KV Mechelen vs Dender

KV Mechelen

1 - 1

Dender

🕒 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Massimiliano Ledda 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

KV Mechelen 5 · Dender 16

Referee Stats

Massimiliano Ledda

11 matches · 2.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.36
Reds avg	0.36
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	55%
Draws	36%
Away wins	9%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.20 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Dender (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-11

Goals For / Against

17 / 30

Avg: 0.89 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 0.74

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

0.74

1.20

0.89

1.25

1.58

33%

O2.5

47%

67%

BTTS

60%

53%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank5th

Dender rank16th

KV Mechelen points45

Dender points19

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.

Dender: #16 · 19 pts · GD -27

44 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.

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

KV Mechelen last 5 home

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals8-5

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Dender last 5 away

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals2-6

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 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 7%

Dender trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home87%

KV Mechelen clean sheet at home27%

Dender score away60%

Dender clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first53%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first50%

Dender score first33%

Dender win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 50% · Dender 25%

Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 21.6' · Dender 15.8'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.20 vs 1.39

KV Mechelen concede at home1.25 vs 1.23

Dender score away0.89 vs 1.23

Dender concede away1.58 vs 1.39

KV Mechelen score 14% below league average, while Dender score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 2% above league average at home, and Dender are 14% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

Dender goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Koudou

Normal Goal

40'

40' B. Goncalves

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ VAR

R. Květ

Goal cancelled

45+6'

45+6' R. Květ

52'

52' D. Toševski

56'

56' M. Konaté

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Toševski

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Goncalves

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Zekri

1st substitution · For: M. Kireev

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ H. Özdemir

2nd substitution · For: R. Halhal

68'

68' L. De Fougerolles

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Marijnissen

1st substitution · For: M. Sambu

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Toševski

2nd substitution · For: M. Berte

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Viltard

3rd substitution · For: N. Rôdes

88'

88' L. De Fougerolles

88'

88' L. De Fougerolles

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Konaté

3rd substitution · For: K. Van Rafelghem

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Koudou

4th substitution · For: Ryan Teague

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Nsimba

4th substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh

90+5'

90+5' G. Diouf

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

KV Mechelen drew 1-1 with Dender on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Massimiliano Ledda. It was played at unknown.

First half: KV Mechelen took an early lead at 8' when T. Koudou scored, making the score 1-0. B. Goncalves received a yellow card for Dender at 40'. VAR intervened at 45+4' for Dender (Goal cancelled). R. Květ received a yellow card for Dender at 45+6'.

Second half: D. Toševski received a yellow card for Dender at 52'. M. Konaté received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 56'. Dender took the lead at 61' when D. Toševski scored, with the assist credited to B. Goncalves, making the score 1-2. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Zekri replacing M. Kireev. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 65', with H. Özdemir replacing R. Halhal. L. De Fougerolles received a yellow card for Dender at 68'. Dender made their 1st substitution at 78', with L. Marijnissen replacing M. Sambu. Dender made their 2nd substitution at 78', with D. Toševski replacing M. Berte. Dender made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Viltard replacing N. Rôdes. L. De Fougerolles received a yellow card for Dender at 88'. L. De Fougerolles received a red card for Dender at 88'. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with M. Konaté replacing K. Van Rafelghem. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 89', with T. Koudou replacing Ryan Teague. Dender made their 4th substitution at 90', with B. Nsimba replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. G. Diouf received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+5'.

KV Mechelen used 4 substitutions while Dender used 4 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards, while Dender got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	6 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

27 Dec 2025 KV Mechelen vs Dender 1 - 1 19 Oct 2025 Dender vs KV Mechelen 1 - 3

2024-2025 Season

24 May 2025 Dender vs KV Mechelen 2 - 2 04 Apr 2025 KV Mechelen vs Dender 5 - 2 16 Mar 2025 KV Mechelen vs Dender 2 - 1 26 Oct 2024 Dender vs KV Mechelen 2 - 5