Monday , 21 September 2026

KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liege, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27
KV Mechelen
3 – 3
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liege
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 16:30 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Bernard Jordan Nguene
0–2 24' Adnane Abid
Therence Koudou 45+4' 1–2
1–3 65' Adnane Abid
Myron van Brederode pen 89' 2–3
Myron van Brederode pen 90+12' 3–3
Y 33' Gustav Mortensen
Y 90' Ryan Fosso
Y 90' Matthieu Epolo

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee

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 Liege 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 Louviere 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

5
6
4
KV Mechelen 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Royal Standard de Liege
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 KV Mechelen 3–3 Royal Standard de Liege 2025-11-28 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2025-09-12 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 KV Mechelen 2024-12-26 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Standard de Liege 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Royal Standard de Liege H 3–3 D
09 Aug KAA Gent A 0–2 L
24 May K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–3 L
21 May Club Brugge KV H 2–2 D
17 May RSC Anderlecht A 2–2 D
10 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–3 L
Royal Standard de Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug KV Mechelen A 3–3 D
08 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–2 D
22 Mar KVC Westerlo H 0–0 D
15 Mar Royal Antwerp FC A 1–1 D
08 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem A 1–0 W
27 Feb UR La Louviere Centre H 1–1 D

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Royal Standard de Liege
#17 Position #7
3 Points 11
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
5 Scored 13
14 Conceded 12
-9 GD +1
0.43 PPG 1.57
0% Win % 43%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
29% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Royal Standard de Liege are 7th (11 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 Standard de Liege
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G
Royal Standard de Liege
Dennis Eckert 4 G 1 A
Adnane Abid 3 G 2 A
Casper Nielsen 2 G 3 A
Salieu Drammeh 2 G
Bernard Jordan Nguene 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. KV Mechelen get us underway at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
  • 5' 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.
  • 9' Brilliant from the ! Bernard Jordan Nguene makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 9.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liège are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. Royal Standard de Liège seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' Adnane Abid doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gustav Mortensen.
  • 38' Cedric Van Meirvenne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Fuhr Hjelde on 38 minute.
  • 43' Dennis Praet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benito Raman is hanging Dikeni Salifou on the field on 46 minute.
  • 49' A goal from the France international Therence Koudou! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' Fredrik Hammar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Rayan Touzghar exits the field as Ryan Fosso enters on 62.
  • 65' Goal! Adnane Abid scores his 3 goal in 322 matches.
  • 70' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Bernard Jordan Nguene by Daan Dierckx on 70 minute.
  • 75' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Struyf is hanging Luc Marijnissen on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Dennis Praet by Bilal Bafdili on 80 minute.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gustav Mortensen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Standard de Liège.
  • 89' Magnificent from Myron van Brederode! That is 16 goals in 307 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' The whistle greets Gustav Mortensen as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Mohr.
  • 90' Royal Standard de Liege player sees a card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Euvrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kerim Mrabti 3
Igor de Camargo 3
Sandy Walsh 3
Selim Amallah 3
Adnane Abid 2
Rob Schoofs 2
Myron van Brederode 2
Konstantinos Laifis 2

Head to Head

2026-08-16 KV Mechelen 3–3 Royal Standard de Liege 2025-11-28 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2025-09-12 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 KV Mechelen 2024-12-26 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Standard de Liege 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2026-08-16 KV Mechelen 3–3 Royal Standard de Liege D 2026-08-09 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Club Brugge KV D 2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen L

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2026-08-16 KV Mechelen 3–3 Royal Standard de Liege D 2026-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–2 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2026-03-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KVC Westerlo D 2026-03-15 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D 2026-03-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–1 Royal Standard de Liege W 2026-02-27 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 UR La Louviere Centre D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen27% Draw25% Royal Standard de Liège48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
52%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
73%
KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liège
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen19% Draw40% Royal Standard de Liège41%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
3.5%
1 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 21% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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