KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 5′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 37′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 40′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 43′Anderlecht, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 60′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 72′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 72′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 72′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 74′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 75′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 80′KV Mechelen, yellow card:Foul
- 81′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 82′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 82′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 88′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 90+3′KV Mechelen, yellow card:Frederik VanderbiestDissent
- 90+6′Anderlecht, yellow card:Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Mota FernandesDissent
- Full-time0 – 1
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KV Mechelen
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Match report
Bentayeb strike gives Anderlecht narrow win over Mechelen
Anderlecht edged out KV Mechelen 1-0 in a Jupiler Pro League Regular Season - 6 fixture at Achter de Kazerne, moving to 10 points from six games while the hosts remained stuck on two. The only goal arrived just before the interval and proved decisive across the remaining hour of play.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Tawfik Bentayeb broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, converting a chance created by Ilias Koutsoupias to send Anderlecht in ahead at half-time. Mechelen were unable to find a way back despite dominating territory for long spells, and the scoreline held firm through to full time.
Mechelen controlled possession with 66 percent of the ball and edged the corner count, yet Anderlecht matched them for shots and produced more efforts on target, reflecting a compact, disciplined defensive display from the visitors. The hosts also picked up four yellow cards to Anderlecht's one as frustration grew in a match they were expected to press.
Bentayeb settled the contest with the only goal of the game and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.03. Koutsoupias also impressed, teeing up the winner to complement a strong overall showing from Anderlecht.
Despite seeing just 34 percent of possession, Anderlecht managed 15 shots to Mechelen's 14, underlining the efficiency of their approach.
Anderlecht won 1–0 away against KV Mechelen (half-time 0–1).
KV Mechelen met Anderlecht in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Friday, 11 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Achter de Kazerne. Referee: E. Lambrechts.
Team pages: KV Mechelen · Anderlecht · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 43' Goal: Tawfik Bentayeb (assist: Ilias Koutsoupias) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
KV Mechelen (3-4-1-2)
Anderlecht (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave KV Mechelen 22%, the draw 26%, Anderlecht 52%. It finished KV Mechelen 0–1 Anderlecht.
Anderlecht's rating gap outweighs KV Mechelen's home ground — Anderlecht are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Anderlecht the lean. The draw at 26% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Anderlecht at 52%?
Anderlecht sit 208 points higher on our strength rating — 1513 to 1721. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 51.9% of 6,077 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims KV Mechelen's column. Across 11,040 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 25–25–50.
Why only 52%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 52% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and KV Mechelen at 22%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,040. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
KV Mechelen have shed 66 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,733 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: KV Mechelen 1 win, 1 draw, Anderlecht 4 wins. Most recently Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen, 4 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5625 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the KV Mechelen vs Anderlecht final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
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