Westerlo 2-3 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Saturday 26 August 2023

Result

Westerlo 2-3 Mechelen

Pro League · Saturday 26 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Westerlo · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Westerlo 2-3 Mechelen: match report

Westerlo lost to Mechelen 2-3 in the Pro League on Saturday 26 August 2023. The half-time score was 2-0.

Lucas Stassin opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Westerlo's goals came from Lucas Stassin (19') and Matija Frigan (27'). Mechelen scored through Rob Schoofs (74'), an own goal by Nicolas Madsen (76') and Lion Lauberbach (84').

Discipline: Westerlo received no yellow cards; Mechelen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Westerlo were 15th on 1 point from 4 and Mechelen 11th on 4 points from 4. Westerlo went on to finish that season 13th with 36 points, and Mechelen 5th with 61.

Westerlo lined up in a 4-4-2 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick Pflücke of Mechelen (8.3), ahead of Lion Lauberbach (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Westerlo wins, 1 draw and 5 for Mechelen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Lucas StassinWesterlo · 1-0
  • 27'Goal · Matija FriganWesterlo · 2-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Nikola StormMechelen
  • 45+4'Yellow card · David BatesMechelen
  • 60'Yellow card · Steven DefourMechelen
  • 74'Goal · Rob SchoofsMechelen · 2-1
  • 76'Own goal · Nicolas MadsenMechelen · 2-2
  • 84'Goal · Lion LauberbachMechelen · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Westerlo 4, draws 1, Mechelen 5.

Team news

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Westerlo line-up (4-4-2)

Nick Gillekens, Bryan Reynolds, Roman Neustädter, Pietro Perdichizzi, Tuur Rommens, Thomas Van den Keybus, Nicolas Madsen, Lukas Van Eenoo, Nacer Chadli, Lucas Stassin, Matija Frigan

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

Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Jordi Vanlerberghe, David Bates, Daam Foulon, Rob Schoofs, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Geoffry Hairemans, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Lion Lauberbach