Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Bosuilstadion.
- Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bram Van Driessche
- Referee Kevin Monteny
- Referee Ruben Wyns
- Referee Christof Dierick
- Referee Jonathan Lardot
- Referee Romain Devillers
- Referee
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Royal Antwerp FC | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | KAA Gent | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | KRC Genk | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Royal Standard de Liège | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | SK Beveren | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | UR La Louvière Centre | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | KV Mechelen | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | KVC Westerlo | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov | KV Mechelen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Nov | KAA Gent | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Nov | KAA Gent | H | 3–2 | W |
| 10 Nov | Club Brugge KV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Nov | Royal Excel Mouscron | A | 1–3 | L |
| 30 Oct | KRC Genk | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Nov | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Nov | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Nov | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Oct | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Oct | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | A | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Antwerp FC | KV Mechelen | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #15 |
| 6 | Points | 0 |
| 2 | Played | 1 |
| 2 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| 5 | Scored | 0 |
| 1 | Conceded | 2 |
| +4 | GD | -2 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 0.00 |
| 100% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Royal Antwerp FC welcome KV Mechelen for this crunch clash at Bosuilstadion.
- 5' Ritchie De Laet is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 45' It’s a booking for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player. Thibault Peyre gets a Yellow card.
- 46' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Dino Arslanagic is withdrawn and Abdoulaye Seck gets his opportunity.
- 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laszlo Boloni will be considering his options from the bench.
- 60' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Lior Refaelov is replaced by Didier Lamkel Ze.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Geoffry Hairemans. He replaces Clement Tainmont on 61 minute.
- 62' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Dante Vanzeir trudges off to be replaced by William Togui on 62 minutes.
- 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 72' Royal Antwerp FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 74' Magnificent from Kevin Mirallas! That is 6 goals in 456 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rob Schoofs, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuilstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 80' The whistle greets Igor de Camargo as he departs to be replaced by Gustav Engvall.
- 85' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
- 89' Martin Hongla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Mirallas at the 89 minute mark.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dieumerci Mbokani.
- The points are shared — Royal Antwerp FC 1-0 KV Mechelen. Honours even.
Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
-
87
Kevin Mirallas ↓ Martin Hongla 89'
- 25
- 11
- 1
- 15
- 38
- 8
- 30
- 70
- 2
Bench
-
18
Martin Hongla ↑ 89'
- 93
- 28
-
7
Didier Lamkel Ze ↑ 60'
- 39
- 6
-
3
Abdoulaye Seck ↑ 46'
Coach
Laszlo Boloni
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 13
- 8
-
31
Dante Vanzeir ↓ William Togui 62'
- 22
- 2
- 23
- 5
- 16
- 21
- 10
Bench
- 30
-
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 61'
- 4
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 33
-
20
Gustav Engvall ↑ 80'
-
9
William Togui ↑ 62'
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Michael Frey | 5 |
| Gyrano Kerk | 3 |
| Geoffry Hairemans | 3 |
| Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 2 |
| Bas Van den Eynden | 2 |
| Dieumerci Mbokani | 2 |
| Ferdy Druijf | 2 |
| Kevin Mirallas | 1 |
Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
KV Mechelen Form
2019-11-29
Royal Antwerp FC
1–0
KV Mechelen
L
2019-11-23
KV Mechelen
0–2
SV Zulte-Waregem
L
2019-11-10
Royal Standard de Liège
1–2
KV Mechelen
W
2019-11-03
KV Mechelen
2–2
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
D
2019-10-30
KV Mechelen
1–2
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2019-10-27
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
1–3
KV Mechelen
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.38
Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Royal Antwerp FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Antwerp FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
88%
Draw or KV Mechelen
31%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
4 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
4.2%
5 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 1
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
| Handicap | Royal Antwerp FC covers | Push | KV Mechelen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -2 | 30% | 22% | 48% |
| -1.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| -1 | 52% | 23% | 25% |
| -0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +0.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +1 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
52%
✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.