Royal Standard de Liège vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Standard de Liège vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Van Damme
4 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 7.8 goals/game
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 Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | KV Mechelen | H | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Oct | KAA Gent | A | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Oct | RSC Anderlecht | H | 3–2 | W |
| 08 Oct | Club Brugge KV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | KVC Westerlo | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Oct | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Oct | KRC Genk | A | 0–4 | L |
| 07 Oct | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–3 | L |
| 30 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 1–2 | 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)
H2H (15 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
18%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
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 ball is rolling at Stade Sclessin. Royal Standard de Liège are looking to make home advantage count against KV Mechelen.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' Royal Standard de Liège are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
- 11' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Marlon Fossey is replaced by Gilles Dewaele on 11 minute.
- 14' The referee calls foul for Lion Lauberbach. He receives a card.
- 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Standard de Liège and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 22' Brilliant from the ! Hayao Kawabe makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 22.
- 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 32' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Marlon Fossey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 37' Belgium international Elias Cobbaut has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 42' Jordi Vanlerberghe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' Lion Lauberbach has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 52' Royal Standard de Liège is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liège are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' 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.
- 62' Cihan Canak is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
- 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 68' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Aiden O'Neill on, Steven Alzate off on 68 minutes.
- 70' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Isaac Hayden is replaced by Isaac Price on 70 minute.
- 73' The whistle greets Bilal Bafdili as he departs to be replaced by Geoffry Hairemans.
- 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gaetan Coucke made 327 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liège is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Bill Antonio. He replaces Patrick Pflucke on 84 minute.
- 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Standard de Liège in their trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact .
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 17
- 14
- 6
- 16
- 4
- 13
- 61
- 18
- 20
- 34
Bench
- 24
- 19
- 22
- 2
- 30
- 8
- 28
Coach
Carl Hoefkens
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 20
- 8
- 5
- 23
- 22
- 19
-
77
Patrick Pflucke ↓ Bill Antonio 84'
- 16
- 1
- 35
Bench
-
30
Jordi Vanlerberghe ↑ 84'
-
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 73'
- 15
- 6
-
70
Norman Bassette ↑ 70'
-
38
Bill Antonio ↑ 84'
- 34
- 12
Coach
Steven Defour
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Igor de Camargo | 3 |
| Sandy Walsh | 3 |
| Selim Amallah | 3 |
| Kerim Mrabti | 3 |
| Myron van Brederode | 2 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 2 |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | 2 |
| Adnane Abid | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2023-11-05
Royal Standard de Liège
1–1
KV Mechelen
D
2023-10-29
KAA Gent
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2023-10-22
Royal Standard de Liège
3–2
RSC Anderlecht
W
2023-10-08
Royal Standard de Liège
2–1
Club Brugge KV
W
2023-09-30
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
1–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2023-09-22
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
KVC Westerlo
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.92
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
78%
Draw or KV Mechelen
47%
Royal Standard de Liège or KV Mechelen
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | KV Mechelen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 17% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 22% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

