Union St. Gilloise vs KV Mechelen

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stade Joseph Mariën 🧑‍⚖️ Bram Van Driessche 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Union St. Gilloise 1 · 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

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Union St. Gilloise (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 18-2-0

Goals For / Against

43 / 7

Avg: 2.15 / 0.35

Points

Avg: 2.80

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

2.80

PPG

1.15

2.15

1.20

0.35

1.80

40%

O2.5

47%

33%

BTTS

60%

80%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Union St. Gilloise rank1st

KV Mechelen rank5th

Union St. Gilloise points66

KV Mechelen points45

Union St. Gilloise: #1 · 66 pts · GD +33

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 34 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.

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

Union St. Gilloise last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals9-3

Record5-0-0

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.

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.

Union St. Gilloise trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Union St. Gilloise score at home100%

Union St. Gilloise clean sheet at home67%

KV Mechelen score away87%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Union St. Gilloise score first80%

Union St. Gilloise win after scoring first100%

KV Mechelen score first53%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Union St. Gilloise 100% · KV Mechelen 29%

Avg first goal minute: Union St. Gilloise 27.8' · KV Mechelen 32.6'

Vs league average

Union St. Gilloise score at home2.15 vs 1.39

Union St. Gilloise concede at home0.35 vs 1.23

KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.23

KV Mechelen concede away1.80 vs 1.39

Union St. Gilloise score 55% above league average, while KV Mechelen score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Union St. Gilloise are 72% below league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 30% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Union St. Gilloise goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

61-75 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

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

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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

31'

31' M. Kireev

35' ⚽

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35' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. David

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Van de Perre

45+1'

45+1' K. Mac Allister

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova

1st substitution · For: José Marsà

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ M. Barry

1st substitution · For: F. Leysen

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ A. Zorgane

2nd substitution · For: M. Rasmussen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ P. David

3rd substitution · For: M. Fuseini

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Florucz

4th substitution · For: K. Rodríguez

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Konaté

2nd substitution · For: B. Antonio

76'

76' R. Sykes

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Lauberbach

3rd substitution · For: H. Bandé

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Kireev

4th substitution · For: K. Van Rafelghem

83'

83' R. Halhal

90+2'

90+2' K. Scherpen

90+2'

90+2' A. Khalaili

Union St. Gilloise vs KV Mechelen 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union St. Gilloise beat KV Mechelen 1-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Bram Van Driessche. It was played at Stade Joseph Mariën.

First half: M. Kireev received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 31'. Union St. Gilloise took the lead at 35' when P. David scored, with the assist credited to K. Van de Perre, making the score 1-0. K. Mac Allister received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova replacing José Marsà. Union St. Gilloise made their 1st substitution at 57', with M. Barry replacing F. Leysen. Union St. Gilloise made their 2nd substitution at 57', with A. Zorgane replacing M. Rasmussen. Union St. Gilloise made their 3rd substitution at 70', with P. David replacing M. Fuseini. Union St. Gilloise made their 4th substitution at 70', with R. Florucz replacing K. Rodríguez. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 70', with M. Konaté replacing B. Antonio. R. Sykes received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 76'. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 78', with L. Lauberbach replacing H. Bandé. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Kireev replacing K. Van Rafelghem. R. Halhal received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 83'. K. Scherpen received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 90+2'. A. Khalaili received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 90+2'.

Union St. Gilloise used 4 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 4 substitutions. Union St. Gilloise got 4 yellow cards, while KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards.