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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

Royal Antwerp FC

2 – 1

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KV Mechelen

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

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League .

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

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

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

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
#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: Royal Antwerp FC gets underway.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royal Antwerp FC players.

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
Kevin Mirallas	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

1.19 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC42% Draw30% KV Mechelen28%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

72%

Draw or KV Mechelen

58%

Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC27% Draw52% KV Mechelen21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.6%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

9.9%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	22%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+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

31% ✓

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