KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22

KV Mechelen

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Royal Standard de Liège

Fri 1 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Ameen Al Dakhil

Sandy Walsh 28' Y

Y 28' Selim Amallah

Nikola Storm 51' Y

Y 64' Nicolas Gavory

Overview

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KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.

KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louviere Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

KV Mechelen 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Royal Standard de Liège

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-01 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2021-01-20 KV Mechelen 0–4 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-12-06 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 KV Mechelen 2020-01-17 KV Mechelen 2–3 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-11-10 Royal Standard de Liège 1–2 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

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

Royal Standard de Liège

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
#11	Position	#8
12	Points	15
11	Played	11
3 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 4
13	Scored	18
20	Conceded	16
-7	GD	+2
1.09	PPG	1.36
27%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

27% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royal Standard de Liège

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

1/2

61-75

10/1

76+

1/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

4 G

Royal Standard de Liège

Dennis Eckert	7 G	1 A
Adnane Abid	3 G	4 A
Salieu Drammeh	3 G
Casper Nielsen	2 G	3 A
Bernard Jordan Nguene	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liège.
4' GOAL! Hugo Cuypers scores on 4.
9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Denis Dragus, as he is very good at scoring at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
10' A goal from the Sweden international Kerim Mrabti! He fires home on 10 to make it 0-2!
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' Sandy Walsh has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
19' Sandy Walsh is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba, a Burkina Faso , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Ameen Al Dakhil has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
28' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Sandy Walsh will be fuming at that decision.
31' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Niels Nkounkou departs to be replaced by Daouda Peeters.
36' The 26-year-old Niels Nkounkou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' Royal Standard de Liège has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
46' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Selim Amallah exits the field as Jackson Muleka enters on 46.
51' Nikola Storm was booked on 51.
56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' Marian Shved is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nikola Storm at the 63 minute mark.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolas Gavory is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 64.
69' A quiet spell here at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
74' Royal Standard de Liège have won 381 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' Onur Kaya gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces Rob Schoofs and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Hugo Cuypers is replaced by Ferdy Druijf.
80' Another change for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen made on 80 minute. Kerim Mrabti leaves to be changed by Geoffry Hairemans.
81' Time for substitution for Royal Standard de Liege. Nathan Ngoy is replaced by Moussa Sissako.
82' Magnificent from Denis Dragus! That is 15 goals in 8 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
KV Mechelen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

24
Nicolas Gavory
19
Selim Amallah ↓ Jackson Muleka 46'
28
Samuel Bastien ↓ Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba 81'
16
Arnaud Bodart
8
Gojko Cimirot
12
Hamza Rafia ↓ Denis Dragus 46'
14
Niels Nkounkou ↓ Daouda Peeters 31'
2
Hugo Siquet
9
Joao Klauss
33
Nathan Ngoy ↓ Moussa Sissako 81'
3
Ameen Al Dakhil

Bench

15
Daouda Peeters ↑ 31'
7
Denis Dragus ↑ 46'
26
Nicolas Raskin
23
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba ↑ 81'
5
Moussa Sissako ↑ 81'
30
Laurent Henkinet
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
Adnane Abid	2
Rob Schoofs	2

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

1.79 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Royal Standard de Liège xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen47% Draw24% Royal Standard de Liège29%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

71%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liège

53%

KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liège

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen32% Draw42% Royal Standard de Liège26%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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