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'

Overview

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Royal Antwerp FC vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League .

Royal Antwerp FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

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 Louviere 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

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
#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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
The final score is 2-1.

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

4 / 4

1.86 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC55% Draw25% KV Mechelen20%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

79%

Draw or KV Mechelen

45%

Royal Antwerp FC or KV Mechelen

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC40% Draw44% KV Mechelen16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

0 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	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

16% ✓

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