Antwerp 5-0 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Sunday 5 March 2023

Result

Antwerp 5-0 Mechelen

Pro League · Sunday 5 March 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

Antwerp · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Antwerp 5-0 Mechelen: match report

Antwerp won against Mechelen 5-0 in the Pro League on Sunday 5 March 2023. The half-time score was 3-0.

Jürgen Ekkelenkamp opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Antwerp's goals came from Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (15'), Jürgen Ekkelenkamp (32'), G. Kerk (42'), G. Kerk (69') and M. Balikwisha (82'). Mechelen did not score.

Discipline: Antwerp received 1 yellow card; Mechelen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Antwerp were 3rd on 54 points from 27 and Mechelen 13th on 30 points from 26. Antwerp went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Mechelen 13th with 37.

Antwerp lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jurgen Ekkelenkamp of Antwerp (9.4), ahead of Gyrano Kerk (8.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Antwerp win, 0 draws and 2 for Mechelen.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Jürgen EkkelenkampAntwerp · 1-0
  • 25'Yellow card · Lucas BijkerMechelen
  • 32'Goal · Jürgen EkkelenkampAntwerp · 2-0
  • 42'Goal · G. KerkAntwerp · 3-0
  • 55'Yellow card · William PachoAntwerp
  • 69'Goal · G. KerkAntwerp · 4-0
  • 72'Yellow card · David BatesMechelen
  • 82'Goal · M. BalikwishaAntwerp · 5-0

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Antwerp 1, draws 0, Mechelen 2.

Team news

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

Jean Butez, Jelle Bataille, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Willian Pacho, Gastón Ávila, Mandela Keita, Arthur Vermeeren, Gyrano Kerk, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Arbnor Muja, Vincent Janssen

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

Gaëtan Coucke, Jannes Van Hecke, David Bates, Dries Wouters, Lucas Bijker, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Dimitri Lavalée, Geoffry Hairemans, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Alessio Da Cruz