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 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt

3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
KV Mechelen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

0.64 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen25% Draw23% Royal Antwerp FC52%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

48%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

75%

KV Mechelen or Royal Antwerp FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen10% Draw45% Royal Antwerp FC45%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–0 not predicted

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

14.6%

0 – 2

13.9%

1 – 1

10.4%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 3

8.4%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 4

3.9%

2 – 1

2 – 2

2.8%

1 – 4

2.7%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	26%	40%
+1.5	60%	—	40%
+2	60%	20%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

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