Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' 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' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 11' Mateo Biondic adds to his 0 season tally! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' 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.
  • 28' It’s a booking for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player. Guilherme Carvalho gets a card.
  • 33' KV Mechelen come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' It’s high time David Hubert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frédéric Vanderbiest might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 58' Fredrik Hammar, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Anouar Ait El Hadj has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royale Union Saint-Gilloise side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 71' Guilherme Carvalho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Keano Vanrafelghem argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 82' Anan Khalaili has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' Fedde Leysen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 72 appearances.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players.

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
Julien Ngoy 2
Marian Shved 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Rob Schoofs 1
Rafik Belghali 1
Mohammed Amoura 1
Jean Thierry Lazare 1
Promise Akinpelu 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
4 / 4
2.92 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 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise82% Draw12% KV Mechelen6%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
95%
Draw or KV Mechelen
18%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or KV Mechelen
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise67% Draw31% KV Mechelen2%
Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
17.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.2%
4 – 0
11.6%
5 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
1 – 1
3.7%
6 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Handicap Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 48% — 52%
-2 48% 23% 29%
-1.5 71% — 29%
-1 71% 18% 11%
-0.5 89% — 11%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 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
6% ✓

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