On the 5th of March, Mechelen and Antwerp will play a match in Deurne in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Antwerp sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against OH Leuven. Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson scored the first goal for OH Leuven in the 34th minute on a penalty, but Gyrano Kerk got the equalizer for Antwerp in the 60th minute on a penalty earning them at least the one point. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Antwerp should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 13th placed Mechelen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against RFC Seraing. Geoffry Hairemans scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 35th minute, then Alessio Da Cruz added another in the 55th minute 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 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Antwerp was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Michael Frey struck first for Antwerp in the 31st minute on a feed from Toby Alderweireld, then Michael Frey added another in the 35th minute on a penalty In the end, Mechelen was frustrated by Antwerp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Antwerp ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mechelen’s most prolific scorer has been Geoffry Hairemans. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Antwerp’s most prolific scorer has been Gyrano Kerk. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.