Westerlo 1-2 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Saturday 27 August 2016

Result

Westerlo 1-2 Mechelen

Pro League · Saturday 27 August 2016, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Westerlo · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Westerlo 1-2 Mechelen: match report

Westerlo lost to Mechelen 1-2 in the Pro League on Saturday 27 August 2016. The half-time score was 1-1.

Silvère Ganvoula opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Westerlo's goal came from Silvère Ganvoula (34'). Mechelen scored through Y. Croizet (45+1') and Mats Rits (83').

Discipline: Westerlo received 2 yellow cards; Mechelen received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Westerlo were 15th on 2 points from 4 and Mechelen 10th on 5 points from 4. Westerlo went on to finish that season 16th with 24 points, and Mechelen 8th with 48.

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

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Y. CroizetMechelen
  • 34'Goal · Silvère GanvoulaWesterlo · 1-0
  • 37'Yellow card · A. BjelicaMechelen
  • 45+1'Goal · Y. CroizetMechelen · 1-1
  • 52'Yellow card · M. AnnysWesterlo
  • 83'Goal · Mats RitsMechelen · 1-2
  • 86'Yellow card · N. VerdierMechelen
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Silvère GanvoulaWesterlo
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Anthony MorisMechelen

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Westerlo 2, draws 0, Mechelen 0.

Team news

Westerlo expected line-up (4-4-2)

Koen Van Langendonck, Mitch Apau, Filip Daems, Kenneth Schuermans, Jordan Mustoe, Khaleem Hyland, Robin Henkens, Jarno Molenberghs, Silvere Ganvoula, Benjamin De Ceulaer

Mechelen expected line-up (3-4-3)

Jean-François Gillet, Edin Cocalić, Aleksandar Bjelica, Uroš Vitas, Yuan Chen Xavier Tsan, Mats Rits, Tim Matthys, Nicolas Verdier, Steven De Petter, Sofiane Hanni