Anderlecht 3-1 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Saturday 7 October 2023

Result

Anderlecht 3-1 Mechelen

Pro League · Saturday 7 October 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

Anderlecht · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Anderlecht 3-1 Mechelen: match report

Anderlecht won against Mechelen 3-1 in the Pro League on Saturday 7 October 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Mario Stroeykens opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Anderlecht's goals came from Mario Stroeykens (14'), Kasper Dolberg (60') and Francis Amuzu (90+3'). Mechelen scored through Nikola Storm (73').

Discipline: Anderlecht received 2 yellow cards; Mechelen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Anderlecht were 3rd on 18 points from 9 and Mechelen 10th on 11 points from 9. This fixture belongs to an earlier Pro League season and is kept for reference.

Anderlecht lined up in a 4-3-3 and Mechelen in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Théo Leoni of Anderlecht (7.9), ahead of Thorgan Hazard (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Mario StroeykensAnderlecht · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Rob SchoofsMechelen
  • 58'Yellow card · Théo LeoniAnderlecht
  • 60'Goal · Kasper DolbergAnderlecht · 2-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Killian SardellaAnderlecht
  • 73'Goal · Nikola StormMechelen · 2-1
  • 77'Yellow card · David BatesMechelen
  • 83'Yellow card · Kerim MrabtiMechelen
  • 90+3'Goal · Francis AmuzuAnderlecht · 3-1

Team news

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Anderlecht line-up (4-3-3)

Kasper Schmeichel, Killian Sardella, Zeno Debast, Jan Vertonghen, Ludwig Augustinsson, Mario Stroeykens, Mats Rits, Théo Leoni, Anders Dreyer, Kasper Dolberg, Thorgan Hazard

Mechelen line-up (4-4-2)

Gaëtan Coucke, Sandy Walsh, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Elias Cobbaut, Daam Foulon, Patrick Pflücke, Kerim Mrabti, Mory Konaté, Nikola Storm, Rob Schoofs, Lion Lauberbach