Saturday , 14 November 2026

KV Mechelen vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
KV Mechelen
3 – 0
Full Time
KV Kortrijk
Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 17:15 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Kerim Mrabti 20' Y
Bilal Bafdili 32' Y
Y 37' Abdoulaye Sissako
Daam Foulon 57' Y
Lion Lauberbach 66' Y
Aziz Ouattara 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michiel Allaerts
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 29
2 Club Brugge KV 11 28
3 KAA Gent 11 28
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 27
5 RSC Anderlecht 11 20
6 Lommel SK 11 16
7 KRC Genk 11 15
8 Royal Standard de Liège 11 15
9 KVC Westerlo 11 14
10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 12
12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 11
13 Royal Antwerp FC 11 11
14 SV Zulte-Waregem 11 11
15 SK Beveren 11 10
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 11 9
17 UR La Louvière Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

9
2
2
KV Mechelen 13 games · Avg 3.9 goals KV Kortrijk
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk 2024-02-24 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk 2023-11-26 KV Kortrijk 0–3 KV Mechelen 2023-01-21 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk 2022-09-10 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct KV Kortrijk H 3–0 W
05 Oct Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 5–0 W
28 Sep KRC Genk A 1–2 L
22 Sep Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–0 W
15 Sep KAA Gent A 0–2 L
31 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 5–2 W
KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct KV Mechelen A 0–3 L
05 Oct KRC Genk H 2–1 W
29 Sep Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–3 L
22 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–1 D
14 Sep Club Brugge KV H 0–3 L
01 Sep K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–1 D

Season Stats

KV Mechelen KV Kortrijk
#11 Position #18
12 Points 4
11 Played 11
3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 9
13 Scored 4
20 Conceded 23
-7 GD -19
1.09 PPG 0.36
27% Win % 9%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
92% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
9% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season

KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts). KV Kortrijk are 18th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/7
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KV Mechelen and KV Kortrijk.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Besnik Hasi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Iver Fossum made 301 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Kerim Mrabti is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 23' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Pirard. He replaces Patrik Gunnarsson on 23 minute.
  • 28' 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.
  • 32' KV Mechelen receives a card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 32' KV Mechelen ring the changes. Kerim Mrabti has done his job and it is now time for Bilal Bafdili to step up.
  • 37' Abdoulaye Sissako picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Abdelkahar Kadri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' Goal! Bilal Bafdili scores his 4 goal in 231 matches.
  • 49' Lion Lauberbach adds to his 0 season tally! KV Mechelen lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Assisted by Lion Lauberbach with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daam Foulon makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Daam Foulon. He receives a card.
  • 62' Nacho Ferri makes way for Abdelkahar Kadri at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Kortrijk.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Lion Lauberbach argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 67' Fresh legs for KV Mechelen! Rafik Belghali comes on to replace Patrick Pflucke.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Kortrijk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Mechelen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' Iver Fossum has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuro Kaneko on 79 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Lion Lauberbach as he departs to be replaced by Benito Raman.
  • 86' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 88' It’s a booking for KV Mechelen player. Aziz Ouattara gets a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for KV Mechelen players.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freyr Alexandersson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk 2024-02-24 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk 2023-11-26 KV Kortrijk 0–3 KV Mechelen 2023-01-21 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk 2022-09-10 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2024-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk W 2024-10-05 KV Mechelen 5–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2024-09-28 KRC Genk 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

KV Kortrijk Form

2024-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk L 2024-10-05 KV Kortrijk 2–1 KRC Genk W 2024-09-29 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Kortrijk L 2024-09-22 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KV Kortrijk D 2024-09-14 KV Kortrijk 0–3 Club Brugge KV L 2024-09-01 KV Kortrijk 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.52 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for: KV Mechelen to win 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen77% Draw16% KV Kortrijk7%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
93%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
23%
KV Mechelen or KV Kortrijk
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen60% Draw36% KV Kortrijk4%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.8%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
13.6%
4 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
5 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.7%
5 – 1
2%
6 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push KV Kortrijk covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 23% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 22% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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