Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

3 – 0

Full Time

KV Mechelen

Sun 10 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Mateo Biondic 11' 1–0

Anouar Ait El Hadj 61' 2–0

Mohammed Fuseini 90+1' 3–0

Guilherme Carvalho 28' Y

Y 77' Keano Vanrafelghem

Overview

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erik Lambrechts
Assistant 1 Jo De Weirdt
Assistant 2 Quentin Blaise

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 Louvière 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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen 2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-01-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen 2025-11-09 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	KV Mechelen	H	3–0	W
02 May	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–2	L
26 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	A	3–1	W
22 Apr	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
19 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	KV Mechelen	A	1–0	W

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	0–3	L
03 May	KAA Gent	H	1–0	W
26 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	1–4	L
22 Apr	Club Brugge KV	A	1–6	L
18 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		KV Mechelen
#1	Position	#17
19	Points	3
7	Played	7
6 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 4
21	Scored	5
3	Conceded	14
+18	GD	-9
2.71	PPG	0.43
86%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/–

76+

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)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	3 G	1 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	4 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	1 G	1 A

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Stade Joseph Marien as Royale Union Saint-Gilloise face off against KV Mechelen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Myron van Brederode has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
11' A stunning finish from Mateo Biondic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' 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.
21' It is a cagey affair so far. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact 5-3-2.
26' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Mechelen backline.
28' Guilherme Carvalho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
33' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Kamiel Van De Perre is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
48' Nacho Miras, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' Jose Marsa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' Brilliant from the ! Anouar Ait El Hadj makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 61.
66' Rob Schoofs has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
77' It’s gonna be a card for Keano Vanrafelghem.
82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 230 games and scored 304 goals.
87' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hubert

KV Mechelen Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Julien Ngoy	2
Marian Shved	2
Mohammed Fuseini	1
Hugo Cuypers	1
David Bates	1
Kerim Mrabti	1
Rob Schoofs	1

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen W 2026-05-02 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-26 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

KV Mechelen Form

2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-03 KV Mechelen 1–0 KAA Gent W 2026-04-26 KV Mechelen 1–4 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-04-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 RSC Anderlecht L 2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.56 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise85% Draw10% KV Mechelen5%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

95%

Draw or KV Mechelen

15%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Mechelen

90%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise75% Draw24% KV Mechelen1%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

14.1%

4 – 0

13.9%

5 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

8.3%

6 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

4 – 1

4.2%

2 – 1

3.9%

7 – 0

3.1%

5 – 1

3.1%

0 – 0

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	60%	—	40%
-2	60%	20%	20%
-1.5	80%	—	20%
-1	80%	13%	7%
-0.5	93%	—	7%
+0.5	99%	—	1%
+1	99%	1%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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