Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KV Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KV Kortrijk
1 – 4
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 16:00 UTC Guldensporenstadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 14' Steven Defour
Michiel Jonckheere 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Guldensporenstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jan Boterberg
  • Referee
  • Referee Wim Smet
  • Referee Dirk Gilon
  • Referee Quentin Blaise
  • Referee Quentin Pirard
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

2
2
8
KV Kortrijk 12 games · Avg 3.9 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen 2020-10-17 KV Mechelen 1–2 KV Kortrijk 2019-12-07 KV Mechelen 1–1 KV Kortrijk 2019-09-20 KV Kortrijk 2–3 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr KV Mechelen H 1–4 L
11 Apr KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren A 4–3 W
03 Apr Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L
20 Mar KAS Eupen A 0–2 L
06 Mar Royal Antwerp FC A 2–4 L
27 Feb SV Zulte-Waregem H 1–2 L
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr KV Kortrijk A 4–1 W
10 Apr SV Zulte-Waregem H 4–2 W
03 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
21 Mar Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–2 D
07 Mar RSC Anderlecht A 1–1 D
27 Feb KV Oostende A 0–2 L

Season Stats

KV Kortrijk KV Mechelen
#18 Position #17
3 Points 3
7 Played 7
1 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
2 Scored 5
15 Conceded 14
-13 GD -9
0.43 PPG 0.43
14% Win % 0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
92% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

KV Kortrijk are 18th (3 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/4
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! KV Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Zinho Gano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Kortrijk so far.
  • 10' What a moment for Faiz Selemani! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 14' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Defour argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 19' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Kerim Mrabti has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 33' Eric Ocansey, a Ghana , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' GOAL! Nikola Storm fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' The Belgium Nikola Storm breaks the deadlock on 46 minutes. 1-3!
  • 46' Time for substitution for KV Kortrijk. Pape Habib Gueye is replaced by Teddy Chevalier.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' KV Kortrijk have won 306 goals from 235 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Michiel Jonckheere is replacing Eric Ocansey for the KV Kortrijk side.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 67' Igor de Camargo is replacing Ferdy Druijf for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
  • 71' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Kerim Mrabti departs to be replaced by Aster Vranckx.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michiel Jonckheere.
  • 79' Belgium international Yannick Thoelen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Petar Golubovic makes way for Kristof D'Haene at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Kortrijk.
  • 82' What a strike from Rob Schoofs! The score is 1-4.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Yellow-Red KV Mechelen team. Geoffry Hairemans is replaced by Onur Kaya on 85 minute.
  • 90' Pape Habib Gueye has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luka Elsner

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nikola Storm 5
Rob Schoofs 5
Amine Benchaib 3
Kerim Mrabti 3
Dante Vanzeir 2
Bilal Bafdili 2
Sandy Walsh 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2

Head to Head

2021-04-18 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen 2020-10-17 KV Mechelen 1–2 KV Kortrijk 2019-12-07 KV Mechelen 1–1 KV Kortrijk 2019-09-20 KV Kortrijk 2–3 KV Mechelen

KV Kortrijk Form

2021-04-18 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen L 2021-04-11 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 3–4 KV Kortrijk W 2021-04-03 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2021-03-20 KAS Eupen 2–0 KV Kortrijk L 2021-03-06 Royal Antwerp FC 4–2 KV Kortrijk L 2021-02-27 KV Kortrijk 1–2 SV Zulte-Waregem L

KV Mechelen Form

2021-04-18 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen W 2021-04-10 KV Mechelen 4–2 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2021-04-03 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2021-02-27 KV Oostende 2–0 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.91 KV Kortrijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Kortrijk23% Draw27% KV Mechelen50%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

KV Kortrijk or Draw
50%
Draw or KV Mechelen
77%
KV Kortrijk or KV Mechelen
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Kortrijk15% Draw46% KV Mechelen39%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
10.4%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — KV Kortrijk

Handicap KV Kortrijk covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 24% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.