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

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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

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

RSC Anderlecht 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jan Boterberg
Assistant 1 Nick Senecaut
Assistant 2 Tom Vanpoucke

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louvière Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#11
20	Points	12
11	Played	11
6 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 5
14	Scored	13
12	Conceded	20
+2	GD	-7
1.82	PPG	1.09
55%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
RSC Anderlecht this season

18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

RSC Anderlecht are 5th (20 pts). KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/3

46-60

4/1

61-75

1/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

KV Mechelen

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht

Tawfik Bentayeb	3 G	1 A
Adriano Bertaccini	2 G
Marten Winkler	2 G
Joshua Nga Kana	1 G

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

4 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between RSC Anderlecht and KV Mechelen is underway.
5' Spain international Jose Marsa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' KV Mechelen come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' A goal from the Netherlands international Myron van Brederode! He fires home on 15 to make it 0-1!
17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nathan-Dylan Saliba makes it 1-1.
22' RSC Anderlecht has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
27' Therence Koudou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
32' RSC Anderlecht currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Redouane Halhal is booked for KV Mechelen — card on 39.
42' A moment of madness from Dikeni Salifou on 42 minutes earns him a card. KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
47' Colin Coosemans is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RSC Anderlecht tonight.
52' Both keepers have barely been tested. RSC Anderlecht and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
57' RSC Anderlecht looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tawfik Bentayeb scoring 1 goals.
60' Against the run of play, Therence Koudou has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' Ilay Camara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Moussa Diarra, a France defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' It’s high time Frédéric Vanderbiest made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
88' That is a card for KV Mechelen. Massimo Decoene will be fuming at that decision.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Mory Konate is booked for KV Mechelen — card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

Player	Goals
Mario Stroeykens	4
Jordi Vanlerberghe	3
Rob Schoofs	3
Francis Amuzu	3
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Michael Amir Murillo	2
Nikola Storm	2
Igor de Camargo	2

Head to Head

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

2.03 RSC Anderlecht xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RSC Anderlecht54% Draw23% KV Mechelen23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw

78%

Draw or KV Mechelen

46%

RSC Anderlecht or KV Mechelen

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RSC Anderlecht40% Draw41% KV Mechelen19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.6%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap	RSC Anderlecht covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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