Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht: result and report
Pro League · Friday 11 September 2026
Result
Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht
Pro League · Friday 11 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht: match report
Mechelen lost to Anderlecht 0-1 in the Pro League on Friday 11 September 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.
The only goal came from Tawfik Bentayeb of Anderlecht in the 43rd minute.
Discipline: Mechelen received 2 yellow cards; Anderlecht received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Mechelen were 14th on 2 points from 4 and Anderlecht 10th on 7 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Pro League season and is kept for reference.
Mechelen lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Anderlecht in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Colin Coosemans of Anderlecht (7.8), level with Ilias Koutsoupias (7.8).
Going into the match Mechelen's last five read L-D-L-D and Anderlecht's D-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 5'Yellow card · Giulian Biancone
- 40'Yellow card · Andrew Omobamidele
- 43'Goal · Tawfik Bentayeb
- 60'Yellow card · Ilias Koutsoupias
- 80'Yellow card · Fredrik Hammar
- 82'Yellow card · Léo Pétrot
- 90+3'Yellow card · Vítor Bruno
- 90+6'Yellow card · Frederik Vanderbiest
Team news
Unavailable
- Tommy St. Jago
- Lucas Hey
- Ilay Camara
- Killian Sardella
- Leo Hjelde
- Ian Struyf
- Gora Diouf
- Dikeni Salifou
- Adeshina Ayodele
- Keano Vanrafelghem
Mechelen line-up (3-4-1-2)
Nacho Miras, Luc Marijnissen, Mike Eerdhuijzen, José Marsà, Simion Michez, Fredrik Hammar, Dennis Praet, Thérence Koudou, Marco Decherf, Bouke Boersma, Myron van Brederode
Anderlecht line-up (4-4-2)
Colin Coosemans, Ali Maamar, Giulian Biancone, Léo Pétrot, Ludwig Augustinsson, Marten Winkler, Ilias Koutsoupias, Marco Kana, Oliver Antman, Tawfik Bentayeb, Danylo Sikan