KV Mechelen vs Club Brugge KV, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

KV Mechelen

2 – 2

Full Time

Club Brugge KV

Thu 21 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Christos Tzolis

Myron van Brederode 49' 1–1

1–2 51' Nicolo Tresoldi

Dani van den Heuvel 87' 2–2

Y 68' Hugo Siquet

Kerim Mrabti 70' Y

Y 90' Jorne Spileers

Overview

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KV Mechelen vs Club Brugge KV — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Club Brugge KV 30 games · 63 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)
Assistant 1 Bryan Bijnens (Belgium)
Assistant 2 Jonas Van Dyck (Belgium)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

KV Mechelen 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Club Brugge KV

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Club Brugge KV 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen 2026-03-22 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV Mechelen 2025-08-01 KV Mechelen 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2024-12-07 KV Mechelen 1–2 Club Brugge KV

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Club Brugge KV	H	2–2	D
17 May	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–2	D
10 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	0–3	L
03 May	KAA Gent	H	1–0	W
26 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	1–4	L
22 Apr	Club Brugge KV	A	1–6	L

Club Brugge KV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	KV Mechelen	A	2–2	D
17 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	5–0	W
09 May	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	2–0	W
03 May	RSC Anderlecht	A	3–1	W
26 Apr	KAA Gent	A	2–0	W
22 Apr	KV Mechelen	H	6–1	W

Season Stats

KV Mechelen		Club Brugge KV
#5	Position	#2
45	Points	63
30	Played	30
12 / 9 / 9	W / D / L	20 / 3 / 7
39	Scored	59
37	Conceded	36
+2	GD	+23
1.50	PPG	2.10
40%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). Club Brugge KV are 2nd (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between KV Mechelen and Club Brugge KV is underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Club Brugge KV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' It’s high time Ivan Leko made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
17' What a strike from Christos Tzolis! The score is 0-1.
22' Club Brugge KV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Nicolo Tresoldi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
42' The travelling Club Brugge KV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
47' Hans Vanaken has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
49' What a strike from Myron van Brederode! The score is 1-1.
51' GOAL! Nicolo Tresoldi scores on 51. Assisted by Hristiyan Hristov
52' GOAL! Nicolo Tresoldi scores on 52. Assisted by Hristiyan Hristov
57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Club Brugge KV that had 351 games and scored 637 goals.
62' Club Brugge KV is showing some good football. However, Club Brugge KV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
67' 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.
68' Club Brugge KV player sees a card in front of him.
70' The referee calls foul for Kerim Mrabti. He receives a card.
75' Bouke Boersma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ortwin De Wolf, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
87' What a strike from Myron van Brederode! The score is 2-3.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jorne Spileers on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

Club Brugge KV Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Noa Lang	4
Krepin Diatta	3
Hans Vanaken	2
Nicolo Tresoldi	2
Rob Schoofs	2
Mbaye Diagne	2
Mats Rits	2
Tajon Buchanan	2

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2026-05-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Club Brugge KV D 2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-03 KV Mechelen 1–0 KAA Gent W 2026-04-26 KV Mechelen 1–4 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen L

Club Brugge KV Form

2026-05-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Club Brugge KV D 2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-05-09 Club Brugge KV 2–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2026-05-03 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.16 Club Brugge KV xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen26% Draw24% Club Brugge KV50%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

50%

Draw or Club Brugge KV

74%

KV Mechelen or Club Brugge KV

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen20% Draw39% Club Brugge KV41%

Actual: Club Brugge KV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 4

3.5%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Club Brugge KV covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	21%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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