Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
  • Assistant 1 Jo De Weirdt
  • Assistant 2 Quentin Blaise
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

5
2
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Mechelen has kicked off!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Mechelen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 11' What a strike from Mateo Biondic! The score is 1-0.
  • 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' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
  • 33' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 4 matches with its main striker Anouar Ait El Hadj scoring 1 goals.
  • 38' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
  • 53' Bill Antonio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 61' GOAL! Anouar Ait El Hadj scores on 61.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nacho Miras, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Joseph Marien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 77' Keano Vanrafelghem is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is showing some good football. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Mechelen (для сухой ничьи).

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

PlayerGoals
Marian Shved 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Julien Ngoy 2
Mohammed Amoura 1
Jean Thierry Lazare 1
Promise Akinpelu 1
Teddy Teuma 1
Ahmed Touba 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
2.11 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise73% Draw19% KV Mechelen8%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
92%
Draw or KV Mechelen
27%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Mechelen
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise52% Draw42% KV Mechelen6%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.8%
1 – 0
16%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.4%
4 – 1
3%
0 – 1
2.8%
5 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 23% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 25% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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