Sunday , 15 November 2026

KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22
KV Mechelen
3 – 2
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 11:30 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Sandy Walsh 66' Y
Rob Schoofs 76' Y
Y 79' Birger Verstraete
Y 90' Jelle Bataille

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.

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

7
2
5
KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Mechelen 2019-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Royal Antwerp FC H 3–2 W
18 Apr KV Kortrijk A 4–1 W
10 Apr SV Zulte-Waregem H 4–2 W
03 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
21 Mar Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–2 D
07 Mar RSC Anderlecht A 1–1 D
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul KV Mechelen A 2–3 L
17 Apr KRC Genk H 3–2 W
12 Apr Royal Excel Mouscron A 3–2 W
05 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 1–4 L
21 Mar Club Brugge KV A 2–0 W
06 Mar KV Kortrijk H 4–2 W

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Royal Antwerp FC
#11 Position #13
12 Points 11
11 Played 11
3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 6
13 Scored 18
20 Conceded 24
-7 GD -6
1.09 PPG 1.00
27% Win % 27%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 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
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
2/5
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G
Royal Antwerp FC
Michael Frey 4 G
Snayder Porozo 4 G
Anthony Valencia 3 G
Rein Van Helden 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Royal Antwerp FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' What a moment for Michael Frey! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KV Mechelen and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Priske might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gaetan Coucke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Nikola Storm is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Antwerp FC tonight.
  • 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' What a moment for Benson Manuel! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' The deadlock is broken! Ritchie De Laet gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Nikola Storm on, Geoffry Hairemans off on 61 minutes.
  • 63' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ring the changes. Geoffry Hairemans has done his job and it is now time for Nikola Storm to step up.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Sandy Walsh will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' GOAL! Ferdy Druijf fires home to make it 0-4!
  • 74' GOAL! Ferdy Druijf fires home to make it 0-5!
  • 76' Rob Schoofs picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Ferdy Druijf departs to be replaced by Gustav Engvall.
  • 79' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Royal Antwerp FC — Alexis De Sart on, Benson Manuel off on 82 minutes.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Rob Schoofs is replaced by Sheldon Bateau.
  • 90' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Another three points for KV Mechelen.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Frey 5
Gyrano Kerk 3
Geoffry Hairemans 3
Ferdy Druijf 2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2
Bas Van den Eynden 2
Dieumerci Mbokani 2
Jordi Vanlerberghe 1

Head to Head

2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Mechelen 2019-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royal Antwerp FC

KV Mechelen Form

2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-04-18 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen W 2021-04-10 KV Mechelen 4–2 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2021-04-03 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2021-03-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen D

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-04-17 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KRC Genk W 2021-04-12 Royal Excel Mouscron 2–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-04-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–4 RSC Anderlecht L 2021-03-21 Club Brugge KV 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-03-06 Royal Antwerp FC 4–2 KV Kortrijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen47% Draw22% Royal Antwerp FC31%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
69%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
53%
KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen34% Draw38% Royal Antwerp FC28%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
3.3%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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