KV Mechelen vs RSC Anderlecht, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23

KV Mechelen

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RSC Anderlecht

Sun 9 Oct 2022 · 11:30 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Amadou Diawara

Y 31' Lior Refaelov

Y 79' Mario Stroeykens

Y 80' Mario Stroeykens

Y 84' Hendrik Van Crombrugge

Frederic Soelle Soelle 90' Y

Overview

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

KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
RSC Anderlecht 30 games · 44 pts (2026/27)

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 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals RSC Anderlecht

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-09 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht 2021-09-12 RSC Anderlecht 7–2 KV Mechelen 2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen 2020-08-09 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht 2020-02-15 KV Mechelen 2–0 RSC Anderlecht

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Oct	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–3	L
01 Oct	Club Brugge KV	A	0–3	L
17 Sep	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	0–0	D
10 Sep	KV Kortrijk	A	4–1	W
03 Sep	FC Seraing	H	2–3	L
27 Aug	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–3	L

RSC Anderlecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Oct	KV Mechelen	A	3–1	W
02 Oct	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	0–1	L
18 Sep	KV Kortrijk	H	4–1	W
11 Sep	KVC Westerlo	A	1–2	L
04 Sep	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	2–2	D
01 Sep	KAA Gent	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen		RSC Anderlecht
#5	Position	#6
45	Points	44
30	Played	30
12 / 9 / 9	W / D / L	12 / 8 / 10
39	Scored	43
37	Conceded	39
+2	GD	+4
1.50	PPG	1.47
40%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). RSC Anderlecht are 6th (44 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: KV Mechelen gets underway.
5' Michael Amir Murillo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
9' Amadou Diawara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
14' What a strike from Jordi Vanlerberghe! The score is 0-1.
15' Jordi Vanlerberghe with the second goal in the match!
20' RSC Anderlecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' RSC Anderlecht make a change. Julien Duranville trudges off to be replaced by Francis Amuzu on 30 minutes.
31' The referee shows RSC Anderlecht player a Yellow card on 31.
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Mario Stroeykens is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wesley Hoedt at the 46 minute mark.
46' Magnificent from Mario Stroeykens! That is 15 goals in 390 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
48' The RSC Anderlecht bench stirs into life. Wesley Hoedt is withdrawn and Mario Stroeykens gets his opportunity.
53' Lior Refaelov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 52 goals in his last 303 appearances.
58' Birger Verstraete has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 39 cards already picked up this season.
63' Another substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen to replace Julien Ngoy by Frederic Soelle Soelle on 63 minute.
67' GOAL! Mario Stroeykens fires home to make it 0-4!
68' Kristian Arnstad gets the nod from RSC Anderlecht. He replaces Lior Refaelov and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Fabio Silva has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
74' A change in the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ranks — Jordi Vanlerberghe exits the field as Yonas Malede enters on 74.
79' A moment of madness from Mario Stroeykens on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RSC Anderlecht will be frustrated.
80' It’s a booking for RSC Anderlecht player. Mario Stroeykens gets a Yellow card.
84' The referee shows RSC Anderlecht player a Yellow card on 84.
86' Samuel Oum Gouet is replacing Thibault Peyre for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
87' It is a substitution in RSC Anderlecht team. Yari Verschaeren is replaced by Killian Sardella on 87 minute.
90' Frederic Soelle Soelle has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
1-3 the final result. KV Mechelen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

27
David Bates
5
Sandy Walsh
30
Jordi Vanlerberghe ↓ Yonas Malede 74'
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↓ Jorge Hernandez 86'
66
Birger Verstraete
21
Boli Bolingoli
23
Thibault Peyre ↓ Samuel Oum Gouet 86'
16
Rob Schoofs
11
Nikola Storm
1
Gaetan Coucke
9
Julien Ngoy ↓ Frederic Soelle Soelle 63'

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

Starting XI

4
Wesley Hoedt ↓ Mario Stroeykens 46'
21
Amadou Diawara
62
Michael Amir Murillo
3
Hannes Delcroix
11
Lior Refaelov ↓ Kristian Arnstad 68'
30
Hendrik Van Crombrugge
10
Yari Verschaeren ↓ Killian Sardella 87'
99
Fabio Silva ↓ Benito Raman 86'
56
Zeno Debast
59
Julien Duranville ↓ Francis Amuzu 30'
5
Moussa N'Diaye

Bench

Coach Felice Mazzù

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mario Stroeykens	4
Francis Amuzu	3
Jordi Vanlerberghe	3
Rob Schoofs	3
Yari Verschaeren	2
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Michael Amir Murillo	2
Nikola Storm	2

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2022-10-09 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2022-10-01 Club Brugge KV 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2022-09-17 KV Mechelen 0–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2022-09-10 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen W 2022-09-03 KV Mechelen 2–3 FC Seraing L 2022-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 KV Mechelen L

RSC Anderlecht Form

2022-10-09 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht W 2022-10-02 RSC Anderlecht 0–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2022-09-18 RSC Anderlecht 4–1 KV Kortrijk W 2022-09-11 KVC Westerlo 2–1 RSC Anderlecht L 2022-09-04 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2022-09-01 RSC Anderlecht 0–1 KAA Gent L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 RSC Anderlecht xG

I would bet for: KV Mechelen or RSC Anderlecht 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen31% Draw26% RSC Anderlecht43%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

57%

Draw or RSC Anderlecht

69%

KV Mechelen or RSC Anderlecht

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen23% Draw42% RSC Anderlecht35%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.9%

0 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	RSC Anderlecht covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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