Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen

Anderlecht

2 - 2

KV Mechelen

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Jan Boterberg 🔁 Championship Group - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 38

Championship Group Table

Anderlecht 4 · KV Mechelen 6

Referee Stats

Jan Boterberg

22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	27%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (13-9).
Anderlecht controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Anderlecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-5

Goals For / Against

35 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.15

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75

PPG

1.15

1.75

1.20

1.80

100%

O2.5

80%

100%

BTTS

60%

20%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Anderlecht rank4th

KV Mechelen rank6th

Anderlecht points11

KV Mechelen points6

Anderlecht: #4 · 11 pts · GD -7

9 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 9 pts from safety.

KV Mechelen: #6 · 6 pts · GD -15

14 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 14 pts from safety.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Anderlecht last 5 home

W D L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals10-10

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

KV Mechelen last 5 away

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals4-15

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Anderlecht trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 40%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Anderlecht score at home100%

Anderlecht clean sheet at home0%

KV Mechelen score away60%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Anderlecht score first20%

Anderlecht win after scoring first0%

KV Mechelen score first20%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Anderlecht 100% · KV Mechelen 33%

Avg first goal minute: Anderlecht 8.0' · KV Mechelen 15.0'

Vs league average

Anderlecht score at home1.75 vs 1.97

Anderlecht concede at home1.20 vs 1.07

KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.07

KV Mechelen concede away1.80 vs 1.97

Anderlecht score 11% below league average, while KV Mechelen score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: Anderlecht are 12% above league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Anderlecht goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

518

359

Passes Accurate

419

269

Passes %

81%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. van Brederode

Normal Goal

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Saliba

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Sikan

39'

39' R. Halhal

42'

42' D. Salifou

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Nacho Mirás

1st substitution · For: O. De Wolf

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Koudou

Normal Goal · Assist: M. van Brederode

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ C. Huerta

1st substitution · For: A. Bertaccini

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. Salifou

2nd substitution · For: M. Konaté

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Sikan

2nd substitution · For: T. Hazard

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Diarra

3rd substitution · For: K. Sardella

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Llansana

4th substitution · For: M. Kana

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. Mrabti

3rd substitution · For: B. Antonio

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ N. Saliba

5th substitution · For: A. Maamar

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Koudou

4th substitution · For: M. Decoene

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Bouke Boersma

5th substitution · For: B. Raman

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Bouke Boersma

6th substitution · For: B. Raman

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Koudou

7th substitution · For: M. Decoene

88'

88' M. Decoene

90'

90' M. Konaté

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

I. Camara

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Maamar

90+4'

90+4' Jérémy Taravel

Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Anderlecht drew 2-2 with KV Mechelen on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg.

First half: KV Mechelen took the lead at 15' when M. van Brederode scored, making the score 0-1. Anderlecht leveled the score at 17' when N. Saliba scored, with the assist credited to D. Sikan, making the score 1-1. R. Halhal received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 39'. D. Salifou received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 42'.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with Nacho Mirás replacing O. De Wolf. KV Mechelen took the lead at 60' when T. Koudou scored, with the assist credited to M. van Brederode, making the score 1-2. Anderlecht made their 1st substitution at 61', with C. Huerta replacing A. Bertaccini. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 69', with D. Salifou replacing M. Konaté. Anderlecht made their 2nd substitution at 72', with D. Sikan replacing T. Hazard. Anderlecht made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Diarra replacing K. Sardella. Anderlecht made their 4th substitution at 73', with E. Llansana replacing M. Kana. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Mrabti replacing B. Antonio. Anderlecht made their 5th substitution at 83', with N. Saliba replacing A. Maamar. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 85', with T. Koudou replacing M. Decoene. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 85', with Bouke Boersma replacing B. Raman. KV Mechelen made their 6th substitution at 85', with Bouke Boersma replacing B. Raman. KV Mechelen made their 7th substitution at 85', with T. Koudou replacing M. Decoene. M. Decoene received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 88'. M. Konaté received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90'. Anderlecht found a late equaliser at 90+1' when I. Camara scored, with the assist credited to A. Maamar, making the score 2-2. Jérémy Taravel received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 90+4'.

Anderlecht used 5 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 7 substitutions. Anderlecht got 1 yellow card, while KV Mechelen got 4 yellow cards.