KV Mechelen vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
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Match Preview
KV Mechelen vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
- Assistant 1 Laurent Conotte
- Assistant 2 Vito Di Vincenzo
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 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31 15 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31 16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr KAA Gent A 1–1 D 22 Mar Club Brugge KV A 1–4 L 15 Mar RSC Anderlecht H 1–0 W 08 Mar KAA Gent A 1–3 L 28 Feb SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–1 W 22 Feb UR La Louviere Centre A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–0 W 22 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV A 3–1 W 14 Mar FC Verbroedering Dender EH H 2–0 W 07 Mar KRC Genk H 2–1 W 01 Mar KVC Westerlo A 0–0 D 21 Feb Royal Antwerp FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
KV Mechelen Royale Union Saint-Gilloise #5 Position #1 45 Points 66 30 Played 30 12 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 19 / 9 / 2 39 Scored 50 37 Conceded 17 +2 GD +33 1.50 PPG 2.20 40% Win % 63% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season47% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this seasonKV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against KV Mechelen and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise has kicked off!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Kjell Scherpen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Bill Antonio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is showing some good football. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 47' GOAL! Ross Sykes scores on 45. Assisted by Rob Schoofs
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 53' Christian Burgess is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anan Khalaili made 36 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 63' KV Mechelen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 65' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raul Florucz is hanging Kevin Rodriguez on the field on 65 minute.
- 70' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' KV Mechelen receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
- 74' Time for substitution for KV Mechelen. Tommy St. Jago is replaced by Bouke Boersma.
- 76' Kamiel Van De Perre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj on 76 minute.
- 80' Time for substitution for KV Mechelen. Benito Raman is replaced by Keano Vanrafelghem.
- 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mathis Servais on 81.
- 86' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Therence Koudou suffering a number of foals already.
- 88' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 88 minute. Therence Koudou leaves to be changed by Maxim Kireev.
- 90' Anan Khalaili is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 90 minute. Rob Schoofs leaves to be changed by Ivan Pavlic.
- Another three points for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
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KV Mechelen
3-4-3Starting XI- 14
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Tommy St. Jago ↓ Bouke Boersma 74'
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Mathis Servais ↓ Bilal Bafdili 88'
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Therence Koudou ↓ Maxim Kireev 88'
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Bench- 8
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Bilal Bafdili ↑ 88'
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Keano Vanrafelghem ↑ 80'
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Bouke Boersma ↑ 74'
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Maxim Kireev ↑ 88'
Coach Frédéric VanderbiestRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise
3-4-1-2Starting XI- 16
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Rob Schoofs ↓ Ivan Pavlic 90'
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Kevin Rodriguez ↓ Raul Florucz 65'
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Bench- 22
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Ivan Pavlic ↑ 90'
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Mohammed Fuseini ↑ 76'
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Raul Florucz ↑ 65'
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Kamiel Van De Perre ↑ 76'
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Coach David Hubert -
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form
2026-04-04 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2026-03-22 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-03-14 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W 2026-03-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KRC Genk W 2026-03-01 KVC Westerlo 0–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2026-02-21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC W