Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

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KV Mechelen

Sun 16 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Stade Joseph Marien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Ahmed Touba

Promise Akinpelu 50' Y

Sofiane Boufal 80' Y

Ross Sykes 86' Y

Noah Sadiki 90' Y

Overview

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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

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 Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen 2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-12-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen 2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-03-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	KV Mechelen	H	0–1	L
13 Feb	AFC Ajax	H	0–2	L
09 Feb	KV Kortrijk	A	2–1	W
02 Feb	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	2–1	W
30 Jan	Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
26 Jan	Beerschot VA	A	4–0	W

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–0	W
07 Feb	KAA Gent	H	3–3	D
31 Jan	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	0–1	L
26 Jan	RSC Anderlecht	A	1–4	L
18 Jan	KRC Genk	H	1–2	L
12 Jan	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		KV Mechelen
#3	Position	#15
4	Points	0
2	Played	1
1 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
5	Scored	0
1	Conceded	2
+4	GD	-2
2.00	PPG	0.00
50%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 3rd (4 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise welcome KV Mechelen for this crunch clash at Stade Joseph Marien.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sébastien Pocognoli will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Rafik Belghali has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 223 appearances.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kevin Mac Allister is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Besnik Hasi might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' Benito Raman puts KV Mechelen on the lead.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ahmed Touba on 43 minutes.
48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Promise Akinpelu was booked on 50.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
63' Anouar Ait El Hadj is replacing Mohammed Fuseini for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
64' The KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Bill Antonio is withdrawn and Daam Foulon gets his opportunity.
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' Kerim Mrabti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nikola Storm at the 75 minute mark.
76' Another substitution for KV Mechelen to replace Rob Schoofs by Aziz Ouattara on 76 minute.
77' Sofiane Boufal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mathias Rasmussen on 77 minute.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sofiane Boufal.
82' Benito Raman makes way for Julien N'Goy at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
86' Ross Sykes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 86.
86' Kevin Rodriguez is replacing Koki Machida for the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Noah Sadiki.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KV Mechelen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

26
Ross Sykes
28
Koki Machida ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 86'
5
Kevin Mac Allister ↓ Marc Giger 77'
4
Mathias Rasmussen ↓ Sofiane Boufal 77'
48
Fedde Leysen
49
Anthony Moris
27
Noah Sadiki
77
Mohammed Fuseini ↓ Anouar Ait El Hadj 63'
25
Anan Khalaili
12
Promise Akinpelu
9
Franjo Ivanovic

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marian Shved	2
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Julien Ngoy	2
Ahmed Touba	1
Loic Lapoussin	1
Benito Raman	1
Ross Sykes	1
Dante Vanzeir	1

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen L 2025-02-13 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2025-02-09 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-02-02 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2025-01-30 Rangers FC 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-01-26 Beerschot VA 0–4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

KV Mechelen Form

2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2025-02-07 KV Mechelen 3–3 KAA Gent D 2025-01-31 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2025-01-26 RSC Anderlecht 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2025-01-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 KRC Genk L 2025-01-12 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.59 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise64% Draw22% KV Mechelen14%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

85%

Draw or KV Mechelen

36%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Mechelen

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise51% Draw41% KV Mechelen8%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.7%

1 – 0

13.4%

3 – 0

10.4%

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.2%

4 – 0

5.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 1

Actual

5 – 0

2.5%

2 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	22%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	24%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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