Antwerp vs KV Mechelen match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Jupiler Pro League · Belgium · Regular Season - 5 · Bosuilstadion, Antwerp · Ref B. Van Driessche

Antwerp stats & fixtures · KV Mechelen stats & fixtures

Antwerp beat KV Mechelen 2–1 in the Jupiler Pro League on 24 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.05–2.51. KV Mechelen had 60% of the ball.

Antwerp vs KV Mechelen match statistics

AntwerpKV Mechelen

40% Ball possession 60%
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 2.51
9 Total shots 25
2 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 11
3 Blocked shots 6
4 Shots inside the box 16
6 Corners 13
13 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
286 Passes 442
81% Pass accuracy 84%
7 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

11' Goal Thérence Koudou KV Mechelen
27' Goal Thibo Somers (assist V. Janssen) Antwerp
31' Yellow card L. Lauberbach KV Mechelen
54' Red card Dennis Praet Antwerp
80' Goal M. Doumbia (assist A. Verstraeten) Antwerp
87' Yellow card Thérence Koudou KV Mechelen
87' Yellow card Fredrik Hammar KV Mechelen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Antwerp

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Faris Haroun

15 Yannick Thoelen

33 Z. Van Den Bosch 26 R. Bozhinov 4 Yuto Tsunashima

8 Dennis Praet

5 Daam Foulon 20 M. Doumbia 23 G. Bijl 24 Thibo Somers

9 Marwan Al Sahafi 18 V. Janssen

Bench Taishi Brandon Nozawa , Mauricio Benitez , Semm Renders , M. O'rinboyev , A. Verstraeten , Farouck Adekami , K. Kouyaté , Y. Hamdaoui , Gabriel Jesus David

KV Mechelen

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Frederic Vanderbiest

1 Ortwin De Wolf

4 Gora Diouf 8 M. Konaté 2 R. Halhal

23 M. Zekri 16 R. Schoofs 6 Fredrik Hammar 7 Thérence Koudou

35 Bilal Bafdili

19 K. Mrabti 20 L. Lauberbach

Bench Nacho Miras , R. Teague , Benito Raman , I. Struyf , Halil Özdemir , Lovro Golič , Bill Antonio , Patrick Pflücke

Form guide

Antwerp at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

KV Mechelen away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.7 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.1 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Antwerp vs KV Mechelen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Dec 24	KV Mechelen v Antwerp	1–1
24 Aug 24	Antwerp v KV Mechelen	0–1
6 Jul 24	Antwerp v KV Mechelen	2–1
17 Feb 24	Antwerp v KV Mechelen	0–1
30 Sep 23	KV Mechelen v Antwerp	0–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Antwerp vs KV Mechelen head-to-head record