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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23

Royal Standard de Liege

2 – 0

Full Time

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 Liege vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege	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 Standard de Liege 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liege

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 Liege	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 Liege		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)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season

14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Royal Standard de Liege are 7th (11 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liege

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 Liege

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Standard de Liege is hosting KV Mechelen for another epic battle.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Standard de Liege and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' KV Mechelen has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
20' 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.
25' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' The 31-year-old Sandy Walsh has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Gojko Cimirot on, Jacob Laursen off on 40 minutes.
45' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Konstantinos Laifis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
47' Konstantinos Laifis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
52' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Frederic Soelle Soelle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gojko Cimirot.
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liege side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' Another substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen to replace Alec Van Hoorenbeeck by Kerim Mrabti on 66 minute.
71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liege and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
72' Osher Davida is replacing William Balikwisha for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
73' Royal Standard de Liege ring the changes. William Balikwisha has done his job and it is now time for Osher Davida to step up.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Osher Davida is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 78.
78' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Geoffry Hairemans trudges off to be replaced by Gustav Engvall on 78 minutes.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Geoffry Hairemans made 310 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
85' The Netherlands forward Noah Ohio breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 3-0!
89' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Nikola Storm departs to be replaced by Frederic Soelle Soelle.
90' Lucas Noubi gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Noe Dussenne and will look to change the dynamic.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Royal Standard de Liege take all three points.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege 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
Selim Amallah	3
Kerim Mrabti	3
Igor de Camargo	3
Sandy Walsh	3
Adnane Abid	2
Rob Schoofs	2
Myron van Brederode	2
Konstantinos Laifis	2

Head to Head

Royal Standard de Liege Form

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

KV Mechelen Form

2023-01-17 Royal Standard de Liege 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

2.4 Royal Standard de Liege xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liege to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liege64% Draw20% KV Mechelen16%

Actual: Royal Standard de Liege win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw

85%

Draw or KV Mechelen

36%

Royal Standard de Liege or KV Mechelen

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liege51% Draw38% KV Mechelen11%

Actual: Royal Standard de Liege win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 0

4 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap	Royal Standard de Liege covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	21%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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