Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KV Mechelen vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KV Mechelen
0 – 1
Full Time
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne 12,049 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+2' Ross Sykes
Y 53' Christian Burgess
Frederic Vanderbiest 71' Y
Mathis Servais 81' Y
Y 90' Anan Khalaili
Y 90' David Hubert
Y 90' Raul Florucz
Y 90' Ivan Pavlic

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Assistant 1 Laurent Conotte
  • Assistant 2 Vito Di Vincenzo
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

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 Louvière 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

4
2
5
KV Mechelen 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-01-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen 2025-11-09 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen 2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–1 L
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
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr KV Mechelen A 1–0 W
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

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#17 Position #1
3 Points 19
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 21
14 Conceded 3
-9 GD +18
0.43 PPG 2.71
0% Win % 86%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 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
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Raul Florucz 4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng 3 G 1 A
Besfort Zeneli 2 G 4 A
Mateo Biondic 2 G 4 A
Guilherme Carvalho 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KV Mechelen and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise get this one started.
  • 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Mechelen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Hubert might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' 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.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ross Sykes makes it 0-1.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Raul Florucz on, Kevin Rodriguez off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Frederic Vanderbiest on 71 minutes earns him a card. KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
  • 74' KV Mechelen make a change. Tommy St. Jago trudges off to be replaced by Bouke Boersma on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Kamiel Van De Perre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj on 76 minute.
  • 80' A tactical swap from KV Mechelen — Keano Vanrafelghem on, Benito Raman off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The referee shows KV Mechelen player a card on 81.
  • 86' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Therence Koudou as he leaves the pitch. Maxim Kireev steps in for KV Mechelen.
  • 90' Anan Khalaili picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise bench stirs into life. Rob Schoofs is withdrawn and Ivan Pavlic gets his opportunity.
  • Another three points for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hubert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marian Shved 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Julien Ngoy 2
Ahmed Touba 1
Loic Lapoussin 1
Benito Raman 1
Ross Sykes 1
Dante Vanzeir 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-01-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen 2025-11-09 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen 2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

KV Mechelen Form

2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2026-03-22 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-03-15 KV Mechelen 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2026-03-08 KAA Gent 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-02-28 KV Mechelen 2–1 SV Zulte-Waregem W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.41 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen12% Draw19% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise69%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
30%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
88%
KV Mechelen or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen4% Draw37% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise59%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
16.9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
13.5%
0 – 4
8.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 5
4.1%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 5
1.9%
1 – 0
1.8%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 19% — 81%
+1 19% 22% 59%
+1.5 41% — 59%
+2 41% 23% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
66% ✓

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