Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 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 Liege 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 Louviere 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
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 #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 game is set. KV Mechelen kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Radja Nainggolan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 24' Against the run of play, Hugo Cuypers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 26' A goal from the Belgium international Nikola Storm! He fires home on 26 to make it 0-2!
  • 31' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Michel-Ange Balikwisha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 51' Gustav Engvall has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 234 appearances.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Mbwana Samatta is replacing Koji Miyoshi for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 66' It’s high time Brian Priske made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Vinicius de Souza Costa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Johannes Eggestein comes on to replace Radja Nainggolan.
  • 73' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Geoffry Hairemans is withdrawn and Marian Shved gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuil Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Michael Frey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Jordi Vanlerberghe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Ritchie De Laet by Samuel Vines on 85 minute.
  • 86' Jordi Vanlerberghe is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Gustav Engvall on, Nikola Storm off on 89 minutes.
  • KV Mechelen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Hugo Cuypers 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
1.92 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC41% Draw26% KV Mechelen33%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
67%
Draw or KV Mechelen
59%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC34% Draw40% KV Mechelen26%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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