Thursday , 2 July 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
Royal Antwerp FC
5 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC Bosuil Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Lucas Bijker
William Pacho 55' Y
Y 71' David Bates
Y 72' David Bates

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

5
2
7
Royal Antwerp FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen 2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar KV Mechelen H 5–0 W
26 Feb Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–1 D
18 Feb KAS Eupen H 2–0 W
12 Feb KRC Genk A 1–0 W
05 Feb Club Brugge KV H 0–0 D
29 Jan RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Royal Antwerp FC A 0–5 L
25 Feb FC Seraing A 2–0 W
17 Feb KRC Genk H 2–2 D
10 Feb KAS Eupen A 1–2 L
05 Feb Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 2–2 D
28 Jan KVC Westerlo A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC KV Mechelen
#10 Position #5
35 Points 45
30 Played 30
9 / 8 / 13 W / D / L 12 / 9 / 9
31 Scored 39
32 Conceded 37
-1 GD +2
1.17 PPG 1.50
30% Win % 40%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Bosuil Stadion!
  • 5' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Dries Wouters has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Mandela Keita is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark van Bommel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player. Lucas Bijker gets a Yellow card.
  • 30' It’s high time Steven Defour made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
  • 42' Gyrano Kerk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Jordi Vanlerberghe makes way for Julien Ngoy at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gyrano Kerk makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for William Pacho on 55.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as he leaves the pitch. Christopher Scott steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 64' Another substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen to replace Alessio Da Cruz by Yonas Malede on 64 minute.
  • 69' What composure from Gyrano Kerk! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 5-0.
  • 71' David Bates catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 72 minute. Jelle Bataille leaves to be changed by Kobe Corbanie.
  • 72' David Bates picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Lucas Bijker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Nikola Storm is replaced by Enock Agyei.
  • 82' The Belgium Michel-Ange Balikwisha breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 6-0!
  • 87' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 87 minute. Gyrano Kerk leaves to be changed by Gerard Vandeplas.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for KV Mechelen.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

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
Koji Miyoshi 1

Head to Head

2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen 2022-07-24 KV Mechelen 0–2 Royal Antwerp FC 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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen W 2023-02-26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-02-18 Royal Antwerp FC 2–0 KAS Eupen W 2023-02-12 KRC Genk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-02-05 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 Club Brugge KV D 2023-01-29 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D

KV Mechelen Form

2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-02-25 FC Seraing 0–2 KV Mechelen W 2023-02-17 KV Mechelen 2–2 KRC Genk D 2023-02-10 KAS Eupen 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-02-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2023-01-28 KVC Westerlo 2–0 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC56% Draw24% KV Mechelen20%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
81%
Draw or KV Mechelen
44%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC40% Draw45% KV Mechelen15%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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