Royal Standard de Liège vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23

Royal Standard de Liège

2 – 0

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KV Mechelen

Tue 17 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45' · FT 45'

Gojko Cimirot 60' Y

Osher Davida 78' Y

Overview

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Royal Standard de Liège vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

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 Standard de Liège 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 KV Mechelen 2022-10-19 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-01-30 Royal Standard de Liège 1–2 KV Mechelen 2021-10-01 KV Mechelen 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2021-01-20 KV Mechelen 0–4 Royal Standard de Liège

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liège

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	KV Mechelen	H	2–0	W
14 Jan	FC Seraing	A	1–1	D
06 Jan	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	KAA Gent	A	0–0	D
13 Nov	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	2–3	L
05 Nov	KAS Eupen	A	0–2	L

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Royal Standard de Liège	A	0–2	L
14 Jan	KV Oostende	H	2–1	W
08 Jan	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–1	D
05 Nov	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	2–2	D
28 Oct	KRC Genk	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Royal Standard de Liège		KV Mechelen
#8	Position	#11
15	Points	12
11	Played	11
4 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 5
18	Scored	13
16	Conceded	20
+2	GD	-7
1.36	PPG	1.09
36%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts). KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liège

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

1/2

61-75

10/1

76+

1/7

■ 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 Standard de Liège

Dennis Eckert	7 G	1 A
Adnane Abid	3 G	4 A
Salieu Drammeh	3 G
Casper Nielsen	2 G	3 A
Bernard Jordan Nguene	1 G	1 A

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Standard de Liège is hosting KV Mechelen for another epic battle.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Denmark international Philip Zinckernagel has been a key figure this campaign — 7 goals and 8 assists in the Array this season.
20' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' David Bates has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 279 appearances.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kerim Mrabti, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Maurice Dufrasne with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
40' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gojko Cimirot is hanging Jacob Laursen on the field on 40 minute.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with KV Mechelen winning 0% of all matches.
46' Konstantinos Laifis does the damage! The net is bulging and Royal Standard de Liege surge ahead!
47' Brilliant from the ! Konstantinos Laifis makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 45.
52' 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.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' Royal Standard de Liege player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' Frederic Soelle Soelle, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
66' Kerim Mrabti is replacing Alec Van Hoorenbeeck for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
72' Osher Davida has so much to prove this time. He replaces William Balikwisha on 72 minute.
73' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Osher Davida on, William Balikwisha off on 73 minutes.
78' Royal Standard de Liege receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
78' The crowd applauds Geoffry Hairemans as he leaves the pitch. Gustav Engvall steps in for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
85' GOAL! Noah Ohio scores on 85.
89' The supporters are chanting for Frederic Soelle Soelle. He replaces Nikola Storm on 89 minute.
90' Lucas Noubi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noe Dussenne at the 90 minute mark.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Royal Standard de Liège to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

27
David Bates
22
Alessio Da Cruz ↓ Yonas Malede 66'
5
Sandy Walsh
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↓ Gustav Engvall 78'
66
Birger Verstraete
6
Jannes Van Hecke
18
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck ↓ Kerim Mrabti 66'
16
Rob Schoofs ↓ Ngal Ayel Mukau 78'
11
Nikola Storm ↓ Frederic Soelle Soelle 89'
1
Gaetan Coucke
14
Dimitri Lavalee

Bench

15
Yannick Thoelen
19
Kerim Mrabti ↑ 66'
20
Gustav Engvall ↑ 78'
10
Yonas Malede ↑ 66'
28
Frederic Soelle Soelle ↑ 89'
34
Ngal Ayel Mukau ↑ 78'
35
Bilal Bafdili

Coach Steven Defour

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

2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 KV Mechelen W 2023-01-14 FC Seraing 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D 2023-01-06 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2022-12-23 KAA Gent 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège D 2022-11-13 Royal Standard de Liège 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2022-11-05 KAS Eupen 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège L

KV Mechelen Form

2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-01-14 KV Mechelen 2–1 KV Oostende W 2023-01-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2022-10-28 KRC Genk 3–1 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.02 Royal Standard de Liège xG

Expected Goals

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

1 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liège to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liège57% Draw24% KV Mechelen19%

Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liège or Draw

81%

Draw or KV Mechelen

43%

Royal Standard de Liège or KV Mechelen

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liège43% Draw42% KV Mechelen15%

Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.1%

4 – 1

3.3%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège

Handicap	Royal Standard de Liège covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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