Royal Standard de Liege vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liege vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.
- Royal Standard de Liege 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jan Boterberg
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Royal Antwerp FC | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | KAA Gent | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | KRC Genk | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Royal Standard de Liege | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | SK Beveren | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | UR La Louviere Centre | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | KV Mechelen | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | KVC Westerlo | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug | KV Mechelen | H | 0–0 | D |
| 04 Aug | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Jul | KRC Genk | A | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Mar | KAS Eupen | H | 4–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | KRC Genk | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Mar | KAA Gent | H | 4–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug | Royal Standard de Liege | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Aug | KVC Westerlo | H | 2–4 | L |
| 26 Jul | Club Brugge KV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Mar | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Mar | KVC Westerlo | H | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Mar | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liege | KV Mechelen | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #15 |
| 1 | Points | 0 |
| 1 | Played | 1 |
| 0 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| 2 | Scored | 0 |
| 2 | Conceded | 2 |
| +0 | GD | -2 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 0.00 |
| 0% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season
Royal Standard de Liege this season
0%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
Royal Standard de Liege are 11th (1 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liege
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Royal Standard de Liège welcome KV Mechelen for this crunch clash at Stade Sclessin.
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liège and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' The 29-year-old David Bates has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Besnik Hasi might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 45' A quiet spell here at Stade Sclessin. KV Mechelen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 47' Nikola Storm is replacing Bilal Bafdili for the KV Mechelen side.
- 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 57' Royal Standard de Liège currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 58' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soufiane Benjdida is hanging Grejohn Kyei on the field on 58 minute.
- 60' That is a card for KV Mechelen. Aziz Ouattara will be fuming at that decision.
- 65' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liège does not make any changes. Patrick Pflucke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' Petter Dahl has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 73' The whistle greets Jules Van Cleemput as he departs to be replaced by Toon Raemaekers.
- 75' Royal Standard de Liege player sees a card in front of him.
- 76' Fresh legs for KV Mechelen! Geoffry Hairemans comes on to replace Kerim Mrabti.
- 79' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sotiris Alexandropoulos is hanging Leandre Kuavita on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 87' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Viktor Dukanovic comes on to replace Marko Bulat.
- 88' A tactical swap from KV Mechelen — Petter Dahl on, Lion Lauberbach off on 88 minutes.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 44
- 24
- 4
- 88
- 13
- 8
- 40
- 7
- 25
- 32
Bench
- 29
- 54
- 6
- 3
- 5
- 10
- 27
- 45
- 21
Coach
Ivan Leko
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Lion Lauberbach ↓ Petter Dahl 88'
- 23
- 1
- 13
- 19
- 77
- 2
- 16
- 3
-
35
Bilal Bafdili ↓ Nikola Storm 47'
- 32
Bench
- 5
-
7
Geoffry Hairemans ↑ 76'
- 15
-
11
Nikola Storm ↑ 47'
-
4
Toon Raemaekers ↑ 73'
- 29
- 9
-
10
Petter Dahl ↑ 88'
- 36
Coach
Besnik Hasi
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
2024-08-09
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
KV Mechelen
D
2024-08-04
Royal Standard de Liege
1–0
Club Brugge KV
W
2024-07-28
KRC Genk
0–0
Royal Standard de Liege
D
2024-03-16
Royal Standard de Liege
4–0
KAS Eupen
W
2024-03-10
KRC Genk
1–0
Royal Standard de Liege
L
2024-03-02
Royal Standard de Liege
4–2
KAA Gent
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91
Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 70% + Royal Standard de Liege to win 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
87%
Draw or KV Mechelen
36%
Royal Standard de Liege or KV Mechelen
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
18.4%
2 – 0
17.4%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 1
3.2%
4 – 1
2.4%
5 – 0
2%
2 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liege covers | Push | KV Mechelen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -2 | 23% | 23% | 54% |
| -1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| -1 | 46% | 27% | 27% |
| -0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +0.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +1 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
66%
✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.