In this 23rd week match, on Saturday Jan 28th, Mechelen and Westerlo will play a match in Westerlo in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Westerlo is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Zulte-Waregem. Roman Neustädter scored the first goal for Westerlo in the 9th minute, then Jelle Vossen got the equalizer for Zulte-Waregem in the 72nd minute on a feed from Alexander Drambayev earning Zulte-Waregem a comeback draw. Westerlo is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Mechelen is fresh off their 3-2 win against Kortrijk. Dion De Neve scored the first goal for Kortrijk in the 33rd minute, then Nikola Storm got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 37th minute on a feed from Kerim Mrabti But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 73rd minute on a goal by Julien Ngoy. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 21st, Mechelen was victorious by a score of 5 to 4. Nene Dorgeles struck first for Westerlo in the 26th minute, then Geoffry Hairemans tied it up for Mechelen in the 39th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Milan Robberechts to cap off a wild match.
Nikola Storm has been the most effective weapon for Mechelen lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Maxim De Cuyper has been the most effective weapon for Westerlo lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches.