Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
Royal Antwerp FC
0 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
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

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wesli De Cremer

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Liège 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen get this one started.
  • 5' Kerim Mrabti needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Royal Antwerp FC is showing some good football. However, Royal Antwerp FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Antwerp FC in their trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact .
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' KV Mechelen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Ngal'ayel Mukau. He receives a card.
  • 45' Islam Slimani is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 49' The referee calls foul for Chidera Ejuke. He receives a card.
  • 53' Jacob Ondrejka is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Kerim Mrabti has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for George Ilenikhena. He replaces Jacob Ondrejka on 60 minute.
  • 65' 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 Sandy Walsh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Geoffry Hairemans by Patrick Pflucke on 69 minute.
  • 70' Lion Lauberbach is ready to make an impact after coming on for Islam Slimani at the 70 minute mark.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is replaced by Victor Udoh.
  • 76' A change in the KV Mechelen ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Nikola Storm enters on 76.
  • 77' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sandy Walsh is hanging Bill Antonio on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' It looks surprising Royal Antwerp FC does not make any changes. Nikola Storm has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Munashe Garananga as he leaves the pitch. Mory Konate steps in for KV Mechelen.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 227 games and scored 304 goals.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KV Mechelen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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 Liège 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
1 / 4
1.83 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC50% Draw26% KV Mechelen24%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
77%
Draw or KV Mechelen
50%
Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC40% Draw44% KV Mechelen16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 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
38% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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