Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

1 – 0

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KV Mechelen

Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League .

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-12-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	KV Mechelen	H	1–0	W
26 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	1–1	D
20 Dec	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	1–1	D
09 Dec	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–3	L
06 Dec	KAA Gent	H	1–1	D

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	0–1	L
27 Dec	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	1–1	D
21 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	0–1	L
13 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	3–2	W
07 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	1–0	W
28 Nov	Royal Standard de Liege	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise		KV Mechelen
#1	Position	#5
66	Points	45
30	Played	30
19 / 9 / 2	W / D / L	12 / 9 / 9
50	Scored	39
17	Conceded	37
+33	GD	+2
2.20	PPG	1.50
63%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise host KV Mechelen — let the battle begin!
KV Mechelen will have plenty to reflect on. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marian Shved	2
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Julien Ngoy	2
Loic Lapoussin	1
Benito Raman	1
Ross Sykes	1
Dante Vanzeir	1
Anouar Ait El Hadj	1

Head to Head

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-01-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen W 2025-12-26 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2025-12-20 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2025-12-14 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2025-12-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Olympique de Marseille L 2025-12-06 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–1 KAA Gent D

KV Mechelen Form

2026-01-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2025-12-27 KV Mechelen 1–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH D 2025-12-21 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2025-12-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 KV Mechelen W 2025-12-07 KV Mechelen 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2025-11-28 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royal Standard de Liege L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.5 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise56% Draw27% KV Mechelen17%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw

83%

Draw or KV Mechelen

44%

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Mechelen

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise38% Draw51% KV Mechelen11%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.9%

2 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

2.4%

0 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	18%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	27%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	11%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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