoofs (43') and David Bates (81').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Anderlecht were 10th on 46 points from 32 and Mechelen 13th on 34 points from 32. Anderlecht went on to finish that season 11th with 46 points, and Mechelen 13th with 37.

Anderlecht lined up in a 4-3-3 and Mechelen in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Rob Schoofs of Mechelen (10.0), ahead of Islam Slimani (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Anderlecht wins, 4 draws and 2 for Mechelen.

Going into the match Anderlecht's last five read L-D-W-W-W and Mechelen's D-L-L-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · M. StroeykensAnderlecht · 1-0
  • 40'Goal · Rob SchoofsMechelen · 1-1
  • 43'Goal · Rob SchoofsMechelen · 1-2
  • 53'Goal · Islam SlimaniAnderlecht · 2-2
  • 81'Goal · David BatesMechelen · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Anderlecht 4, draws 4, Mechelen 2.

Team news

Anderlecht line-up (4-3-3)

Bart Verbruggen, Killian Sardella, Zeno Debast, Jan Vertonghen, Hannes Delcroix, Mario Stroeykens, Marco Kana, Majeed Ashimeru, Anders Dreyer, Islam Slimani, Francis Amuzu

Mechelen line-up (3-4-3)

Gaëtan Coucke, Jordi Vanlerberghe, David Bates, Dries Wouters, Sandy Walsh, Dimitri Lavalée, Rob Schoofs, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Geoffry Hairemans, Enock Agyei, Nikola Storm