Wednesday , 30 September 2026

RSC Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
RSC Anderlecht
2 – 2
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 17 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Lotto Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Myron van Brederode
Nathan-Dylan Saliba 17' 1–1
1–2 60' Therence Koudou
Ilay Camara 90+1' 2–2
Y 39' Redouane Halhal
Y 42' Dikeni Salifou
Y 88' Massimo Decoene
Y 90' Mory Konate

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jan Boterberg
  • Assistant 1 Nick Senecaut
  • Assistant 2 Tom Vanpoucke

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
2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen 2026-04-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 RSC Anderlecht 2026-03-15 KV Mechelen 1–0 RSC Anderlecht 2025-11-01 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 KV Mechelen 2025-01-26 RSC Anderlecht 4–1 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

RSC Anderlecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May KV Mechelen H 2–2 D
10 May KAA Gent A 1–1 D
03 May Club Brugge KV H 1–3 L
26 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–3 L
23 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–2 L
18 Apr KV Mechelen A 2–1 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May RSC Anderlecht A 2–2 D
10 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–3 L
03 May KAA Gent H 1–0 W
26 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–4 L
22 Apr Club Brugge KV A 1–6 L
18 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 1–2 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and RSC Anderlecht launch into their encounter with KV Mechelen.
  • 5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 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 Mathis Servais suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' KV Mechelen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Myron van Brederode on 15.
  • 17' Nathan-Dylan Saliba doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' Dikeni Salifou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' RSC Anderlecht has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' It’s a booking for KV Mechelen player. Redouane Halhal gets a card.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Dikeni Salifou on 42 minutes earns him a card. KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
  • 47' KV Mechelen have won 304 goals from 230 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' Assisted by Myron van Brederode with the perfectly-timed delivery and Therence Koudou makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frédéric Vanderbiest might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' Tristan Degreef needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RSC Anderlecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' RSC Anderlecht currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Massimo Decoene picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Mory Konate has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. RSC Anderlecht and KV Mechelen share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jérémy Taravel

KV Mechelen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mario Stroeykens 4
Jordi Vanlerberghe 3
Rob Schoofs 3
Francis Amuzu 3
Michael Amir Murillo 2
Nikola Storm 2
Igor de Camargo 2
Christian Kouame 2

Head to Head

2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen 2026-04-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 RSC Anderlecht 2026-03-15 KV Mechelen 1–0 RSC Anderlecht 2025-11-01 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 KV Mechelen 2025-01-26 RSC Anderlecht 4–1 KV Mechelen

RSC Anderlecht Form

2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2026-05-10 KAA Gent 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2026-05-03 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge KV L 2026-04-26 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-23 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 RSC Anderlecht L 2026-04-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 RSC Anderlecht W

KV Mechelen Form

2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-03 KV Mechelen 1–0 KAA Gent W 2026-04-26 KV Mechelen 1–4 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-04-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 RSC Anderlecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 RSC Anderlecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: RSC Anderlecht to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RSC Anderlecht57% Draw24% KV Mechelen19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw
81%
Draw or KV Mechelen
43%
RSC Anderlecht or KV Mechelen
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RSC Anderlecht42% Draw43% KV Mechelen15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap RSC Anderlecht covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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