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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

KV Mechelen

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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

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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 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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Welcome to AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne that hosts another battle between KV Mechelen and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
5' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' 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.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 4 times this season with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise winning 75% of all matches.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Kevin Rodriguez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' The travelling Royale Union Saint-Gilloise supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Tommy St. Jago has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
47' GOAL! Ross Sykes scores on 45. Assisted by Rob Schoofs
52' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 4 matches with its main striker Anouar Ait El Hadj scoring 1 goals.
53' It’s a booking for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player. Christian Burgess gets a card.
58' 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 Mohammed Fuseini suffering a number of foals already.
63' 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.
65' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes a substitution. Kevin Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Raul Florucz.
70' It’s high time Frédéric Vanderbiest made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
71' Frederic Vanderbiest was booked on 71.
74' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Tommy St. Jago by Bouke Boersma on 74 minute.
76' Kamiel Van De Perre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anouar Ait El Hadj on 76 minute.
80' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 80 minute. Benito Raman leaves to be changed by Keano Vanrafelghem.
81' KV Mechelen receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
86' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Kerim Mrabti has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
88' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 88 minute. Therence Koudou leaves to be changed by Maxim Kireev.
90' The referee shows Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player a card on 90.
90' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivan Pavlic is hanging Rob Schoofs on the field on 90 minute.
Another three points for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

14
Benito Raman ↓ Keano Vanrafelghem 80'
19
Kerim Mrabti
6
Fredrik Hammar
33
Tommy St. Jago ↓ Bouke Boersma 74'
17
Mathis Servais ↓ Bilal Bafdili 88'
2
Redouane Halhal
3
Jose Marsa
9
Myron van Brederode
38
Bill Antonio
7
Therence Koudou ↓ Maxim Kireev 88'
13
Nacho Miras

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
26
Ross Sykes
37
Kjell Scherpen
5
Kevin Mac Allister
17
Rob Schoofs ↓ Ivan Pavlic 90'
10
Anouar Ait El Hadj ↓ Kamiel Van De Perre 76'
8
Adem Zorgane
9
Mateo Biondic ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 76'
13
Kevin Rodriguez ↓ Raul Florucz 65'
11
Guilherme Carvalho
25
Anan Khalaili

Bench

Coach David Hubert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

0.62 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KV Mechelen21% Draw31% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise48%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 1.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

52%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

79%

KV Mechelen or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen12% Draw55% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise33%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

17.7%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 2

11.6%

1 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

2 – 0

2.7%

2 – 2

2.4%

0 – 4

1.5%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	12%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	27%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

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