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KV Mechelen vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22
KV Mechelen
3 – 2
Full Time
KV Kortrijk
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 16:30 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Ante Palaversa
Y 45' Amine Benchaib

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

8
2
2
KV Mechelen 12 games · Avg 3.9 goals KV Kortrijk
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-02 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk 2021-08-27 KV Kortrijk 2–2 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr KV Kortrijk H 3–2 W
19 Mar KAS Eupen A 1–1 D
12 Mar Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 2–2 D
04 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
26 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–2 D
20 Feb Royal Antwerp FC A 2–1 W
KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr KV Mechelen A 2–3 L
20 Mar Royal Standard de Liège H 0–1 L
12 Mar Cercle Brugge KSV A 0–2 L
05 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 2–3 L
27 Feb KRC Genk A 0–2 L
19 Feb SV Zulte-Waregem H 5–0 W

Season Stats

KV Mechelen KV Kortrijk
#15 Position #18
0 Points 0
1 Played 2
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
0 Scored 0
2 Conceded 6
-2 GD -6
0.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
92% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
0% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). KV Kortrijk are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! KV Mechelen welcome KV Kortrijk for this crunch clash at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.
  • 5' KV Mechelen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Kortrijk backline.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Amine Benchaib — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 12' KV Kortrijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Sandy Walsh has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Vinicius de Souza Costa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Ante Palaversa. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' Dylan Mbayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Geoffry Hairemans is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
  • 45' Amine Benchaib catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' The Belgium Amine Benchaib breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 0-3!
  • 48' Goal! Amine Benchaib scores his 6 goal in 30 matches.
  • 53' Hugo Cuypers is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
  • 56' What a strike from Geoffry Hairemans! The score is 0-6.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen! Samuel Oum Gouet comes on to replace Kerim Mrabti.
  • 65' 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.
  • 66' Time for substitution for KV Kortrijk. Dylan Mbayo is replaced by David Henen.
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thibault Peyre is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Geoffry Hairemans as he leaves the pitch. Marian Shved steps in for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
  • 80' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 81' The KV Kortrijk manager makes a substitution. Amine Benchaib departs to be replaced by Michiel Jonckheere.
  • 86' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Nikola Storm departs to be replaced by Gustav Engvall.
  • KV Mechelen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

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

2022-04-02 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk 2021-08-27 KV Kortrijk 2–2 KV Mechelen 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

KV Mechelen Form

2022-04-02 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk W 2022-03-19 KAS Eupen 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2022-03-12 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2022-03-04 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2022-02-26 KV Mechelen 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen W

KV Kortrijk Form

2022-04-02 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk L 2022-03-20 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2022-03-12 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KV Kortrijk L 2022-03-05 KV Kortrijk 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2022-02-27 KRC Genk 2–0 KV Kortrijk L 2022-02-19 KV Kortrijk 5–0 SV Zulte-Waregem W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen50% Draw29% KV Kortrijk21%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
79%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
50%
KV Mechelen or KV Kortrijk
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen30% Draw54% KV Kortrijk16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push KV Kortrijk covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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