Antwerp vs KV Mechelen

Antwerp

2 - 1

KV Mechelen

🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Bosuilstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bram Van Driessche 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Antwerp 10 · KV Mechelen 5

Referee Stats

Bram Van Driessche

24 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	58%
Draws	8%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

KV Mechelen outshot their opponent (9-25).
KV Mechelen controlled possession (60%).
KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Antwerp (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 26

Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.40

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

1.40

PPG

1.15

1.30

1.20

1.30

1.80

53%

O2.5

47%

67%

BTTS

60%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Antwerp rank10th

KV Mechelen rank5th

Antwerp points35

KV Mechelen points45

Antwerp: #10 · 35 pts · GD -1

28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

KV Mechelen: #5 · 45 pts · GD +2

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Antwerp last 5 home

D W L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals4-6

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 L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

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.

Antwerp trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 20%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Antwerp score at home80%

Antwerp clean sheet at home13%

KV Mechelen score away87%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Antwerp score first47%

Antwerp win after scoring first43%

KV Mechelen score first53%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Antwerp 43% · KV Mechelen 29%

Avg first goal minute: Antwerp 37.4' · KV Mechelen 32.6'

Vs league average

Antwerp score at home1.30 vs 1.39

Antwerp concede at home1.30 vs 1.23

KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.23

KV Mechelen concede away1.80 vs 1.39

Antwerp score 6% below league average, while KV Mechelen score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Antwerp are 6% above league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 30% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Antwerp goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

286

442

Passes Accurate

233

372

Passes %

81%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Koudou

Normal Goal

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. Somers

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Janssen

31'

31' L. Lauberbach

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ D. Foulon

1st substitution · For: S. Renders

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ Y. Tsunashima

2nd substitution · For: A. Verstraeten

54'

54' D. Praet

54'

54' 📺 VAR

D. Praet

Card upgrade

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Zekri

1st substitution · For: B. Antonio

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ B. Bafdili

2nd substitution · For: B. Raman

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Marwan Al Sahafi

3rd substitution · For: David Gabriel Jesus

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Bijl

4th substitution · For: K. Kouyaté

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. Mrabti

3rd substitution · For: H. Özdemir

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Doumbia

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Verstraeten

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Konaté

4th substitution · For: P. Pflücke

87'

87' T. Koudou

87'

87' F. Hammar

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Doumbia

5th substitution · For: M. Benítez

Antwerp vs KV Mechelen 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Antwerp beat KV Mechelen 2-1 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bram Van Driessche. It was played at Bosuilstadion.

First half: KV Mechelen took the lead at 11' when T. Koudou scored, making the score 0-1. Antwerp leveled the score at 27' when T. Somers scored, with the assist credited to V. Janssen, making the score 1-1. L. Lauberbach received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 31'.

Second half: Antwerp made their 1st substitution at 52', with D. Foulon replacing S. Renders. Antwerp made their 2nd substitution at 52', with Y. Tsunashima replacing A. Verstraeten. D. Praet received a red card for Antwerp at 54'. VAR intervened at 54' for Antwerp (Card upgrade). KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 61', with M. Zekri replacing B. Antonio. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 61', with B. Bafdili replacing B. Raman. Antwerp made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Marwan Al Sahafi replacing David Gabriel Jesus. Antwerp made their 4th substitution at 62', with G. Bijl replacing K. Kouyaté. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Mrabti replacing H. Özdemir. Antwerp took the lead at 80' when M. Doumbia scored, with the assist credited to A. Verstraeten, making the score 2-1. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 85', with M. Konaté replacing P. Pflücke. T. Koudou received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 87'. F. Hammar received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 87'. Antwerp made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Doumbia replacing M. Benítez.

Antwerp used 5 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 4 substitutions. Antwerp got 1 red card, while KV Mechelen got 3 yellow cards.