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RSC Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
RSC Anderlecht
1 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 7 Mar 2021 · 17:15 UTC Lotto Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 84' Sandy Walsh

Overview

Match Preview

RSC Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Lotto Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
  • Referee Florian Lemaire
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Jimmy Cremers
  • Referee Jonathan Lardot
  • Referee Romain Devillers
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
5
3
RSC Anderlecht 16 games · Avg 3.5 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen 2020-08-09 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht 2020-02-15 KV Mechelen 2–0 RSC Anderlecht 2019-08-09 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

RSC Anderlecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar KV Mechelen H 1–1 D
28 Feb Royal Standard de Liège A 3–1 W
21 Feb KV Kortrijk H 0–2 L
14 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV A 0–0 D
07 Feb KRC Genk A 2–1 W
31 Jan KAA Gent H 0–0 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar RSC Anderlecht A 1–1 D
27 Feb KV Oostende A 0–2 L
19 Feb KAA Gent H 1–1 D
14 Feb Beerschot VA A 2–1 W
06 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
30 Jan KRC Genk H 0–0 D

Season Stats

RSC Anderlecht KV Mechelen
#5 Position #17
13 Points 3
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
7 Scored 5
5 Conceded 14
+2 GD -9
1.86 PPG 0.43
57% Win % 0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
RSC Anderlecht this season
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

RSC Anderlecht are 5th (13 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht
Tawfik Bentayeb 2 G 1 A
Marten Winkler 2 G
Adriano Bertaccini 1 G
Joshua Nga Kana 1 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lotto Park!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' RSC Anderlecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Siemen Voet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RSC Anderlecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Josh Cullen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 346 appearances.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RSC Anderlecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Lukas Nmecha has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RSC Anderlecht and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' The crowd applauds Hannes Delcroix as he leaves the pitch. Elias Cobbaut steps in for RSC Anderlecht.
  • 54' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' Anouar Ait El Hadj, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' What an equalizer from Igor de Camargo!
  • 71' Dauda Mohammed has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdoulay Diaby on 71 minute.
  • 74' A change in the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Nikola Storm enters on 74.
  • 79' Lucas Bijker is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
  • 83' A tactical swap from RSC Anderlecht — Anouar Ait El Hadj on, Kemar Lawrence off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Sandy Walsh will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Marian Shved trudges off to be replaced by Geoffry Hairemans on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Abdoulay Diaby has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Kompany

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mario Stroeykens 4
Jordi Vanlerberghe 3
Rob Schoofs 3
Francis Amuzu 3
Yari Verschaeren 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Michael Amir Murillo 2
Nikola Storm 2

Head to Head

2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen 2020-08-09 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht 2020-02-15 KV Mechelen 2–0 RSC Anderlecht 2019-08-09 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 KV Mechelen

RSC Anderlecht Form

2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2021-02-28 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 RSC Anderlecht W 2021-02-21 RSC Anderlecht 0–2 KV Kortrijk L 2021-02-14 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2021-02-07 KRC Genk 1–2 RSC Anderlecht W 2021-01-31 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 KAA Gent D

KV Mechelen Form

2021-03-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2021-02-27 KV Oostende 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2021-02-14 Beerschot VA 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2021-02-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2021-01-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 KRC Genk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.18 RSC Anderlecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: RSC Anderlecht or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RSC Anderlecht44% Draw32% KV Mechelen24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw
76%
Draw or KV Mechelen
56%
RSC Anderlecht or KV Mechelen
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RSC Anderlecht29% Draw55% KV Mechelen16%
Actual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 0
15.9%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap RSC Anderlecht covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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