Monday , 17 August 2026

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

Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27
KV Mechelen
3 – 3
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
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 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

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

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Royal Standard de Liège 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 Liège
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 Louvière Centre H 1–1 D

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Royal Standard de Liège
#15 Position #11
0 Points 1
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 2
2 Conceded 2
-2 GD +0
0.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 11th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: KV Mechelen gets underway.
  • 5' Matthieu Epolo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 374 appearances.
  • 9' GOAL! Bernard Jordan Nguene fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 14' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daan Dierckx made 380 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Assisted by Casper Nielsen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Adnane Abid makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 29' Leo Fuhr Hjelde, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gustav Mortensen on 33.
  • 38' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cedric Van Meirvenne is hanging Leo Fuhr Hjelde on the field on 38 minute.
  • 43' Therence Koudou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Benito Raman is replacing Dikeni Salifou for the KV Mechelen side.
  • 49' Goal! Therence Koudou scores his 4 goal in 422 matches.
  • 54' Nacho Miras has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Jose Marsa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Standard de Liege tonight.
  • 62' Ryan Fosso has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rayan Touzghar on 62 minute.
  • 65' What composure from Adnane Abid! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 70' Royal Standard de Liege ring the changes. Bernard Jordan Nguene has done his job and it is now time for Daan Dierckx to step up.
  • 75' Ian Struyf is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luc Marijnissen at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Time for substitution for KV Mechelen. Dennis Praet is replaced by Bilal Bafdili.
  • 85' KV Mechelen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Myron van Brederode makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 89' The crowd applauds Gustav Mortensen as he leaves the pitch. Tobias Mohr steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ryan Fosso.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Selim Amallah 3
Kerim Mrabti 3
Igor de Camargo 3
Sandy Walsh 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 Liège 2025-11-28 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2025-09-12 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 KV Mechelen 2024-12-26 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.84 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen21% Draw24% Royal Standard de Liège55%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
45%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
79%
KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liège
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen12% Draw42% Royal Standard de Liège46%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
11.5%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 3
7.7%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 4
4%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 1
3.8%
1 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 23% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 20% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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