Mechelen 3-2 Antwerp: result and report

Pro League · Sunday 25 July 2021

Result

Mechelen 3-2 Antwerp

Pro League · Sunday 25 July 2021, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Mechelen · Antwerp · Pro League predictions

Mechelen 3-2 Antwerp: match report

Mechelen won against Antwerp 3-2 in the Pro League on Sunday 25 July 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

Michael Frey opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Mechelen's goals came from an own goal by Ritchie De Laet (60'), Ferdy Druijf (73') and Ferdy Druijf (74'). Antwerp scored through Michael Frey (18') and Benson Manuel Hedilazio (56').

Discipline: Mechelen received 2 yellow cards; Antwerp received 2 yellow cards.

Mechelen went on to finish that season 8th with 56 points, and Antwerp 5th with 67.

Mechelen lined up in a 4-4-2 and Antwerp in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ferdy Druijf of Mechelen (8.5), ahead of Michael Frey (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Mechelen wins, 1 draw and 3 for Antwerp.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Michael FreyAntwerp · 0-1
  • 56'Goal · Benson Manuel HedilazioAntwerp · 0-2
  • 60'Own goal · Ritchie De LaetMechelen · 1-2
  • 66'Yellow card · Sandy WalshMechelen
  • 73'Goal · Ferdy DruijfMechelen · 2-2
  • 74'Goal · Ferdy DruijfMechelen · 3-2
  • 76'Yellow card · Rob SchoofsMechelen
  • 79'Yellow card · Birger VerstraeteAntwerp
  • 90+3'Yellow card · J. BatailleAntwerp

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Mechelen 2, draws 1, Antwerp 3.

Team news

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Mechelen line-up (4-4-2)

Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Samuel Oum Gouet, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Lucas Bijker, Geoffry Hairemans, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Rob Schoofs, Kerim Mrabti, Hugo Cuypers, Ferdy Druijf

Antwerp line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jean Butez, Aurélio Buta, Abdoulaye Seck, Ritchie De Laet, Robbe Quirynen, Birger Verstraete, Louis Verstraete, Manuel Benson, Pieter Gerkens, Abderahmane Soussi, Michael Frey