Westerlo 3-2 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Saturday 16 January 2016

Result

Westerlo 3-2 Mechelen

Pro League · Saturday 16 January 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Westerlo · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Westerlo 3-2 Mechelen: match report

Westerlo beat Mechelen 3-2 in the Pro League on Saturday 16 January 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

E. Cocalić opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Westerlo's goals came from Frederic Gounongbe (62'), Benjamin De Ceulaer (74') and J. Vercauteren (89'). Mechelen scored through E. Cocalić (48') and S. Hanni (77').

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

Going into the game Westerlo were 14th on 20 points from 21 and Mechelen 12th on 21 points from 21. Westerlo went on to finish that season 14th with 34 points, and Mechelen 11th with 40.

Westerlo lined up in a 4-3-3 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1.

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Yellow card · K. SchuermansWesterlo
  • 47'Yellow card · A. BjelicaMechelen
  • 48'Goal · E. CocalićMechelen · 0-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Steven De PetterMechelen
  • 62'Goal · Frederic GounongbeWesterlo · 1-1
  • 74'Goal · Benjamin De CeulaerWesterlo · 2-1
  • 77'Goal · S. HanniMechelen · 2-2
  • 78'Yellow card · R. HenkensWesterlo
  • 88'Yellow card · Jarno MolenberghsWesterlo
  • 89'Goal · J. VercauterenWesterlo · 3-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Westerlo 1, draws 0, Mechelen 0.

Team news

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Westerlo line-up (4-3-3)

Koen Van Langendonck, Mitch Apau, Filip Daems, Jordan Mustoe, Kenneth Schuermans, Robin Henkens, Khaleem Hyland, Jarno Molenberghs, Jens Cools, Benjamin De Ceulaer, Frederic Gounongbe

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

Jean-François Gillet, Laurens Paulussen, Edin Cocalić, Aleksandar Bjelica, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Tim Matthys, Rafał Wolski, Steven De Petter, Joachim Van Damme, Sofiane Hanni, Nicolas Verdier