Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Sep 5 2026 · 17:15 AFAS Stadion, Malines
KV Mechelen
0–4 Full time · HT 0–2
KVC Westerlo
  • 7’ I. Sakamoto
  • 27’, 67’ Shunsuke Saito
  • 88’ N. Storm
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

KVC Westerlo cruise past KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen entered as favourites, but KVC Westerlo won 4–0 through goals from Sakamoto, Saito and Storm.

KV Mechelen50%
Draw23%
KVC Westerlo ✓27%

Model vs reality

KV Mechelen goals
0
Model 1.80
KVC Westerlo goals
4
Model 1.27
Total goals
4
Model 3.07
Score 0–4
1%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 59%
Both scored
No
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchShunsuke SaitoKVC Westerlo · 2 goals
8.5
  • Coaches— · I. Charaï
  • VenueAFAS Stadion
  • Table before kick-offKV Mechelen 14th · KVC Westerlo 16th

Timeline

  1. I. Sakamoto 0–1Assist L. Flø
    7’
  2. C. SandraYellow card · Foul
    24’
  3. Shunsuke Saito 0–2Assist C. Congreve
    27’
  4. ⇄ B. BoersmaFor S. Ayodele
    29’
  5. I. SakamotoYellow card · Foul
    42’
  6. ⇄ B. AntonioFor C. Van Meirvenne
    45’
  7. Half time · 0–2
  8. Shunsuke Saito 0–3
    67’
  9. ⇄ N. StormFor Shunsuke Saito
    73’
  10. K. Van RafelghemYellow card · Dissent
    77’
  11. ⇄ B. RamanFor José Marsà
    78’
  12. ⇄ Marco DecherfFor D. Praet
    78’
  13. Marco DecherfYellow card · Foul
    82’
  14. ⇄ P. DiongFor N. Bassette
    84’
  15. F. HammarYellow card · Foul
    86’
  16. N. Storm 0–4Assist I. Sakamoto
    88’
  17. ⇄ M. DecoeneFor M. Eerdhuijzen
    89’
  18. ⇄ N. Bohamdi-KamoniFor C. Congreve
    90’
  19. ⇄ T. Van den KeybusFor I. Sakamoto
    90’
  20. Full time · 0–4

Team stats

KV Mechelen7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
KVC Westerlo21 shots · 16 in box, 5 outside
KV MechelenKVC Westerlo
56% Possession 44%
7 Shots 21
1 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 11
1 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 16
1 Shots outside the box 5
442 Passes 339
78% Pass accuracy 74%
5 Corners 6
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
15 Fouls 18
2 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5.97 Team rating 7.08

Line-ups

KV Mechelen 3-4-2-1

135.6 Nacho Mirás(G)
446.6 M. Eerdhuijzen ↓89’ 36.0 José Marsà ↓78’ 26.4 L. Marijnissen
176.2 C. Van Meirvenne ↓45’ 65.9 F. Hammar 266.1 D. Praet ↓78’ 75.8 T. Koudou
95.1 M. van Brederode 275.5 K. Van Rafelghem
166.5 S. Ayodele ↓29’
  • 13Nacho Mirás (G)5.6
  • 44M. Eerdhuijzen↓89’6.6
  • 3José Marsà↓78’6.0
  • 2L. Marijnissen6.4
  • 17C. Van Meirvenne↓45’6.2
  • 6F. Hammar5.9
  • 26D. Praet↓78’6.1
  • 7T. Koudou5.8
  • 9M. van Brederode5.1
  • 27K. Van Rafelghem5.5
  • 16S. Ayodele↓29’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 29B. Antonio↑45’6.4
  • 28B. Boersma↑29’6.3
  • 30Marco Decherf↑78’5.6
  • 39M. Decoene↑89’5.8
  • 14B. Raman↑78’6.3

Unused: B. Bafdili, O. De Wolf, S. Michez, M. Lohunanu-Mbasi

KVC Westerlo 4-2-3-1

996.5 A. Jungdal(G)
286.4 Dylan Ourega 46.6 A. Lapage 57.0 Seiji Kimura 27.6 L. Flø A
146.3 C. Sandra 456.7 I. Fofana
78.5★ Shunsuke Saito ↓73’ 138.5 I. Sakamoto A↓90’ 207.7 C. Congreve A↓90’
96.3 N. Bassette ↓84’
  • 99A. Jungdal (G)6.5
  • 28Dylan Ourega6.4
  • 4A. Lapage6.6
  • 5Seiji Kimura7.0
  • 2L. FløA7.6
  • 14C. Sandra6.3
  • 45I. Fofana6.7
  • 7Shunsuke Saito ★↓73’8.5
  • 13I. SakamotoA↓90’8.5
  • 20C. CongreveA↓90’7.7
  • 9N. Bassette↓84’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 10N. Storm↑73’7.3
  • 39T. Van den Keybus↑90’
  • 11N. Bohamdi-Kamoni↑90’

Unused: F. Ferraro, B. Lathouwers, L. Mbamba-Muanda, B. Balogh, D. Amegnaglo

Coach: I. Charaï

Player stats

Top rated
Shunsuke SaitoKVC Westerlo8.5
2nd
I. SakamotoKVC Westerlo8.5
3rd
C. CongreveKVC Westerlo7.7

KV Mechelen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Nacho Mirás G 90 0 0 1 sv 1 74% 35 0 0 0/0 0/1 5.6
M. Eerdhuijzen D 89 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 68 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.6
José Marsà D 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 54 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.0
L. Marijnissen D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 60 1 2 0/0 3/0 6.4
C. Van Meirvenne F 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 20 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.2
F. Hammar M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 32 7 1 1/1 4/1 5.9
D. Praet M 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 5 1 1/2 0/4 6.1
T. Koudou D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 70% 40 0 2 0/3 0/1 5.8
M. van Brederode F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 68% 40 1 0 1/3 0/4 5.1
K. Van Rafelghem F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 77% 30 1 0 1/3 1/3 5.5
S. Ayodele F 29 0 0 1 (1) 0 25% 4 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
B. Antonio F 45 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 12 1 1 1/1 2/0 6.4
B. Boersma F 61 0 0 2 (0) 0 57% 14 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
Marco Decherf 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 2/0 5.6
M. Decoene M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
B. Raman F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

KVC Westerlo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Jungdal G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 50% 36 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
Dylan Ourega D 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 63% 27 5 1 1/1 1/1 6.4
A. Lapage D 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 82% 45 0 2 0/0 3/0 6.6
Seiji Kimura D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 88% 33 2 1 0/1 1/0 7.0
L. Flø D 90 0 1 0 (0) 3 83% 23 2 2 1/1 1/1 7.6
C. Sandra M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 78% 36 2 1 0/0 3/1 6.3
I. Fofana M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 43 8 3 1/1 2/1 6.7
Shunsuke Saito M 73 2 0 3 (3) 2 67% 24 1 0 1/3 2/1 8.5
I. Sakamoto M 90 1 1 2 (1) 2 86% 28 1 0 1/2 2/1 8.5
C. Congreve M 90 0 1 2 (0) 6 70% 27 2 0 0/4 0/2 7.7
N. Bassette F 84 0 0 4 (1) 0 57% 7 0 0 0/1 2/5 6.3
N. Storm F 17 1 0 1 (1) 0 50% 6 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
T. Van den Keybus M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
N. Bohamdi-Kamoni F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.