Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 6 · Friday 11 September 2026 · Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen · referee E. Lambrechts · full time
Full time: Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht
Anderlecht beat Mechelen 1-0 in Belgian Pro League Matchday 6 on Friday 11 September 2026 at Achter de Kazerne. The goals: Tawfik Bentayeb 43'.
How Anderlecht won it
Tawfik Bentayeb put Anderlecht ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Ilias Koutsoupias.
It was 0-1 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, E. Lambrechts, showed 7 yellow cards: 2 to Mechelen and 5 to Anderlecht.
Mechelen: F. Vanderbiest, 3-4-1-2 · Anderlecht: V. Clara Santos Mota Fernandes, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.34 for Mechelen and 1.21 for Anderlecht.
Mechelen scored about 1.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Mechelen had 4 shots on target, Anderlecht 3.
Anderlecht had 66% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Mechelen came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.20 expected goals for and 1.62 against, and had won 13% of their matches.
Anderlecht came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.70 expected goals for and 0.90 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Mechelen vs Anderlecht: the match in numbers
| Mechelen | Match statistics | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Ball possession | 66% |
| 1.34 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.21 |
| 15 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 257 | Total passes | 553 |
| 68% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 10 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Mechelen
- Myron van Brederode 7.2
- Luc Marijnissen 7.1
- Marco Decherf 7.0
- Simion Michez 6.9
- Mike Eerdhuijzen 6.8
Anderlecht
- Colin Coosemans 7.8
- Ilias Koutsoupias 7.8 1 assist
- Tawfik Bentayeb 7.8 1 goal
- Ludwig Augustinsson 7.6
- Ali Maamar 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Bouke Boersma at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Mechelen: Mechelen vs Genk Saturday 31 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Anderlecht: Gent vs Anderlecht Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Mechelen vs Anderlecht
What was the score in Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht (half-time 0-1), Belgian Pro League, Friday 11 September 2026.
Who scored in Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
Tawfik Bentayeb 43'.
Did Moneyball predict Mechelen vs Anderlecht correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
Colin Coosemans, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Mechelen vs Anderlecht?
E. Lambrechts.
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