KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liege, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KV Mechelen vs Royal Standard de Liege — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege | 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 Louviere 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | Royal Standard de Liege | H | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Oct | KAA Gent | A | 0–3 | L |
| 09 Oct | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–3 | L |
| 01 Oct | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–3 | L |
| 17 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Sep | KV Kortrijk | A | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | KV Mechelen | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Oct | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 09 Oct | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | FC Seraing | H | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Sep | Club Brugge KV | H | 3–0 | W |
| 09 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| KV Mechelen | Royal Standard de Liege | |
|---|---|---|
| #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 Liege are 8th (40 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liege has kicked off!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liege is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Defour might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 20' Marlon Fossey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
- 22' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aron Doennum is hanging Jacob Laursen on the field on 22 minute.
- 27' KV Mechelen have won 299 goals from 223 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 32' A moment of madness from Birger Verstraete on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Yellow-Red KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
- 37' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liege are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 47' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Philip Zinckernagel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 49' William Balikwisha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
- 50' Marlon Fossey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gojko Cimirot on 50 minute.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nikola Storm made 223 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Mechelen and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 65' 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.
- 69' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. William Balikwisha is withdrawn and Cihan Canak gets his opportunity.
- 70' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Osher Davida comes on to replace Gilles Dewaele.
- 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordi Vanlerberghe makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 74' GOAL! Julien Ngoy fires home to make it 0-2!
- 77' Thibault Peyre is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordi Vanlerberghe at the 77 minute mark.
- 79' Philip Zinckernagel was booked on 79.
- 84' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 88' The crowd applauds Nikola Storm as he leaves the pitch. Yonas Malede steps in for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
- Another three points for KV Mechelen.
Lineups
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 22
- 5
- 30
- 7
- 66
- 21
- 16
-
11
Nikola Storm ↓ Yonas Malede 88'
- 1
- 9
Bench
- 15
-
6
Jannes Van Hecke ↑ 77'
-
23
Thibault Peyre ↑ 77'
-
18
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck ↑ 88'
-
10
Yonas Malede ↑ 88'
- 17
-
28
Frederic Soelle Soelle ↑ 88'
Coach
Steven Defour
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
-
7
Denis Dragus ↓ Stipe Perica 70'
- 6
- 16
-
8
Gojko Cimirot ↓ Marlon Fossey 50'
- 22
- 26
-
2
Gilles Dewaele ↓ Osher Davida 69'
-
38
Jacob Laursen ↓ Aron Doennum 22'
- 77
- 20
Bench
-
28
Stipe Perica ↑ 70'
- 21
- 30
-
13
Marlon Fossey ↑ 50'
-
11
Aron Doennum ↑ 22'
-
61
Cihan Canak ↑ 69'
-
17
Osher Davida ↑ 69'
Coach
Ronny Deila
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sandy Walsh | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Kerim Mrabti | 3 |
| Igor de Camargo | 3 |
| Rob Schoofs | 2 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 2 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 2 |
| Julien Ngoy | 1 |
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
Royal Standard de Liege Form
2022-10-19
KV Mechelen
2–0
Royal Standard de Liege
L
2022-10-16
Royal Standard de Liege
3–0
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2022-10-09
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–1
Royal Standard de Liege
W
2022-09-30
Royal Standard de Liege
0–2
FC Seraing
L
2022-09-18
Royal Standard de Liege
3–0
Club Brugge KV
W
2022-09-09
K. Sint-Truidense VV
1–2
Royal Standard de Liege
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.4
KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
Royal Standard de Liege xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KV Mechelen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
KV Mechelen or Draw
75%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liege
53%
KV Mechelen or Royal Standard de Liege
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.1%
Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen
| Handicap | KV Mechelen covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liege covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 23% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 16% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

