KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

KV Mechelen

3 – 0

Full Time

Royal Standard de Liège

Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

R 12' Merveille Bokadi

David Bates 51' Y

Rob Schoofs 82' Y

Overview

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

KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liège 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jan Boterberg

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 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2023-11-05 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 KV Mechelen 2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 KV Mechelen 2022-10-19 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-01-30 Royal Standard de Liège 1–2 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Royal Standard de Liège	H	3–0	W
17 Dec	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Club Brugge KV	H	0–0	D
03 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	0–2	L
26 Nov	KV Kortrijk	A	3–0	W
11 Nov	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	1–0	W

Royal Standard de Liège

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	KV Mechelen	A	0–3	L
16 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	0–0	D
10 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–2	D
03 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–2	L
25 Nov	KRC Genk	H	1–0	W
11 Nov	Royal Antwerp FC	A	0–6	L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen		Royal Standard de Liège
#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 Liège this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Royal Standard de Liège 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 Liège

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 Liège

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' It’s Showtime! The match between KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liège is underway.
5' Guinea international Mory Konate has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' KV Mechelen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Merveille Bokadi.
17' The 30-year-old Jordi Vanlerberghe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' Ibe Hautekiet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
27' Royal Standard de Liège has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
28' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 28 minute. Moussa Djenepo leaves to be changed by Lucas Noubi.
33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Royal Standard de Liège winning 0% of all matches.
35' GOAL! Norman Bassette scores on 35. Assisted by Sandy Walsh
40' Arnaud Bodart has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Ibe Hautekiet comes on to replace Nathan Ngoy.
46' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Renaud Emond on, Hayao Kawabe off on 46 minutes.
51' KV Mechelen receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
56' The travelling Royal Standard de Liège supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
59' Mory Konate makes way for Bill Antonio at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
64' Royal Standard de Liège is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' Brilliant from the midfielder! Kerim Mrabti makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 67.
72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 227 games and scored 304 goals.
74' The supporters are chanting for Lion Lauberbach. He replaces Norman Bassette on 74 minute.
79' The whistle greets Marlon Fossey as he departs to be replaced by Cihan Canak.
82' It’s a booking for KV Mechelen player. Rob Schoofs gets a card.
84' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yonas Malede is hanging Kerim Mrabti on the field on 84 minute.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — KV Mechelen 3-0 Royal Standard de Liège.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

27
David Bates
8
Mory Konate ↓ Bill Antonio 59'
5
Sandy Walsh
23
Daam Foulon
22
Elias Cobbaut
30
Jordi Vanlerberghe
7
Geoffry Hairemans
19
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Yonas Malede 84'
16
Rob Schoofs
1
Gaetan Coucke
70
Norman Bassette ↓ Lion Lauberbach 74'

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Renaud Emond ↑ 46'
22
William Balikwisha
10
Noah Ohio
40
Matthieu Epolo
61
Cihan Canak ↑ 79'
51
Lucas Noubi ↑ 28'
25
Ibe Hautekiet ↑ 45'
–
Hakim Sahabo

Coach Carl Hoefkens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sandy Walsh	3
Selim Amallah	3
Kerim Mrabti	3
Igor de Camargo	3
Myron van Brederode	2
Konstantinos Laifis	2
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	2
Adnane Abid	2

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2023-12-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2023-12-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-12-10 KV Mechelen 0–0 Club Brugge KV D 2023-12-03 KV Mechelen 0–2 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 2023-11-26 KV Kortrijk 0–3 KV Mechelen W 2023-11-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2023-12-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-12-16 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2023-12-10 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 Royal Standard de Liège D 2023-12-03 Club Brugge KV 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-11-25 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 KRC Genk W 2023-11-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 Royal Standard de Liège L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Royal Standard de Liège xG

I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liège 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen43% Draw25% Royal Standard de Liège32%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

68%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liège

57%

KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liège

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen27% Draw44% Royal Standard de Liège29%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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