KV Mechelen vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

KV Mechelen

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 19:45 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Ousseynou Niang

Y 33' Lazare Amani

Ahmed Touba 42' Y

Jose Marsa 46' Y

Y 77' Christian Burgess

Kerim Mrabti 89' Y

Y 90' Kamiel Van De Perre

Y 90' Anthony Moris

Overview

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

KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bert Put

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

KV Mechelen 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-12-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–1	D
26 Oct	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	A	5–2	W
20 Oct	KV Kortrijk	H	3–0	W
05 Oct	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	5–0	W
28 Sep	KRC Genk	A	1–2	L
22 Sep	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–0	W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	KV Mechelen	A	1–1	D
27 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–3	L
24 Oct	FC Midtjylland	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
06 Oct	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D
03 Oct	FK Bodø/Glimt	H	0–0	D

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

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. KV Mechelen kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' 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 Toon Raemaekers suffering a number of foals already.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. KV Mechelen in their trying to find a way past Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's compact .
20' Magnificent from Promise Akinpelu! That is 21 goals in 231 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ousseynou Niang on 25.
30' Ahmed Touba, a Algeria , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lazare Amani.
38' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ahmed Touba.
46' A moment of madness from Jose Marsa on 46 minutes earns him a card. KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
46' Lion Lauberbach is replacing Aziz Ouattara for the KV Mechelen side.
51' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Mechelen and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes a substitution. Lazare Amani departs to be replaced by Kamiel Van De Perre.
62' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Promise Akinpelu has done his job and it is now time for Mohammed Fuseini to step up.
67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rob Schoofs is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
72' The supporters are chanting for Bilal Bafdili. He replaces Benito Raman on 72 minute.
76' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise bench stirs into life. Franjo Ivanovic is withdrawn and Kevin Rodriguez gets his opportunity.
77' Christian Burgess was booked on 77.
82' 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.
86' The whistle greets Toon Raemaekers as he departs to be replaced by Patrick Pflucke.
89' Kerim Mrabti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
90' The referee calls foul for Kamiel Van De Perre. He receives a card.
90' Bilal Bafdili makes way for Jules Van Cleemput at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
94
Loic Lapoussin
26
Ross Sykes
28
Koki Machida
24
Charles Vanhoutte
8
Lazare Amani ↓ Kamiel Van De Perre 61'
22
Ousseynou Niang ↓ Fedde Leysen 90'
49
Anthony Moris
27
Noah Sadiki
12
Promise Akinpelu ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 62'
9
Franjo Ivanovic ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 76'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marian Shved	2
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Julien Ngoy	2
Ross Sykes	1
Dante Vanzeir	1
Anouar Ait El Hadj	1
Mateo Biondic	1
Nikola Storm	1

Head to Head

KV Mechelen Form

2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-10-26 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 2–5 KV Mechelen W 2024-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Kortrijk W 2024-10-05 KV Mechelen 5–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2024-09-28 KRC Genk 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2024-09-22 KV Mechelen 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-10-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–3 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-10-24 FC Midtjylland 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-10-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D 2024-10-06 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-10-03 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 FK Bodø/Glimt D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.26 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: KV Mechelen or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen43% Draw29% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

72%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

57%

KV Mechelen or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen27% Draw51% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise22%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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