Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

Royal Antwerp FC

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KV Mechelen

Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 18:45 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Aziz Ouattara

Ayrton Costa 70' Y

Y 80' Rob Schoofs

Toby Alderweireld 80' Y

Overview

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

Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Liège	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

Royal Antwerp FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	KV Mechelen	H	0–1	L
18 Aug	Club Brugge KV	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	6–1	W
04 Aug	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–2	L
28 Jul	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	1–0	W
26 May	RSC Anderlecht	H	3–1	W

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–0	W
17 Aug	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–3	L
09 Aug	Royal Standard de Liège	A	0–0	D
03 Aug	KVC Westerlo	H	2–4	L
26 Jul	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	0–1	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 wait is over. KV Mechelen get us underway at Bosuil.
4' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Aziz Ouattara on 4 minutes.
9' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jonas De Roeck might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' Bas Van den Eynden is replacing Jules Van Cleemput for the KV Mechelen side.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
34' Benito Raman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
42' Bas Van den Eynden makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and KV Mechelen are in front.
47' Mali international Mahamadou Doumbia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' Bilal Bafdili is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julien N'Goy at the 52 minute mark.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Toby Alderweireld has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Jelle Bataille by Kobe Corbanie on 63 minute.
68' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' Ayrton Costa is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
75' KV Mechelen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' The KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Nikola Storm is withdrawn and Benito Raman gets his opportunity.
80' That is a card for KV Mechelen. Rob Schoofs will be fuming at that decision.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
87' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 87 minute. Ayrton Costa leaves to be changed by Victor Udoh.
With this win, KV Mechelen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Tjaronn Chery ↓ Anthony Valencia 77'
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
7
Gyrano Kerk
25
Jelle Bataille ↓ Kobe Corbanie 63'
91
Senne Lammens
27
Mandela Keita
5
Ayrton Costa ↓ Victor Udoh 87'
33
Zeno Van Den Bosch
20
Mahamadou Doumbia ↓ Jairo Riedewald 63'
11
Jacob Ondrejka

Bench

Coach Jonas De Roeck

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

23
Daam Foulon
1
Ortwin De Wolf
19
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Sandy Walsh 77'
77
Patrick Pflucke
2
Jules Van Cleemput ↓ Bas Van den Eynden 19'
16
Rob Schoofs
11
Nikola Storm ↓ Benito Raman 77'
4
Toon Raemaekers
3
Jose Marsa
32
Aziz Ouattara
9
Julien N'Goy ↓ Bilal Bafdili 52'

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Frey	5
Gyrano Kerk	3
Geoffry Hairemans	3
Ferdy Druijf	2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2
Bas Van den Eynden	2
Dieumerci Mbokani	2
Benson Manuel	1

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen L 2024-08-18 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-08-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2024-08-04 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 RSC Anderlecht L 2024-07-28 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2024-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 RSC Anderlecht W

KV Mechelen Form

2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-08-17 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KV Mechelen D 2024-08-03 KV Mechelen 2–4 KVC Westerlo L 2024-07-26 Club Brugge KV 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2024-03-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.78 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC47% Draw27% KV Mechelen26%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

74%

Draw or KV Mechelen

53%

Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC37% Draw44% KV Mechelen19%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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