On Sunday Jan 23rd, in week 23, Mechelen plays host to Anderlecht in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 7th placed Mechelen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against RFC Seraing. Ferdy Druijf struck first for Mechelen in the 58th minute on a feed from Iebe Swers, then Hugo Cuypers added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Nikola Storm In the end, RFC Seraing was frustrated by Mechelen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mechelen ended the match with the shutout victory. Mechelen is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while anderlecht is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Standard Liège. Yari Verschaeren struck first for Anderlecht in the 32nd minute on a feed from Lior Refaelov, then Denis Drăguş tied it up for Standard Liège in the 86th minute earning them at least the one point. Anderlecht should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Anderlecht and Mechelen last played eachother at the Lotto Park on Sep 12th. Anderlecht was victorious by a score of 7 to 2. Benito Raman struck first for Anderlecht in the 23rd minute, but Nikola Storm got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 37th minute , but luckily for Anderlecht it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory.
For Anderlecht, their top scorers are Benito Raman and Lior Refaelov, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Mechelen is glad to have Nikola Storm in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.