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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 2
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 20 Feb 2022 · 12:30 UTC Bosuil Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Y 85' Jordi Vanlerberghe
Y 86' Jordi Vanlerberghe

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Bosuil Stadion.

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 Liege 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 Louviere 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

5
2
7
Royal Antwerp FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen 2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb KV Mechelen H 1–2 L
11 Feb FC Seraing A 1–0 W
05 Feb Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–2 L
02 Feb KV Kortrijk A 2–0 W
30 Jan KAA Gent A 1–0 W
28 Nov KV Oostende H 3–0 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Royal Antwerp FC A 2–1 W
16 Feb KRC Genk A 1–4 L
12 Feb KV Oostende H 3–0 W
06 Feb Beerschot VA H 3–2 W
30 Jan Royal Standard de Liege A 2–1 W
27 Nov Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC KV Mechelen
#13 Position #17
7 Points 3
7 Played 7
2 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
11 Scored 5
15 Conceded 14
-4 GD -9
1.00 PPG 0.43
29% Win % 0%

Key Stats

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

Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (7 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Royal Antwerp FC
Michael Frey 4 G
Anthony Valencia 3 G
Snayder Porozo 2 G
Rein Van Helden 1 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Royal Antwerp FC welcome KV Mechelen for this crunch clash at Bosuil Stadion.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Dorian Dessoleil is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Antwerp FC tonight.
  • 15' Rick van Drongelen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Ritchie De Laet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' What composure from Hugo Cuypers! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 26' A goal from the Belgium international Nikola Storm! He fires home on 26 to make it 0-2!
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Marian Shved has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wouter Vrancken might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' Jordi Vanlerberghe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' 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 Vinicius de Souza Costa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Koji Miyoshi as he leaves the pitch. Mbwana Samatta steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Vinicius de Souza Costa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Johannes Eggestein comes on to replace Radja Nainggolan.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Marian Shved on, Geoffry Hairemans off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 83' GOAL! Michael Frey fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 85' Jordi Vanlerberghe is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 85' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Ritchie De Laet is withdrawn and Samuel Vines gets his opportunity.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordi Vanlerberghe.
  • 89' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Nikola Storm trudges off to be replaced by Gustav Engvall on 89 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Royal Antwerp FC 1-2 KV Mechelen. Honours even.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen 2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-29 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Mechelen

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen L 2022-02-11 FC Seraing 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2022-02-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2022-02-02 KV Kortrijk 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2022-01-30 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-11-28 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 KV Oostende W

KV Mechelen Form

2022-02-20 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2022-02-16 KRC Genk 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2022-02-12 KV Mechelen 3–0 KV Oostende W 2022-02-06 KV Mechelen 3–2 Beerschot VA W 2022-01-30 Royal Standard de Liege 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2021-11-27 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.08 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC48% Draw25% KV Mechelen27%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
73%
Draw or KV Mechelen
52%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC39% Draw40% KV Mechelen21%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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