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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Royal Antwerp FC
4 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Fri 2 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Bosuilstadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Martin Hongla 57' Y
Y 62' Rocky Bushiri
Y 76' Lucas Bijker

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Bosuilstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee
  • Referee Vito Di Vincenzo
  • Referee
  • Referee Christophe Battiston
  • Referee Jonathan Lardot
  • Referee Jasper Vergoote
  • Referee Alexandre Boucaut
  • Referee Florian Lemaire
  • Referee Kevin Van Damme
  • Referee Pieter Becquet
  • Referee Jan Boterberg
  • Referee Laurent Conotte
  • Referee Lennert Becquet
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.2 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

5
2
7
Royal Antwerp FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Mechelen 2019-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct KV Mechelen H 4–1 W
25 Sep KV Kortrijk A 3–1 W
20 Sep KAS Eupen H 2–2 D
13 Sep K. Sint-Truidense VV A 3–2 W
30 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 0–2 L
22 Aug KAA Gent H 1–0 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 1–4 L
26 Sep K. Sint-Truidense VV H 2–0 W
20 Sep KRC Genk A 1–3 L
12 Sep KV Oostende H 0–1 L
30 Aug KAA Gent A 0–1 L
22 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC KV Mechelen
#13 Position #11
11 Points 12
11 Played 11
3 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5
18 Scored 13
24 Conceded 20
-6 GD -7
1.00 PPG 1.09
27% Win % 27%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts). KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
2/5
76+
6/7
■ 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)

Royal Antwerp FC
Michael Frey 4 G
Snayder Porozo 4 G
Anthony Valencia 3 G
Rein Van Helden 2 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Antwerp FC is hosting KV Mechelen for another epic battle.
  • 5' GOAL! Rocky Bushiri scores on 5.
  • 8' What a moment for Koji Miyoshi! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 13' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Mechelen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Nill De Pauw has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' GOAL! Dieumerci Mbokani fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 48' Royal Antwerp FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Mechelen backline.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Antwerp FC that had 314 games and scored 452 goals.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — William Togui on, Igor de Camargo off on 56 minutes.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Martin Hongla on 57 minutes.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Rocky Bushiri. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' Issa Kabore makes way for Jules Van Cleemput at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
  • 63' Bruny Nsimba gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Dieumerci Mbokani and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' A goal from the Belgium international Geoffry Hairemans! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-2!
  • 72' 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.
  • 75' The whistle greets Lior Refaelov as he departs to be replaced by Birger Verstraete.
  • 76' Lucas Bijker catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdoulaye Seck makes it 3-2.
  • 79' Royal Antwerp FC ring the changes. Didier Lamkel Ze has done his job and it is now time for Nill De Pauw to step up.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Frey 5
Gyrano Kerk 3
Geoffry Hairemans 3
Bas Van den Eynden 2
Dieumerci Mbokani 2
Ferdy Druijf 2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2
Benson Manuel 1

Head to Head

2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Mechelen 2019-10-20 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen W 2020-09-25 KV Kortrijk 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-09-20 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 KAS Eupen D 2020-09-13 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-08-30 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent W

KV Mechelen Form

2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2020-09-26 KV Mechelen 2–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2020-09-20 KRC Genk 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2020-09-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 KV Oostende L 2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.38 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC60% Draw21% KV Mechelen19%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
81%
Draw or KV Mechelen
40%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC44% Draw38% KV Mechelen18%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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