Mechelen 0-4 Westerlo: result and report
Pro League · Saturday 5 September 2026
Result
Mechelen 0-4 Westerlo: match report
Mechelen lost to Westerlo 0-4 in the Pro League on Saturday 5 September 2026. The half-time score was 0-2.
Isa Sakamoto opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Mechelen did not score. Westerlo scored through Isa Sakamoto (7'), Shunsuke Saito (27'), Shunsuke Saito (67') and Nikola Storm (88').
Discipline: Mechelen received 3 yellow cards; Westerlo received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Mechelen were 13th on 2 points from 3 and Westerlo 16th on 1 point from 3. This fixture belongs to an earlier Pro League season and is kept for reference.
Mechelen lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Westerlo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Shunsuke Saito of Westerlo (8.5), ahead of Cameron Congreve (8.4).
Going into the match Mechelen's last five read D-L-D and Westerlo's D-L-L.
Key events
- 7'Goal · Isa Sakamoto
- 24'Yellow card · Cisse Sandra
- 27'Goal · Shunsuke Saito
- 42'Yellow card · Isa Sakamoto
- 67'Goal · Shunsuke Saito
- 77'Yellow card · Keano Vanrafelghem
- 82'Yellow card · Marco Decherf
- 86'Yellow card · Fredrik Hammar
- 88'Goal · Nikola Storm
Team news
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Mechelen line-up (3-4-2-1)
Nacho Miras, Luc Marijnissen, Mike Eerdhuijzen, José Marsà, Thérence Koudou, Dennis Praet, Fredrik Hammar, Cedric Van Meirvenne, Keano Vanrafelghem, Myron van Brederode, Adeshina Ayodele
Westerlo line-up (4-2-3-1)
Andreas Jungdal, Lasse Flø, Seiji Kimura, Amando Lapage, Dylan Ourega, Ibrahim Fofana, Cisse Sandra, Cameron Congreve, Isa Sakamoto, Shunsuke Saito, Norman Bassette