KV Mechelen vs Standard Liege

3 - 3
🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bram Van Driessche 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
KV Mechelen 16 · Standard Liege 6
Referee Stats
3 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.33
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 2.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 0%
Draws 67%
Away wins 33%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Shots were tight (19-16).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

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
Standard Liege (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-1-1

Goals For / Against

7 / 8
Avg: 2.33 / 2.67

Points

4
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

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
1.33
1.00
GF
2.33
2.67
GA
2.67
67%
O2.5
100%
33%
BTTS
100%
0%
Score 1st
67%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank16th
Standard Liege rank6th
KV Mechelen points2
Standard Liege points11
KV Mechelen: #16 · 2 pts · GD -9
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Standard Liege: #6 · 11 pts · GD +2
5 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-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.

Standard Liege last 5 away

L W D
Points4/9
Weighted index39
Goals7-8
Record1-1-1
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%

Standard Liege 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 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home33%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home0%
Standard Liege score away100%
Standard Liege clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first0%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first0%
Standard Liege score first67%
Standard Liege win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 33% · Standard Liege 0%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen — · Standard Liege 9.0'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.00 vs 1.72
KV Mechelen concede at home2.67 vs 1.31
Standard Liege score away2.33 vs 1.31
Standard Liege concede away2.67 vs 1.72
KV Mechelen score 42% below league average, while Standard Liege score 77% above league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 103% above league average at home, and Standard Liege are 55% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 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

Standard Liege goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
7
Total Shots
19
16
Shots off Goal
11
7
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
13
10
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
8
17
Offsides
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
435
403
Passes Accurate
327
287
Passes %
75%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
9'
9' Goal · 0-1
Bernard Nguene
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Fossey
24'
24' Goal · 0-2
A. Abid
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Nielsen
33'
33' G. Mortensen
38'
38' L. Hjelde
1st substitution · For: C. Van Meirvenne
45'
45' Goal · 1-2
T. Koudou
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Lohunanu-Mbasi
46'
46' D. Salifou
2nd substitution · For: B. Raman
62'
62' M. Fossey
1st substitution · For: H. Lawrence
62'
62' R. Touzghar
2nd substitution · For: R. Fosso
65'
65' Goal · 1-3
A. Abid
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Nielsen
70'
70' A. Trouillet
3rd substitution · For: T. Nkada
70'
70' Bernard Nguene
4th substitution · For: D. Dierckx
75'
75' L. Marijnissen
3rd substitution · For: Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova
80'
80' D. Praet
4th substitution · For: B. Bafdili
80'
80' T. Koudou
5th substitution · For: Adeshina Ayodele
85'
85' VAR
José Marsà
Penalty confirmed
89'
89' G. Mortensen
5th substitution · For: T. Mohr
89'
89' Goal · 2-3
M. van Brederode
Penalty
90'
90' Goal · 3-3
M. van Brederode
Penalty
90+5'
90+5' R. Fosso
90+7'
90+7' VAR
Adeshina Ayodele
Penalty confirmed
90+11'
90+11' M. Epolo

KV Mechelen vs Standard Liege 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

KV Mechelen drew 3-3 with Standard Liege on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bram Van Driessche. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: Standard Liege took an early lead at 9' when Bernard Nguene scored, with the assist credited to M. Fossey, making the score 0-1. Standard Liege extended the lead at 24' when A. Abid scored, with the assist credited to C. Nielsen, making the score 0-2. G. Mortensen received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 33'. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 38', with L. Hjelde replacing C. Van Meirvenne. KV Mechelen reduced the deficit at 45' when T. Koudou scored, with the assist credited to M. Lohunanu-Mbasi, making the score 1-2.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Salifou replacing B. Raman. Standard Liege made their 1st substitution at 62', with M. Fossey replacing H. Lawrence. Standard Liege made their 2nd substitution at 62', with R. Touzghar replacing R. Fosso. Standard Liege extended the lead at 65' when A. Abid scored, with the assist credited to C. Nielsen, making the score 1-3. Standard Liege made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Trouillet replacing T. Nkada. Standard Liege made their 4th substitution at 70', with Bernard Nguene replacing D. Dierckx. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 75', with L. Marijnissen replacing Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 80', with D. Praet replacing B. Bafdili. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 80', with T. Koudou replacing Adeshina Ayodele. VAR intervened at 85' for KV Mechelen (Penalty confirmed). Standard Liege made their 5th substitution at 89', with G. Mortensen replacing T. Mohr. KV Mechelen reduced the deficit at 89' when M. van Brederode scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. KV Mechelen found a late equaliser at 90' when M. van Brederode scored (Penalty), making the score 3-3. R. Fosso received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 90+5'. VAR intervened at 90+7' for KV Mechelen (Penalty confirmed). M. Epolo received a yellow card for Standard Liege at 90+11'.

KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions while Standard Liege used 5 substitutions. Standard Liege got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 3-3.
  • Shots were tight (19-16).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games27
Home Wins10
Draws11
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals17 (63.0%)
BTTS17 (63.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins7
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (64.3%)
BTTS7 (50.0%)

KV Mechelen vs Standard Liege Head-to-Head History by Season