KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht

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🕒 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
KV Mechelen 16 · Anderlecht 7
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-14).
  • Anderlecht controlled possession (66%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 8
Avg: 1.00 / 2.67

Points

1
Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2
Anderlecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-0-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 4
Avg: 0.33 / 1.33

Points

3
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.33
PPG
1.00
1.00
GF
0.33
2.67
GA
1.33
67%
O2.5
33%
33%
BTTS
0%
0%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank16th
Anderlecht rank7th
KV Mechelen points2
Anderlecht points10
KV Mechelen: #16 · 2 pts · GD -9
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Anderlecht: #7 · 10 pts · GD -1
6 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

L L D
Points1/9
Weighted index6
Goals3-8
Record0-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Anderlecht last 5 away

W L L
Points3/9
Weighted index50
Goals1-4
Record1-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Anderlecht trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS0%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home33%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home0%
Anderlecht score away33%
Anderlecht clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first0%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first0%
Anderlecht score first33%
Anderlecht win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 33% · Anderlecht 0%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen — · Anderlecht 43.0'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.00 vs 1.72
KV Mechelen concede at home2.67 vs 1.31
Anderlecht score away0.33 vs 1.31
Anderlecht concede away1.33 vs 1.72
KV Mechelen score 42% below league average, while Anderlecht score 75% below league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 103% above league average at home, and Anderlecht are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

KV Mechelen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
16-30 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0

Anderlecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
15
14
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
11
9
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
34%
66%
Corner Kicks
10
5
Fouls
13
21
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
260
555
Passes Accurate
178
487
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
5'
5' G. Biancone
37'
37' G. Biancone
1st substitution · For: A. Omobamidele
40'
40' A. Omobamidele
43'
43' Goal · 0-1
T. Bentayeb
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Koutsoupias
60'
60' I. Koutsoupias
72'
72' D. Sikan
2nd substitution · For: T. Degreef
72'
72' I. Koutsoupias
3rd substitution · For: R. Amané
72'
72' O. Antman
4th substitution · For: T. Aasgaard
74'
74' Marco Decherf
1st substitution · For: B. Raman
75'
75' S. Michez
2nd substitution · For: B. Antonio
80'
80' F. Hammar
81'
81' M. Eerdhuijzen
3rd substitution · For: C. Van Meirvenne
82'
82' Bouke Boersma
4th substitution · For: M. Lohunanu-Mbasi
82'
82' L. Pétrot
88'
88' D. Praet
5th substitution · For: B. Bafdili

KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Anderlecht beat KV Mechelen 1-0 on Friday, 11 September 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: G. Biancone received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 5'. Anderlecht made their 1st substitution at 37', with G. Biancone replacing A. Omobamidele. A. Omobamidele received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 40'. Anderlecht took the lead at 43' when T. Bentayeb scored, with the assist credited to I. Koutsoupias, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. I. Koutsoupias received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 60'. Anderlecht made their 2nd substitution at 72', with D. Sikan replacing T. Degreef. Anderlecht made their 3rd substitution at 72', with I. Koutsoupias replacing R. Amané. Anderlecht made their 4th substitution at 72', with O. Antman replacing T. Aasgaard. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 74', with Marco Decherf replacing B. Raman. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Michez replacing B. Antonio. F. Hammar received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 80'. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Eerdhuijzen replacing C. Van Meirvenne. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 82', with Bouke Boersma replacing M. Lohunanu-Mbasi. L. Pétrot received a yellow card for Anderlecht at 82'. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 88', with D. Praet replacing B. Bafdili.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-14).
  • Anderlecht controlled possession (66%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins4
Draws8
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals15 (65.2%)
BTTS17 (73.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (66.7%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)

KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht Head-to-Head History by Season