September 3rd features a match where Mechelen will host RFC Seraing in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Mechelen recorded a 1-3 loss against Sint-Truiden. Geoffry Hairemans scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 53rd minute, but Shinji Kagawa got the equalizer for Sint-Truiden in the 57th minute But luckily in the 76th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Gianni Bruno. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while rFC Seraing is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Genk. Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye struck first for Genk in the 30th minute on a feed from Bryan Heynen, then Joseph Paintsil added another in the 57th minute In the end, RFC Seraing was frustrated by Genk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Genk ended the match with the shutout victory. RFC Seraing looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
RFC Seraing’s most prolific scorer has been Marius Mouandilmadji. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Geoffry Hairemans has been the most prolific scorer on Mechelen in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.