Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Ngal'ayel Mukau

Y 45' Islam Slimani

Chidera Ejuke 49' Y

Jacob Ondrejka 53' Y

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

Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wesli De Cremer

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

Royal Antwerp FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen 2023-09-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	KV Mechelen	H	0–1	L
11 Feb	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	4–0	W
04 Feb	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W
31 Jan	Royal Standard de Liege	A	1–0	W
28 Jan	KAS Eupen	A	0–1	L
21 Jan	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	4–1	W

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–0	W
11 Feb	KRC Genk	H	1–1	D
04 Feb	KAS Eupen	A	1–0	W
01 Feb	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–2	D
28 Jan	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	3–1	W
19 Jan	KAA Gent	A	2–1	W

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' KICK OFF: KV Mechelen gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Gaetan Coucke has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 223 games and scored 299 goals.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Mahamadou Doumbia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' KV Mechelen player sees a card in front of him.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Islam Slimani.
49' Chidera Ejuke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 49.
53' The referee calls foul for Jacob Ondrejka. He receives a card.
57' Kerim Mrabti makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and KV Mechelen are in front.
60' George Ilenikhena gets the nod from Royal Antwerp FC. He replaces Jacob Ondrejka and will look to change the dynamic.
65' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' The KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Geoffry Hairemans departs to be replaced by Patrick Pflucke.
70' The supporters are chanting for Lion Lauberbach. He replaces Islam Slimani on 70 minute.
72' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Victor Udoh comes on to replace Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
76' The crowd applauds Kerim Mrabti as he leaves the pitch. Nikola Storm steps in for KV Mechelen.
77' The whistle greets Bill Antonio as he departs to be replaced by Sandy Walsh.
82' Vincent Janssen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
84' Time for substitution for KV Mechelen. Munashe Garananga is replaced by Mory Konate.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
The points are shared — Royal Antwerp FC 0-1 KV Mechelen. Honours even.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
24
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ Victor Udoh 72'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille
19
Chidera Ejuke ↓ Gyrano Kerk 84'
27
Mandela Keita ↓ Eliot Matazo 84'
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
84
Mahamadou Doumbia ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 60'
17
Jacob Ondrejka ↓ George Ilenikhena 60'

Bench

7
Gyrano Kerk ↑ 84'
91
Senne Lammens
–
Eliot Matazo ↑ 84'
8
Alhassan Yusuf ↑ 60'
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
9
George Ilenikhena ↑ 60'
52
Kobe Corbanie
46
Milan Smits
60
Victor Udoh ↑ 72'

Coach Mark van Bommel

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

–
Islam Slimani ↓ Lion Lauberbach 70'
27
David Bates
23
Daam Foulon
22
Elias Cobbaut
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↓ Patrick Pflucke 69'
19
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Nikola Storm 76'
16
Rob Schoofs
1
Gaetan Coucke
38
Bill Antonio ↓ Sandy Walsh 77'
34
Ngal'ayel Mukau
42
Munashe Garananga ↓ Mory Konate 84'

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Frey	5
Geoffry Hairemans	3
Gyrano Kerk	3
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2
Bas Van den Eynden	2
Dieumerci Mbokani	2
Ferdy Druijf	2
Michel-Ange Balikwisha	1

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-02-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen L 2024-02-11 RWDM Molenbeek FC 0–4 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-02-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2024-01-31 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-01-28 KAS Eupen 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-01-21 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

KV Mechelen Form

2024-02-17 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-02-11 KV Mechelen 1–1 KRC Genk D 2024-02-04 KAS Eupen 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-02-01 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht D 2024-01-28 KV Mechelen 3–1 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.16 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC38% Draw32% KV Mechelen30%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

69%

Draw or KV Mechelen

62%

Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC26% Draw53% KV Mechelen21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

14.1%

1 – 0

12.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	22%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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