KV Mechelen vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KV Mechelen vs Club Brugge KV — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- Club Brugge KV 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
3 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 14.0 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Dec | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Nov | KV Kortrijk | A | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Nov | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Nov | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Oct | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | KV Mechelen | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Dec | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Nov | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Nov | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Nov | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Oct | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| KV Mechelen | Club Brugge KV | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #3 |
| 3 | Points | 18 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 0 / 3 / 4 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 1 |
| 5 | Scored | 15 |
| 14 | Conceded | 3 |
| -9 | GD | +12 |
| 0.43 | PPG | 2.57 |
| 0% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
71%
Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season
Club Brugge KV this season
KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Club Brugge KV are 3rd (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Club Brugge KV
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KV Mechelen
| Myron van Brederode | 3 G |
Club Brugge KV
| Hugo Vetlesen | 3 G | |
| Nicolo Tresoldi | 3 G | |
| Carlos Forbs | 2 G | 3 A |
| Brandon Mechele | 2 G | |
| Mamadou Diakhon | 1 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Club Brugge KV gets underway.
- 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 10' Jordi Vanlerberghe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Ferran Jutgla has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Mechelen and Club Brugge KV are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 27' Poor challenge from Daam Foulon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 32' KV Mechelen is showing some good football. However, KV Mechelen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Mechelen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hans Vanaken, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 51' Club Brugge KV receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
- 56' KV Mechelen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 57' Andreas Skov Olsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Philip Zinckernagel at the 57 minute mark.
- 62' The KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Norman Bassette departs to be replaced by Lion Lauberbach.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' Another substitution for Club Brugge KV to replace Ferran Jutgla by Antonio Nusa on 68 minute.
- 73' Club Brugge KV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 74' Time for substitution for KV Mechelen. Geoffry Hairemans is replaced by Yonas Malede.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Maxim De Cuyper.
- 77' It’s a booking for Club Brugge KV player. Hans Vanaken gets a card.
- 82' Elias Cobbaut needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 84' Gaetan Coucke catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
- 87' A moment of madness from Raphael Onyedika on 87 minutes earns him a card. Club Brugge KV will be frustrated.
- 88' Jannes Van Hecke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kerim Mrabti at the 88 minute mark.
- 90' Brandon Mechele picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- It finishes all square. KV Mechelen and Club Brugge KV share the spoils 0-0.
Lineups
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 8
- 5
- 23
- 22
- 30
- 7
-
19
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Jannes Van Hecke 88'
- 16
- 1
- 70
Bench
-
20
Lion Lauberbach ↑ 62'
- 15
-
6
Jannes Van Hecke ↑ 88'
- 77
-
10
Yonas Malede ↑ 74'
- 35
- 34
Coach
Besnik Hasi
Club Brugge KV Lineups
Starting XI
- 44
- 20
- 22
-
17
Tajon Buchanan ↓ Bjorn Meijer 57'
- 27
- 55
- 9
- 77
- 10
- 99
- 58
Bench
- 6
- 39
- 29
-
7
Andreas Skov Olsen ↑ 57'
- 33
- 8
-
15
Raphael Onyedika ↑ 57'
-
14
Bjorn Meijer ↑ 57'
- 11
Coach
Ronny Deila
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Noa Lang | 4 |
| Krepin Diatta | 3 |
| Tajon Buchanan | 2 |
| Brandon Mechele | 2 |
| Christos Tzolis | 2 |
| Hans Vanaken | 2 |
| Nicolo Tresoldi | 2 |
| Rob Schoofs | 2 |
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
Club Brugge KV Form
2023-12-10
KV Mechelen
0–0
Club Brugge KV
D
2023-12-03
Club Brugge KV
2–0
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2023-11-26
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0–1
Club Brugge KV
W
2023-11-12
Club Brugge KV
0–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
2023-11-05
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–1
Club Brugge KV
L
2023-10-29
Club Brugge KV
2–1
Royal Antwerp FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.3
KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99
Club Brugge KV xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Club Brugge KV to win 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
KV Mechelen or Draw
36%
Draw or Club Brugge KV
86%
KV Mechelen or Club Brugge KV
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
20%
0 – 2
19.5%
0 – 3
12.7%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 4
6.3%
1 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 5
2.6%
1 – 0
2.3%
1 – 4
2.2%
1 – 5
0.9%
Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen
| Handicap | KV Mechelen covers | Push | Club Brugge KV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | — | 99% |
| -1.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -1 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -0.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| +0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +1 | 23% | 27% | 51% |
| +1.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +2 | 49% | 24% | 27% |
| +2.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
Clean Sheet
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
15%
✗
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

