Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 Liège 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 Louvière 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
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Royal Antwerp FC to score. At the same time, KV Mechelen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Royal Antwerp FC have won 444 goals from 308 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Zeno Van Den Bosch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Mandela Keita has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Lucas Bijker picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Royal Antwerp FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
  • 32' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp adds to his 1 season tally! Royal Antwerp FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' Gyrano Kerk doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Julien Ngoy gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces Jordi Vanlerberghe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' Gyrano Kerk does the damage! The net is bulging and Royal Antwerp FC surge ahead!
  • 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Royal Antwerp FC. William Pacho will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' Christopher Scott has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp on 60 minute.
  • 64' Yonas Malede gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces Alessio Da Cruz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Goal! Gyrano Kerk scores his 51 goal in 321 matches.
  • 71' David Bates is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 72' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Jelle Bataille by Kobe Corbanie on 72 minute.
  • 72' David Bates picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' 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.
  • 81' Enock Agyei gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces Nikola Storm and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' What composure from Michel-Ange Balikwisha! The Belgium international strokes it home. 6-0.
  • 87' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Gyrano Kerk exits the field as Gerard Vandeplas enters on 87.
  • The final score is 5-0.

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
Ritchie De Laet 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
3 / 4
2.47 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC66% Draw20% KV Mechelen14%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
85%
Draw or KV Mechelen
34%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC51% Draw37% KV Mechelen12%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 20% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 21% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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