Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 20′Kortrijk, yellow card:Foul
- 23′KV Mechelen, yellow card:Foul
- 30′Kortrijk, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 53′Kortrijk, goal:1–0assist
- 56′KV Mechelen, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 59′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 59′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 66′Kortrijk, red card:Foul
- 69′KV Mechelen, goal:1–1
- 69′Kortrijk, substitution:off
- 71′Kortrijk, yellow card:Foul
- 72′KV Mechelen, own goal:1–2Own goal
- 78′Kortrijk, substitution:off
- 79′Kortrijk, substitution:off
- 79′Kortrijk, substitution:off
- 81′Kortrijk, yellow card:Foul
- 82′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 82′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 86′Kortrijk, substitution:off
- 90+1′KV Mechelen, own goal:1–3Own goal
- Full-time1 – 3
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Match report
KV Mechelen beat ten-man Kortrijk 3-1 after trailing in the second half
KV Mechelen came from behind to beat Kortrijk 3-1 at the Guldensporen Stadion in the Jupiler Pro League on Matchday 9. The sides were goalless at half-time, but the second half brought four goals, two of them own goals, and a red card that turned the game on its head.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Kortrijk took the lead in the 53rd minute when Thierry Ambrose scored from Mohamed Fofana's assist. Their advantage lasted only until the 66th minute, when James Ndjeungoue was sent off, leaving the hosts with ten men while still 1-0 in front. From that point Kortrijk scored none and conceded three.
Myron van Brederode levelled for KV Mechelen in the 69th minute, and three minutes later Fofana turned the ball into his own net to put the visitors 2-1 ahead. Boris Lambert then put through his own goal in the 90+1 minute to complete the scoring. KV Mechelen had 60 per cent of the possession and put seven of their 13 shots on target, against two from 11 for Kortrijk.
KV Mechelen have now won four games in a row and moved up to 10th in the table, while Kortrijk stayed 18th. KV Mechelen travel to OH Leuven on Saturday in the Jupiler Pro League, and Kortrijk visit Gent the following day in the same competition.
Thierry Ambrose scored Kortrijk's opener in the 53rd minute and earned the match's highest rating, 8.5, though it was not enough to prevent defeat. Myron van Brederode, who equalised for KV Mechelen, followed with a rating of 8.2.
KV Mechelen put seven of their 13 shots on target, while Kortrijk managed only two from their 11 attempts.
KV Mechelen won 3–1 away against Kortrijk (half-time 0–0).
Kortrijk met KV Mechelen in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 19:30 UTC at Guldensporen Stadion. Referee: Bert Verbeke.
Team pages: Kortrijk · KV Mechelen · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 53' Goal: Thierry Ambrose (assist: Mohamed Fofana) — 1–0
- 66' Red card: James Ndjeungoue
- 69' Goal: Myron van Brederode — 1–1
- 72' Goal (own goal): Mohamed Fofana — 1–2
- 90+1' Goal (own goal): Boris Lambert — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Kortrijk (4-3-3)
KV Mechelen (3-4-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Kortrijk 36%, the draw 26%, KV Mechelen 38%. It finished Kortrijk 1–3 KV Mechelen.
Mechelen's stronger rating gives them a slight edge — KV Mechelen sit 93 points higher on our strength rating, 1478 to 1385, though Kortrijk's home advantage and a cold finishing streak that tends to bounce back keep this close, so we give Mechelen 38% to Kortrijk's 36%. The draw sits at 26%, just under its usual 28% for a gap this size, trimmed slightly by that finishing streak and both sides' recent scoring.
Why KV Mechelen at 38%?
KV Mechelen sit 93 points higher on our strength rating — 1478 to 1385. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.8% of 14,865 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 37–28–35.
Why only 38%?
Kortrijk sit -0.59 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.6% of 2,995 such games where the class table expected 35.6%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.7% of 27,340. The bounce-back factor takes 1.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
In our recorded league results, KV Mechelen are winless in their last 11 away games: 4 draws and 7 defeats. The run began on 8 March 2026. Last recorded away league win: 22 February 2026 — RAAL La Louvière 0–2 KV Mechelen. Latest recorded away league result: 19 September 2026 — Lommel United 0–0 KV Mechelen. Across 14,298 historical matches involving visitors with at least six consecutive winless away league games, those visitors won 24.5%, compared with 24.1% expected from team strength. Kortrijk are newly promoted — game 10 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Kortrijk 1–3 KV Mechelen. Explore more on the Kortrijk and KV Mechelen team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.