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Matchday 6 · · Achter de Kazerne

KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht: result, lineups and stats

KV Mechelen 14 · 6 points
0 - 1
Anderlecht 5 · 16 points
  • 43' Tawfik Bentayeb

Lineups KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht

KV Mechelen 3-4-1-2 · Frédéric Vanderbiest
13 Mirás
3 Marsà
2 Marijnissen
44 Eerdhuijzen
7 Koudou
26 Praet
6 Hammar
30 Decherf
23 Michez
9 van Brederode
28 Boersma
  • 74' Benito Raman Marco Decherf
  • 75' Bill Antonio Simion Michez
  • 81' Cedric Van Meirvenne Mike Eerdhuijzen
  • 82' Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi Bouke Boersma
  • 88' Bilal Bafdili Dennis Praet

Lineup for KV Mechelen: Mirás, Marsà, Marijnissen, Eerdhuijzen, Koudou, Praet, Hammar, Decherf, Michez, van Brederode, Boersma

Bench
  • 20 K. Corbanie
  • 11 B. Bafdili 88'
  • 38 B. Antonio 75'
  • 1 O. De Wolf
  • 39 M. Decoene
  • 10 M. Kireev
  • 19 M. Lohunanu-Mbasi 82'
  • 14 B. Raman
  • 17 C. Van Meirvenne 81'
  • 21 H. Özdemir
Absentees KV Mechelen

Ayodele, Boersma, Salifou, Struyf, Vanrafelghem, Hjelde, St. Jago (injured)

Anderlecht 4-4-2 · Vítor Bruno
26 Coosemans
6 Augustinsson
27 Pétrot
4 Biancone
79 Maamar
11 Antman
55 Kana
30 Koutsoupias
10 Winkler
14 Sikan
21 Bentayeb
  • 37' Andrew Omobamidele Giulian Biancone
  • 72' Tristan Degreef Danylo Sikan
  • 72' Romeo Amané Ilias Koutsoupias
  • 72' Thelo Aasgaard Oliver Antman

Lineup for Anderlecht: Coosemans, Augustinsson, Pétrot, Biancone, Maamar, Antman, Kana, Koutsoupias, Winkler, Sikan, Bentayeb

Bench
  • 19 T. Aasgaard 72'
  • 8 R. Amané 72'
  • 9 M. Cvetković
  • 83 T. Degreef 72'
  • 53 N. Cobiella
  • 12 A. Omobamidele 37'
  • 61 J. Bethume
  • 24 E. Llansana
  • 32 J. Heekeren
Absentees Anderlecht

Camara, Hey (injured)

Stats KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht

KV Mechelen Match Anderlecht
  • 34% Possession 66%
  • 15 Shots 14
  • 4 Shots on target 3
  • 7 Shots off target 6
  • 10 Corners 5
  • 13 Fouls 21
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

KV Mechelen

Dikeni Salifou remains unavailable for KV Mechelen with a minor injury after starting two of the club’s last five matches. Keano Vanrafelghem is also out, having damaged his ankle ligaments against KVC Westerlo, and is expected to be missing for about ten weeks.

Adeshina Ayodele tore his cruciate ligament during his first start against Westerlo and faces around eight months out. His absence brings another change in attack, where Myron van Brederode is expected to play after scoring three times across Mechelen’s last five games. Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi should return to the eleven after not playing against Westerlo.

Anderlecht

Anderlecht still have a decision to make on the right of midfield, where Noa Cobiella and Lukáš Ambros have shared recent starts. Cobiella is expected to retain the place after making his first start against KRC Genk, but there has been little between the pair.

The central midfield position is similarly unsettled between Ilias Koutsoupias and Enric Llansana, with Koutsoupias currently expected to start. There are also decisions involving Tawfik Bentayeb and Oliver Antman, who both entered the eleven against Genk. Thelo Aasgaard is available after serving the final match of his suspension.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

KV Mechelen

  1. Myron van Brederode 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Thérence Koudou 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Benito Raman 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Simion Michez 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Adeshina Ayodele 1 goals 0 assists

Anderlecht

  1. Marten Winkler 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Tawfik Bentayeb 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Mihajlo Cvetković 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Ali Maamar 0 goals 3 assists
  5. Danylo Sikan 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

KV Mechelen

Player Starts Min. Form
Nacho Mirás 5/5 438 mixed
Thérence Koudou 5/5 438 poor
Myron van Brederode 5/5 438 solid
Mike Eerdhuijzen 5/5 428 solid
José Marsà 5/5 426 mixed
Fredrik Hammar 5/5 390 mixed
Luc Marijnissen 4/4 347 solid
Dennis Praet 4/4 346 mixed

Anderlecht

Player Starts Min. Form
Colin Coosemans 5/5 445 strong
Léo Pétrot 5/5 445 solid
Marten Winkler 5/5 421 excellent
Lukáš Ambros 5/5 333 solid
Mihajlo Cvetković 3/5 313 solid
Thelo Aasgaard 3/5 272 solid
Andrew Omobamidele 3/3 272 strong
Ali Maamar 3/3 265 solid

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.44 1.71
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score25%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners12.5

Team comparison

MEC home Per match AND away
1.00 Points 1.50
1.75 Goals for 0.75
2.75 Goals against 1.25
1.37 xG for 1.57
1.80 xG against 1.53
5.5 Corners 6.3
DLLW Home and away form LLWW

KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht: head-to-head record

22 previous meetings
4 KV Mechelen 8 draws 10 Anderlecht
  • Goals per match3.64
  • Both teams scored77%
  • Over 2.5 goals68%
  • May 2026 Anderlecht 2 - 2 KV Mechelen
  • Apr 2026 KV Mechelen 1 - 2 Anderlecht
  • Mar 2026 KV Mechelen 1 - 0 Anderlecht
  • Nov 2025 Anderlecht 3 - 1 KV Mechelen
  • Jan 2025 Anderlecht 4 - 1 KV Mechelen
  • Aug 2024 KV Mechelen 1 - 3 Anderlecht
  • Feb 2024 KV Mechelen 2 - 2 Anderlecht
  • Oct 2023 Anderlecht 3 - 1 KV Mechelen
  • Apr 2023 Anderlecht 2 - 3 KV Mechelen
  • Oct 2022 KV Mechelen 1 - 3 Anderlecht

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for KV Mechelen against Anderlecht?

KV Mechelen are without Adeshina Ayodele (torn cruciate ligament), Bouke Boersma (muscle injury), Dikeni Salifou (meniscus injury), Ian Struyf (torn hamstring), Keano Vanrafelghem (ankle injury) and Leo Hjelde (torn patellar tendon). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Anderlecht against KV Mechelen?

Anderlecht are without Ilay Camara (broken foot) and Lucas Hey (fracture).

What formation do KV Mechelen play?

KV Mechelen have used a 3-4-2-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-2-1.

What formation do Anderlecht play?

Anderlecht have used a 4-4-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-3-3.

How did the last meeting between KV Mechelen and Anderlecht finish?

On 17 May 2026, Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen finished 2-2.

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