KV Mechelen vs Dender

5 - 2
🕒 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Wesli De Cremer 🔁 Conference League Play-off Group - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Conference League Play-off Group - 2
Conference League Play-off Group Table
KV Mechelen 4 · Dender 3
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.90
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 50%
Draws 20%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • KV Mechelen outshot their opponent (20-9).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (10-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-8-5

Goals For / Against

40 / 27
Avg: 2.00 / 1.35

Points

29
Avg: 1.45

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Dender (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 4-5-11

Goals For / Against

28 / 50
Avg: 1.40 / 2.50

Points

17
Avg: 0.85

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.45
PPG
0.85
2.00
GF
1.40
1.35
GA
2.50
40%
O2.5
80%
80%
BTTS
80%
40%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank4th
Dender rank3rd
KV Mechelen points12
Dender points13
KV Mechelen: #4 · 12 pts · GD +0
2 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 2 pts from safety.
Dender: #3 · 13 pts · GD -1
1 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 1 pts from safety.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

D D L D W
Points6/15
Weighted index31
Goals9-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Dender last 5 away

D L L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index16
Goals9-17
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.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS80%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Dender trend breakdown

Over 2.580%
BTTS80%
BTTS + O2.580%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 80% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home80%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home20%
Dender score away80%
Dender clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first40%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first50%
Dender score first40%
Dender win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 50% · Dender 0%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 13.5' · Dender 3.0'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home2.00 vs 1.77
KV Mechelen concede at home1.35 vs 1.27
Dender score away1.40 vs 1.27
Dender concede away2.50 vs 1.77
KV Mechelen score 13% above league average, while Dender score 11% above league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 7% above league average at home, and Dender are 42% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 3.

KV Mechelen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Dender goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
4
Total Shots
20
9
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
17
4
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
5
8
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
528
487
Passes Accurate
454
417
Passes %
86%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
10'
10' Goal · 1-0
N. Storm
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Pflücke
14'
14' Goal · 2-0
L. Lauberbach
Normal Goal · Assist: José Marsà
21'
21' Goal · 3-0
R. Schoofs
Normal Goal
42'
42' Goal · 4-0
R. Schoofs
Normal Goal
46'
46' A. Touba
1st substitution · For: M. Konaté
46'
46' B. Goncalves
1st substitution · For: L. Hens
46'
46' A. Scheidler
2nd substitution · For: M. Berte
46'
46' F. Ferraro
3rd substitution · For: D. Hrnčár
53'
53' Penalty Goal · 5-0
P. Pflücke
Penalty cancelled
56'
56' Goal · 6-0
L. Lauberbach
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Belghali
59'
59' Goal · 6-1
B. Nsimba
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hrnčár
69'
69' G. Hairemans
2nd substitution · For: K. Mrabti
70'
70' R. Belghali
3rd substitution · For: B. Antonio
70'
70' N. Storm
4th substitution · For: K. Van Rafelghem
73'
73' B. Nsimba
4th substitution · For: J. Attah Kadiri
73'
73' M. Viltard
5th substitution · For: R. M'Barki
77'
77' N. Mbamba
85'
85' L. Lauberbach
5th substitution · For: B. Bafdili
90'
90' Goal · 6-2
M. Berte
Normal Goal

KV Mechelen vs Dender 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

KV Mechelen beat Dender 5-2 on Friday, 04 April 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Wesli De Cremer. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: KV Mechelen took an early lead at 10' when N. Storm scored, with the assist credited to P. Pflücke, making the score 1-0. KV Mechelen extended the lead at 14' when L. Lauberbach scored, with the assist credited to José Marsà, making the score 2-0. KV Mechelen extended the lead at 21' when R. Schoofs scored, making the score 3-0. KV Mechelen extended the lead at 42' when R. Schoofs scored, making the score 4-0.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Touba replacing M. Konaté. Dender made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Goncalves replacing L. Hens. Dender made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Scheidler replacing M. Berte. Dender made their 3rd substitution at 46', with F. Ferraro replacing D. Hrnčár. KV Mechelen extended the lead at 53' when P. Pflücke converted a penalty, making the score 5-0. KV Mechelen extended the lead at 56' when L. Lauberbach scored, with the assist credited to R. Belghali, making the score 6-0. Dender reduced the deficit at 59' when B. Nsimba scored, with the assist credited to D. Hrnčár, making the score 6-1. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 69', with G. Hairemans replacing K. Mrabti. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 70', with R. Belghali replacing B. Antonio. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 70', with N. Storm replacing K. Van Rafelghem. Dender made their 4th substitution at 73', with B. Nsimba replacing J. Attah Kadiri. Dender made their 5th substitution at 73', with M. Viltard replacing R. M'Barki. N. Mbamba received a yellow card for Dender at 77'. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Lauberbach replacing B. Bafdili. Dender scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when M. Berte scored, making the score 6-2.

KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions while Dender used 5 substitutions. Dender got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • KV Mechelen outshot their opponent (20-9).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • KV Mechelen had the sharper finishing (10-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS6 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

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