Thursday , 2 July 2026

KVC Westerlo vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KVC Westerlo
2 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sat 28 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Het Kuipje HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Birger Verstraete
Y 53' Birger Verstraete
Nicolas Madsen 53' Y
Y 68' Dimitri Lavalee
R 77' Dimitri Lavalee

Overview

Match Preview

KVC Westerlo vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Het Kuipje.

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

2
2
4
KVC Westerlo 8 games · Avg 3.9 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-28 KVC Westerlo 2–0 KV Mechelen 2022-08-21 KV Mechelen 5–4 KVC Westerlo

Recent Form

KVC Westerlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan KV Mechelen H 2–0 W
21 Jan SV Zulte-Waregem A 1–1 D
17 Jan KRC Genk H 2–3 L
13 Jan Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–2 L
07 Jan Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
27 Dec Royal Antwerp FC H 3–3 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan KVC Westerlo A 0–2 L
21 Jan KV Kortrijk H 3–2 W
17 Jan Royal Standard de Liege A 0–2 L
14 Jan KV Oostende H 2–1 W
08 Jan SV Zulte-Waregem A 0–2 L
23 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–1 D

Season Stats

KVC Westerlo KV Mechelen
#9 Position #5
39 Points 45
30 Played 30
10 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 12 / 9 / 9
36 Scored 39
40 Conceded 37
-4 GD +2
1.30 PPG 1.50
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KVC Westerlo are 9th (39 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Het Kuipje. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KVC Westerlo and KV Mechelen.
  • 5' Nene Dorgeles, a Mali , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Het Kuipje. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 22' A stunning finish from Kyan Vaesen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' It’s high time Jonas De Roeck made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' Another change for KVC Westerlo made on 42 minute. Nacer Chadli leaves to be changed by Igor Vetokele.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen! Jordi Vanlerberghe comes on to replace Alec Van Hoorenbeeck.
  • 51' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Birger Verstraete is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Birger Verstraete is booked for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Yellow card on 53.
  • 57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyan Vaesen makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 62' KVC Westerlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 65' The KVC Westerlo manager makes a substitution. Kyan Vaesen departs to be replaced by Edisson Jordanov.
  • 68' The referee shows Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' KV Mechelen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' Another change for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen made on 76 minute. Kerim Mrabti leaves to be changed by Gustav Engvall.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Dimitri Lavalee. He receives a Red card.
  • 82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KVC Westerlo and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Yonas Malede as he leaves the pitch. Ngal Ayel Mukau steps in for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
  • 84' The KVC Westerlo bench stirs into life. Nene Dorgeles is withdrawn and Muhammed Gumuskaya gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Sinan Bolat needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KVC Westerlo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

KVC Westerlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonas De Roeck

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rob Schoofs 3
Matija Frigan 2
Tuur Dierckx 2
Kerim Mrabti 2
Patrick Pflucke 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Luka Vuskovic 2
Milan Robberechts 2

Head to Head

2023-01-28 KVC Westerlo 2–0 KV Mechelen 2022-08-21 KV Mechelen 5–4 KVC Westerlo

KVC Westerlo Form

2023-01-28 KVC Westerlo 2–0 KV Mechelen W 2023-01-21 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–1 KVC Westerlo D 2023-01-17 KVC Westerlo 2–3 KRC Genk L 2023-01-13 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-01-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KVC Westerlo W 2022-12-27 KVC Westerlo 3–3 Royal Antwerp FC D

KV Mechelen Form

2023-01-28 KVC Westerlo 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-01-21 KV Mechelen 3–2 KV Kortrijk W 2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-01-14 KV Mechelen 2–1 KV Oostende W 2023-01-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.88 KVC Westerlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KVC Westerlo49% Draw24% KV Mechelen27%
Actual: KVC Westerlo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

KVC Westerlo or Draw
73%
Draw or KV Mechelen
51%
KVC Westerlo or KV Mechelen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KVC Westerlo35% Draw42% KV Mechelen23%
Actual: KVC Westerlo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo

Handicap KVC Westerlo covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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