KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 66 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 30 | 63 |
| 3 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 30 | 57 |
| 4 | KAA Gent | 30 | 45 |
| 5 | KV Mechelen | 30 | 45 |
| 6 | RSC Anderlecht | 30 | 44 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 30 | 42 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 30 | 40 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 30 | 39 |
| 10 | Royal Antwerp FC | 30 | 35 |
| 11 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 30 | 34 |
| 12 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 30 | 34 |
| 13 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 32 |
| 14 | UR La Louvière Centre | 30 | 31 |
| 15 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 30 | 31 |
| 16 | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | 30 | 19 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Sep | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 2–7 | L |
| 27 Aug | KV Kortrijk | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Aug | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | KV Mechelen | A | 1–3 | L |
| 25 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Sep | FC Seraing | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–4 | L |
| 20 Aug | KV Oostende | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| KV Mechelen | Royal Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #8 |
| 45 | Points | 40 |
| 30 | Played | 30 |
| 12 / 9 / 9 | W / D / L | 11 / 7 / 12 |
| 39 | Scored | 27 |
| 37 | Conceded | 35 |
| +2 | GD | -8 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 40% | Win % | 37% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (40 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. KV Mechelen host Royal Standard de Liege — let the battle begin!
- 4' Hugo Cuypers doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liege are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' Goal! Kerim Mrabti scores his 26 goal in 4 matches.
- 15' Sandy Walsh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
- 18' The Indonesia Sandy Walsh breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-3!
- 19' Magnificent from Sandy Walsh! That is 15 goals in 194 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 24' Selim Amallah has been relatively quiet despite scoring 42 goals in his last 103 appearances.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Ameen Al Dakhil. He receives a Yellow card.
- 28' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 31' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 31 minute. Niels Nkounkou leaves to be changed by Daouda Peeters.
- 36' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Jackson Muleka is replacing Selim Amallah for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
- 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nikola Storm.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Standard de Liege that had 372 games and scored 363 goals.
- 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liege are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 63' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Nikola Storm departs to be replaced by Marian Shved.
- 64' Royal Standard de Liege receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
- 69' Royal Standard de Liege are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' The whistle greets Rob Schoofs as he departs to be replaced by Onur Kaya.
- 76' Hugo Cuypers makes way for Ferdy Druijf at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
- 80' Geoffry Hairemans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kerim Mrabti on 80 minute.
- 81' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Moussa Sissako on, Nathan Ngoy off on 81 minutes.
- 82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Denis Dragus makes no mistake. 0-5!
- 87' Hugo Siquet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liege so far.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
Lineups
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 30
- 4
- 19
- 3
-
16
Rob Schoofs ↓ Onur Kaya 75'
-
11
Nikola Storm ↓ Marian Shved 63'
- 1
- 17
-
14
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Ferdy Druijf 76'
- 33
Bench
-
9
Ferdy Druijf ↑ 76'
-
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 80'
- 15
-
8
Onur Kaya ↑ 75'
-
35
Marian Shved ↑ 63'
- 18
- 20
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
-
19
Selim Amallah ↓ Jackson Muleka 46'
- 28
- 16
- 8
-
12
Hamza Rafia ↓ Denis Dragus 46'
-
14
Niels Nkounkou ↓ Daouda Peeters 31'
- 2
- 9
-
33
Nathan Ngoy ↓ Moussa Sissako 81'
- 3
Bench
-
15
Daouda Peeters ↑ 31'
-
7
Denis Dragus ↑ 46'
- 26
-
23
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba ↑ 81'
-
5
Moussa Sissako ↑ 81'
- 30
-
17
Jackson Muleka ↑ 46'
Coach
Mbaye Leye
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sandy Walsh | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Kerim Mrabti | 3 |
| Igor de Camargo | 3 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 2 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 2 |
| Rob Schoofs | 2 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 1 |
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
2021-10-01
KV Mechelen
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2021-09-26
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–2
KV Mechelen
W
2021-09-18
KV Mechelen
2–0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
W
2021-09-12
RSC Anderlecht
7–2
KV Mechelen
L
2021-08-27
KV Kortrijk
2–2
KV Mechelen
D
2021-08-22
KV Mechelen
3–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2021-10-01
KV Mechelen
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2021-09-25
Royal Standard de Liège
1–2
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2021-09-19
Royal Standard de Liège
0–1
RSC Anderlecht
L
2021-09-12
FC Seraing
0–1
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2021-08-28
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
4–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2021-08-20
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
KV Oostende
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83
KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56% + KV Mechelen to win 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KV Mechelen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
KV Mechelen or Draw
79%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
45%
KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liège
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Mechelen win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen
| Handicap | KV Mechelen covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 17% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 23% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.