Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KV Mechelen vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KV Mechelen
4 – 0
Full Time
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 18:45 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 83' Lazare Amani
Y 90' Cameron Puertas

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wim Smet

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
2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-03-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KV Mechelen 2022-08-06 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2021-08-22 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 4–0 W
12 Aug RWDM Molenbeek FC A 0–1 L
06 Aug KAA Gent H 0–1 L
30 Jul Club Brugge KV A 1–1 D
23 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 3–2 W
16 Apr KAA Gent H 1–1 D
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug KV Mechelen A 0–4 L
12 Aug Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 5–1 W
04 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 1–0 W
28 Jul RSC Anderlecht H 2–0 W
23 Apr KV Kortrijk A 4–2 W
20 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–4 L

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' Three points are at stake. KV Mechelen host Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alexander Blessin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Mechelen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Kerim Mrabti — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 43' David Bates has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Gustaf Nilsson is replacing Mathias Rasmussen for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
  • 51' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Anthony Moris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' The 27-year-old Daam Foulon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' The whistle greets Ngal'ayel Mukau as he departs to be replaced by Jannes Van Hecke.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Defour will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Elton Kabangu. He replaces Dennis Eckert on 70 minute.
  • 73' The KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Kerim Mrabti is withdrawn and Toon Raemaekers gets his opportunity.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Henok Teklab. He replaces Casper Terho on 77 minute.
  • 78' GOAL! Geoffry Hairemans fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 81' Yonas Malede is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nikola Storm at the 81 minute mark.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lazare Amani.
  • 88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rafik Belghali makes it 3-0.
  • 89' A change in the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ranks — Kevin Mac Allister exits the field as Noah Sadiki enters on 89.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Cameron Puertas on 90 minutes earns him a card. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Blessin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Julien Ngoy 2
Marian Shved 2
Hugo Cuypers 1
David Bates 1
Kerim Mrabti 1
Rob Schoofs 1
Rafik Belghali 1

Head to Head

2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-03-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KV Mechelen 2022-08-06 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2021-08-22 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

KV Mechelen Form

2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-08-12 RWDM Molenbeek FC 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent L 2023-07-30 Club Brugge KV 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2023-04-23 RSC Anderlecht 2–3 KV Mechelen W 2023-04-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-08-12 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-08-04 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-07-28 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2023-04-23 KV Kortrijk 2–4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-04-20 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen30% Draw22% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise48%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
51%
Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
70%
KV Mechelen or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen18% Draw38% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise44%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 3
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 4
4.2%
0 – 0
3.6%
0 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 11% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 21% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
10% ✗
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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