KV Mechelen vs KVC Westerlo, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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KV Mechelen vs KVC Westerlo — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- KVC Westerlo 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bram Van Driessche
6 games this season
🟨 5.0/game
⚽ 18.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Aug | KVC Westerlo | H | 2–4 | L |
| 26 Jul | Club Brugge KV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Mar | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Mar | KVC Westerlo | H | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Mar | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–2 | W |
| 24 Feb | KV Kortrijk | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Aug | KV Mechelen | A | 4–2 | W |
| 28 Jul | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 3–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | KRC Genk | H | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Mar | KV Mechelen | A | 1–3 | L |
| 01 Mar | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Feb | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| KV Mechelen | KVC Westerlo | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #9 |
| 12 | Points | 14 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 3 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 5 |
| 13 | Scored | 26 |
| 20 | Conceded | 30 |
| -7 | GD | -4 |
| 1.09 | PPG | 1.27 |
| 27% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
18%
Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season
KVC Westerlo this season
KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts). KVC Westerlo are 9th (14 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
KVC Westerlo
0-15
7/–
16-30
1/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/7
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KV Mechelen
| Myron van Brederode | 4 G |
KVC Westerlo
| Norman Bassette | 8 G | |
| Shunsuke Saito | 5 G | 1 A |
| Cisse Sandra | 2 G | 1 A |
| Matte Smets | 1 G | |
| Dylan Ourega | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: KVC Westerlo gets underway.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with KVC Westerlo winning 100% of all matches.
- 15' 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.
- 18' What a moment for Nicolas Madsen! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
- 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Stassin made 405 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 36' Magnificent from Luka Vuskovic! That is 9 goals in 145 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 41' KVC Westerlo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 45' The referee shows KV Mechelen player a card on 45.
- 46' The KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Jose Marsa departs to be replaced by Nikola Storm.
- 51' Aziz Ouattara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KVC Westerlo so far.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KVC Westerlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 65' The deadlock is broken! Nikola Storm gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
- 66' KVC Westerlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josimar Alcocer is hanging Adedire Awokoya-Mebude on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 72' Another change for KVC Westerlo made on 72 minute. Arthur Piedfort leaves to be changed by Sergiy Sydorchuk.
- 75' A moment of madness from Bilal Bafdili on 75 minutes earns him a card. KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
- 77' The referee shows KVC Westerlo player a card on 77.
- 79' Josimar Alcocer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
- 81' Rob Schoofs catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
- 83' Dogucan Haspolat picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrick Pflucke makes it 2-3.
- 88' A change in the KV Mechelen ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Geoffry Hairemans enters on 88.
- 89' Another substitution for KVC Westerlo to replace Allahyar Sayyadmanesh by Edisson Jordanov on 89 minute.
- 90' That is a card for KV Mechelen. Lion Lauberbach will be fuming at that decision.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for KV Mechelen.
Lineups
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 23
- 1
- 19
- 77
- 16
- 4
- 29
-
3
Jose Marsa ↓ Nikola Storm 46'
-
32
Aziz Ouattara ↓ Rafik Belghali 46'
-
10
Petter Dahl ↓ Bilal Bafdili 46'
Bench
- 5
-
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 88'
- 15
-
11
Nikola Storm ↑ 46'
-
35
Bilal Bafdili ↑ 46'
- 31
- 9
-
17
Rafik Belghali ↑ 46'
- 36
Coach
Besnik Hasi
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 33
- 22
- 1
- 8
- 7
-
76
Lucas Stassin ↓ Matija Frigan 72'
- 25
- 47
- 46
-
44
Luka Vuskovic ↓ Emir Ortakaya 46'
Bench
- 23
-
32
Edisson Jordanov ↑ 89'
- 30
- 4
- 39
-
15
Sergiy Sydorchuk ↑ 72'
-
77
Josimar Alcocer ↑ 66'
-
9
Matija Frigan ↑ 72'
-
–
Emir Ortakaya ↑ 46'
Coach
Timmy Simons
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rob Schoofs | 3 |
| Patrick Pflucke | 2 |
| Geoffry Hairemans | 2 |
| Luka Vuskovic | 2 |
| Milan Robberechts | 2 |
| Kyan Vaesen | 2 |
| Nicolas Madsen | 2 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 2 |
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.42
KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.52
KVC Westerlo xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: KVC Westerlo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.94
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 99% |
|
1% |
| ± 1.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 2.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 3.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 4.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
Double Chance
KV Mechelen or Draw
62%
Draw or KVC Westerlo
59%
KV Mechelen or KVC Westerlo
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KVC Westerlo win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 1
5.1%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 4
Actual
4 – 2
3.1%
1 – 4
2.8%
Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen
| Handicap | KV Mechelen covers | Push | KVC Westerlo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 11% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 16% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 16% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 12% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

