Royal Standard de Liège vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Standard de Liège vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
- Royal Standard de Liège 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | KV Mechelen | H | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Nov | KAA Gent | A | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Nov | KAS Eupen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Nov | Club Brugge KV | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Oct | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Oct | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Nov | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–3 | L |
| 19 Nov | Club Brugge KV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Nov | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Oct | KV Oostende | A | 4–2 | W |
| 23 Oct | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liège | KV Mechelen | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #17 |
| 11 | Points | 3 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 0 / 3 / 4 |
| 13 | Scored | 5 |
| 12 | Conceded | 14 |
| +1 | GD | -9 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 0.43 |
| 43% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
14%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ 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 Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 4 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 2 A |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 2 G | |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
KV Mechelen
| Myron van Brederode | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Standard de Liege and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 15' Royal Standard de Liege are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
- 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liege side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liege and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 30' Marian Shved needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mathieu Cafaro makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 49' Against the run of play, Kerim Mrabti has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luka Elsner might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 59' KV Mechelen is showing some good football. However, KV Mechelen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' The referee calls foul for Gaetan Coucke. He receives a Yellow card.
- 66' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 69' The referee shows Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player a Yellow card on 69.
- 69' The whistle greets Denis Dragus as he departs to be replaced by Mehdi Carcela.
- 71' Dries Wouters is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Jannes Van Hecke. He replaces Dries Wouters on 74 minute.
- 76' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Kerim Mrabti departs to be replaced by Nikola Storm.
- 77' Noe Dussenne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liege is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 89' KV Mechelen looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Myron van Brederode scoring 2 goals.
- 90' The Belgium Nikola Storm breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 1-2!
- Another three points for KV Mechelen.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 7
- 6
- 18
- 16
- 34
- 26
- 2
- 11
- 20
- 31
Bench
- 8
- 10
- 13
- 14
- 30
- 17
- 3
Coach
Luka Elsner
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 5
- 30
- 7
-
19
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Nikola Storm 76'
- 35
- 23
- 3
- 16
- 1
- 14
Bench
- 15
- 8
-
6
Jannes Van Hecke ↑ 74'
- 18
-
11
Nikola Storm ↑ 76'
- 37
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sandy Walsh | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Kerim Mrabti | 3 |
| Igor de Camargo | 3 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 2 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 2 |
| Adnane Abid | 2 |
| Rob Schoofs | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2022-01-30
Royal Standard de Liège
1–2
KV Mechelen
L
2021-11-28
KAA Gent
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2021-11-20
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
KAS Eupen
W
2021-11-07
Club Brugge KV
2–2
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2021-10-30
Royal Standard de Liège
1–1
KV Kortrijk
D
2021-10-23
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.37
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Mechelen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
77%
Draw or KV Mechelen
47%
Royal Standard de Liège or KV Mechelen
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | KV Mechelen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -2 | 22% | 18% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 21% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 11% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

