Mechelen 0-3 Club Brugge: result and report

Pro League · Wednesday 20 December 2017

Result

Mechelen 0-3 Club Brugge

Pro League · Wednesday 20 December 2017, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Mechelen 0-3 Club Brugge: match report

Mechelen lost to Club Brugge 0-3 in the Pro League on Wednesday 20 December 2017. The half-time score was 0-2.

Ruud Vormer opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Mechelen did not score. Club Brugge scored through Ruud Vormer (22', penalty), Wesley Moraes (34') and A. Diaby (62').

Discipline: Mechelen received 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards; Club Brugge received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Mechelen were 14th on 18 points from 19 and Club Brugge 1st on 47 points from 19. Mechelen went on to finish that season 16th with 27 points, and Club Brugge 1st with 79.

Mechelen lined up in a 4-4-2 and Club Brugge in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Mechelen win, 2 draws and 7 for Club Brugge.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Stefano DenswilClub Brugge
  • 20'Yellow card · E. CocalićMechelen
  • 22'Penalty goal · Ruud VormerClub Brugge · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · Wesley MoraesClub Brugge · 0-2
  • 45'Red card · Seth De WitteMechelen
  • 62'Goal · A. DiabyClub Brugge · 0-3
  • 86'Yellow card · Ahmed El MessaoudiMechelen
  • 90'Yellow card · Hassane BandéMechelen
  • 90'Yellow card · Anthony LimbombeClub Brugge
  • 90+2'Red card · Hassane BandéMechelen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Mechelen 1, draws 2, Club Brugge 7.

Team news

Mechelen line-up (4-4-2)

Colin Coosemans, Seth De Witte, Edin Cocalić, Ivan Tomecak, Elias Cobbaut, Ahmed El Messaoudi, Mats Rits, Glenn Claes, N. Pedersen, H. Bandé, Andy Kawaya

Club Brugge line-up (3-5-2)

Ludovic Jean-Luc Butelle, Benoît Poulain, Dion Cools, Stefano Denswil, Brandon Mechele, Abdoulay Diaby, Hans Vanaken, Ruud Vormer, Marvelous Nakamba, Wesley Moraes, Anthony Limbombe