Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

Royal Antwerp FC

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KV Mechelen

Sun 24 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League .

Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

Head-to-Head

Royal Antwerp FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Mechelen 2024-12-13 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 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

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	KV Mechelen	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	1–1	D
10 Aug	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	3–1	W
03 Aug	KRC Genk	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	1–1	D
25 May	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–2	L
16 Aug	KAA Gent	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	KVC Westerlo	A	1–0	W
01 Aug	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		KV Mechelen
#2	Position	#15
6	Points	0
2	Played	1
2 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
5	Scored	0
1	Conceded	2
+4	GD	-2
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Royal Antwerp FC and KV Mechelen.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2025-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Mechelen W 2025-08-17 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-08-10 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2025-08-03 KRC Genk 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2025-07-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2025-05-25 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D

KV Mechelen Form

2025-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2025-08-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2025-08-09 KVC Westerlo 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2025-08-01 KV Mechelen 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2025-07-26 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2025-03-16 KV Mechelen 2–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.35 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.48 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC70% Draw19% KV Mechelen11%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

89%

Draw or KV Mechelen

30%

Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Antwerp FC56% Draw39% KV Mechelen5%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

16.1%

1 – 0

13.8%

3 – 0

12.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.4%

4 – 0

7.2%

1 – 1

7.1%

3 – 1

4 – 1

3.6%

5 – 0

3.4%

0 – 1

2.3%

2 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	23%	45%
-1.5	55%	—	45%
-1	55%	23%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✗

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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