Sunday , 15 November 2026

KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KV Mechelen
0 – 2
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 24 Jul 2022 · 14:00 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordi Vanlerberghe 23' Y
Jordi Vanlerberghe 24' Y
Y 50' Toby Alderweireld

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 Louviere 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
2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Royal Antwerp FC H 0–2 L
10 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–2 L
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
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul KV Mechelen A 2–0 W
09 Apr Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–1 D
02 Apr Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–0 W
19 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem H 1–0 W
13 Mar RSC Anderlecht A 1–2 L
06 Mar Beerschot VA H 2–1 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' Temperatures are rising at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne as KV Mechelen face off against Royal Antwerp FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' KV Mechelen is showing some good football. However, KV Mechelen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The 29-year-old Marian Shved has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' A moment of madness from Jordi Vanlerberghe on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Yellow-Red KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Jordi Vanlerberghe is booked for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' 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.
  • 31' Michael Frey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 34' GOAL! Michael Frey scores on 34.
  • 35' GOAL! Michael Frey fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 40' Belgium international Michel-Ange Balikwisha has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Jordi Vanlerberghe is withdrawn and Thibault Peyre gets his opportunity.
  • 50' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' KV Mechelen have won 308 goals from 234 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' 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.
  • 61' Alessio Da Cruz is replacing Geoffry Hairemans for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
  • 65' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benson Manuel is hanging Koji Miyoshi on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Michael Frey is replaced by Vincent Janssen on 66 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen to replace Alec Van Hoorenbeeck by Boli Bolingoli on 71 minute.
  • 72' The whistle greets Ritchie De Laet as he departs to be replaced by Jelle Bataille.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KV Mechelen and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Radja Nainggolan is replaced by Birger Verstraete on 80 minute.
  • 85' Another substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen to replace Dimitri Lavalee by Samuel Oum Gouet on 85 minute.
  • 90' Julien Ngoy, a Belgium , has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen 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

KV Mechelen Form

2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2022-04-10 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KV Mechelen L 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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2022-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-04-02 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2022-03-19 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2022-03-13 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2022-03-06 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Beerschot VA W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen34% Draw26% Royal Antwerp FC40%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
60%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
66%
KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen27% Draw41% Royal Antwerp FC32%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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