Sunday , 16 August 2026

KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
KV Mechelen
1 – 1
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Fri 13 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Benito Raman 66' Y
Y 78' Denis Odoi
Y 89' Anthony Valencia

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Wim Smet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
2
5
KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen 2024-02-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen 2023-09-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L
29 Nov KV Kortrijk A 1–3 L
24 Nov Beerschot VA H 3–0 W
08 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
02 Nov Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–1 D
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec KV Mechelen A 1–1 D
08 Dec Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 1–3 L
01 Dec Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
22 Nov FC Verbroedering Dender EH H 1–1 D
09 Nov KV Kortrijk A 2–1 W
03 Nov KRC Genk A 0–2 L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Royal Antwerp FC
#15 Position #2
0 Points 6
1 Played 2
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 5
2 Conceded 1
-2 GD +4
0.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KV Mechelen have kicked off against Royal Antwerp FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Royal Antwerp FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Lion Lauberbach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Royal Antwerp FC is showing some good football. However, Royal Antwerp FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jonas De Roeck might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Royal Antwerp FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' A goal from the Algeria international Ahmed Touba! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
  • 46' The crowd applauds Aziz Ouattara as he leaves the pitch. Benito Raman steps in for KV Mechelen.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Geoffry Hairemans has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 21 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' Andreas Verstraeten is replacing Jairo Riedewald for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 62' 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 Rafik Belghali suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benito Raman on 66.
  • 67' The whistle greets Toon Raemaekers as he departs to be replaced by Petter Dahl.
  • 71' Julien N'Goy gets the nod from KV Mechelen. He replaces Benito Raman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Denis Odoi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
  • 79' Bas Van den Eynden makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and KV Mechelen are in front.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Jacob Ondrejka comes on to replace Tjaronn Chery.
  • 87' Suriname international Tjaronn Chery has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Rafik Belghali by Sandy Walsh on 88 minute.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Anthony Valencia argues furiously but the card stands.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonas De Roeck

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Frey 5
Geoffry Hairemans 3
Gyrano Kerk 3
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2
Bas Van den Eynden 2
Dieumerci Mbokani 2
Ferdy Druijf 2
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 1

Head to Head

2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen 2024-02-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen 2023-09-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2024-12-07 KV Mechelen 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2024-11-29 KV Kortrijk 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2024-11-24 KV Mechelen 3–0 Beerschot VA W 2024-11-08 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2024-12-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2024-12-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-11-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH D 2024-11-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-11-03 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.58 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 61% + Royal Antwerp FC to win 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen20% Draw23% Royal Antwerp FC57%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
43%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
80%
KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen8% Draw43% Royal Antwerp FC49%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14.8%
0 – 1
14.7%
0 – 3
9.7%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 4
4.9%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3%
2 – 2
2.5%
2 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 25% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 22% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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