KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

KV Mechelen

2 – 0

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Royal Antwerp FC

Sun 8 Feb 2026 · 18:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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KV Mechelen vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League .

KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-08 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2025-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–0	W
01 Feb	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	2–2	D
25 Jan	KVC Westerlo	H	1–1	D
17 Jan	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	0–1	L
27 Dec	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	1–1	D
21 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	0–1	L

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	KV Mechelen	A	0–2	L
31 Jan	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	4–0	W
25 Jan	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	0–2	L
18 Jan	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	A	0–1	L
27 Dec	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	2–1	W
21 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

KV Mechelen		Royal Antwerp FC
#17	Position	#13
3	Points	7
7	Played	7
0 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
5	Scored	11
14	Conceded	15
-9	GD	-4
0.43	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

14% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/2

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

3 G

Royal Antwerp FC

Michael Frey	4 G
Anthony Valencia	3 G
Snayder Porozo	2 G
Rein Van Helden	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. KV Mechelen host Royal Antwerp FC — let the battle begin!
Full Time. KV Mechelen beats Royal Antwerp FC

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2026-02-08 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2026-02-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2026-01-25 KV Mechelen 1–1 KVC Westerlo D 2026-01-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2025-12-27 KV Mechelen 1–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH D 2025-12-21 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 KV Mechelen L

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2026-02-08 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2026-01-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–4 Royal Antwerp FC W 2026-01-25 Royal Antwerp FC 0–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2026-01-18 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2025-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2025-12-21 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 RSC Anderlecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen38% Draw27% Royal Antwerp FC35%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

65%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

62%

KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen23% Draw47% Royal Antwerp FC30%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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