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Mechelen v RSC Anderlecht : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Afas Stadion, Mechelen

The Pro League is the focus for both Mechelen and RSC Anderlecht on Friday evening, as bosses Frederik Vanderbiest and Vítor Bruno Ramos Gonçalves battle it out at the Afas Stadion. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.

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Mechelen's next match is v Lommel SK at 19:45 on Saturday 19th September
RSC Anderlecht's next match is v Lyon at 20:00 on Wednesday 16th September
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Mechelen and Anderlecht was on Friday 11th September 2026
Belgian Pro League
September 11th 2026
Mechelen 0
1 Anderlecht
 
43' T. Bentayeb
 
MEC
ADL
Shots On
4
3
Shots Off
7
6
Corners
10
5
Possession
34%
66%
Fouls
13
21
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
MechelenAnderlecht
 
I. Mirás Blanco
L. Marijnissen
J. Martinez Marsà
T. Koudou
F. Hammar
M. van Brederode
S. Michez (B. Antonio 75')
D. Praet (B. Bafdili 88')
M. Decherf (B. Raman 74')
B. Boersma (M. Lohunanu-Mbasi 82')
M. Eerdhuijzen (C. Van Meirvenne 81')
C. Coosemans
(A. Omobamidele 37') G. Biancone
L. Augustinsson
M. Winkler
(T. Aasgaard 72') O. Antman
(T. Degreef 72') D. Sikan
football iconT. Bentayeb
L. Pétrot
A. Maamar
(A. Romeo 72') I. Koutsoupias
M. Kana

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 79% chance of Mechelen and Anderlecht scoring at least a couple of goals in this Pro League tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it seems the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.22.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mechelen
25%
29/10
4%
-
Draw
23%
27/10
6%
-
Anderlecht
52%
3/4
5%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
-
Anderlecht 2-1
10%
15/2-
Anderlecht 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
-
Anderlecht 2-0
8%
17/2-
Mechelen 2-1
6%
12/1-
Mechelen 1-0
6%
12/1-
Anderlecht 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
8%
-
Anderlecht 3-0
5%
14/1
12%
-
Mechelen 2-0
4%
20/1-
Anderlecht 3-2
3%
20/1
9%
-
Anderlecht 4-1
3%
25/1
10%
-
Mechelen 3-1
3%
28/1-
Mechelen 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6
6%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
23/20
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
44%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
53%
8/13
3%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/6
2%
-
BTTS - No
42%
11/10
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
6/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
27%
5/2
7%
-
Home/draw
48%
10/11-
Away/draw
75%
2/9
2%
-
Home/away
77%
1/4
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/5
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/3
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
13/8
12%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/9
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/1
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/6
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1
25%
-
Home DNB
41%
2/1
9%
-
Away DNB
68%
4/11
3%
-
Mechelen win to nil
11%
7/1
14%
-
Anderlecht win to nil
26%
12/5
3%
-
Mechelen / Mechelen
13%
11/2-
Mechelen / Anderlecht
4%
20/1-
Mechelen / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Mechelen
9%
8/1
6%
-
Draw / Anderlecht
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Anderlecht / Mechelen
3%
28/1-
Anderlecht / Anderlecht
29%
15/8
4%
-
Anderlecht / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Pro League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Mechelen
Anderlecht
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG65101616 
Dec 13
Apr 3
May 8
l
 
3-0A
2
Gent6510816 
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
Jan 30
Oct 25
3
Brugge6501915 
Nov 21
May 8
Feb 27
Nov 8
4
S.Charleroi6501715 
Mar 20
l
 
2-0A
Dec 13
Apr 17
5
Z.Waregem6321611 
Dec 27
Apr 24
Sep 19
Feb 20
6
S. Liege6321211 
d
 
3-3A
Mar 13
Mar 20
Dec 20
7
Anderlecht6312-110 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
-
-
8
Genk623149 
Oct 31
May 22
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
9
W-Beveren6303-39 
Feb 20
Dec 19
Apr 10
l
 
1-0A
10
St Truiden622228 
Oct 11
Jan 30
Dec 27
May 1
11
Antwerp6213-27 
May 1
Jan 16
May 15
Nov 29
12
Lommel SK6213-27 
Jan 23
Sep 19
Mar 13
Jan 16
13
Westerlo6213-37 
l
 
0-4A
Feb 27
Oct 31
Mar 6
14
La Louviere6114-54 
Apr 17
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
May 22
15
Cercle B6033-53 
Feb 6
Nov 28
Apr 24
Oct 10
16
Mechelen6024-92 
-
-
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
17
Leuven6015-101 
May 15
Nov 7
Nov 22
Feb 6
18
Kortrijk6006-140 
Mar 6
Oct 23
w
 
1-0F
Jan 23
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
3
Anderlecht have lost 3 consecutive away league games
Mechelen 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mechelen0 - 4Westerlo
Mechelen3 - 3S. Liege
Mechelen2 - 2Brugge
Mechelen1 - 0Gent
Mechelen1 - 4St Truiden
Mechelen1 - 2Anderlecht
Mechelen0 - 1Union SG
Mechelen1 - 0Anderlecht
Mechelen2 - 1Z.Waregem
Mechelen2 - 3Genk
Mechelen2 - 0Antwerp
Mechelen1 - 1Westerlo
Mechelen1 - 1Dender
Mechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
Mechelen0 - 1S. Liege
Mechelen1 - 1Union SG
Mechelen1 - 1Leuven
Mechelen1 - 3St Truiden
Mechelen0 - 0Cercle B
Mechelen3 - 2La Louviere
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMechelen0 - 4Westerlo
AMechelen2 - 2La Louviere
AMechelen0 - 2S.Charleroi
HMechelen3 - 3S. Liege
AMechelen0 - 2Gent
AMechelen0 - 3St Truiden
HMechelen2 - 2Brugge
AMechelen2 - 2Anderlecht
AMechelen0 - 3Union SG
HMechelen1 - 0Gent
HMechelen1 - 4St Truiden
AMechelen1 - 6Brugge
HMechelen1 - 2Anderlecht
HMechelen0 - 1Union SG
AMechelen1 - 1Gent
AMechelen1 - 4Brugge
HMechelen1 - 0Anderlecht
AMechelen1 - 3Gent
HMechelen2 - 1Z.Waregem
AMechelen2 - 0La Louviere
Anderlecht 7TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Union SG3 - 0Anderlecht
W-Beveren1 - 0Anderlecht
Union SG5 - 1Anderlecht
Gent1 - 1Anderlecht
St Truiden2 - 0Anderlecht
Mechelen1 - 2Anderlecht
Brugge4 - 2Anderlecht
Mechelen1 - 0Anderlecht
Brugge2 - 2Anderlecht
Z.Waregem2 - 4Anderlecht
Genk2 - 0Anderlecht
S. Liege2 - 0Anderlecht
Gent4 - 2Anderlecht
Antwerp2 - 2Anderlecht
Westerlo4 - 0Anderlecht
La Louviere0 - 1Anderlecht
S.Charleroi1 - 0Anderlecht
St Truiden2 - 2Anderlecht
Leuven1 - 1Anderlecht
Union SG2 - 0Anderlecht
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAnderlecht0 - 0Genk
HAnderlecht1 - 0Kortrijk
AAnderlecht0 - 3Union SG
AAnderlecht0 - 1W-Beveren
HAnderlecht2 - 1La Louviere
AAnderlecht1 - 5Union SG
HAnderlecht3 - 1St Truiden
HAnderlecht2 - 2Mechelen
AAnderlecht1 - 1Gent
HAnderlecht1 - 3Brugge
HAnderlecht1 - 3Union SG
AAnderlecht0 - 2St Truiden
AAnderlecht2 - 1Mechelen
HAnderlecht3 - 1Gent
AAnderlecht2 - 4Brugge
HAnderlecht2 - 3Cercle B
AAnderlecht0 - 1Mechelen
AAnderlecht2 - 2Brugge
HAnderlecht5 - 1Leuven
AAnderlecht4 - 2Z.Waregem
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Mechelen since 2016
Mechelen
Anderlecht
Goals: Scored
18
21
Games: Scored
10 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
1 / 11
MEC
3
D
3
ADL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
1 - 2Anderlecht
Mechelen1 - 0
1 - 3Anderlecht
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Anderlecht
0 - 1Anderlecht
Draw2 - 2Draw
Mechelen2 - 0
3 - 4Anderlecht
Mechelen3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Anderlecht since 2015
Anderlecht
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
27
14
Games: Scored
10 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
1 / 11
MEC
1
D
5
ADL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Anderlecht
Draw2 - 2Draw
Anderlecht3 - 1
Anderlecht4 - 1
Anderlecht3 - 1
2 - 3Mechelen
Anderlecht7 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Anderlecht2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

RSC Anderlecht have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Pro League outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Mechelen on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Mechelen 16th Anderlecht 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Anderlecht will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Mechelen have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Anderlecht have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2026/2027 season
Mechelen
PG (predicted goals)
Anderlecht
1.2
1.8
Attack rating
18%
better
MEC
ADL
view stats
Games scored2
2
Failed to score3
3
Scored first1
1
Goals scored5
3
Avg. goals scored1
0.6
Avg. shots per game9
12
Avg. shots per goal9
21
Conversion rate for11
5
Avg. XG for1.2
1.8
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
MEC
ADL
48%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
3
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first4
3
Goals conceded13
5
Avg. goals conceded2.6
1
Avg. shots/game conceded13
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against21%
14%
Avg. XG against1.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+48%

Mechelen v Anderlecht Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6313
I. Mirás BlancoM BrederodeM. Lohunanu-MbasiF Hammar
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I. Mirás Blanco GLK6
-
L Marijnissen DEF5
-
M Eerdhuijzen DEF3
-
J Martínez DEF6
-
M. Decherf MID2
1
-
F Hammar MID6
3
-
D Praet MID6
-
T Koudou MID51
-
S. Michez FWD2
-
B. Boersma FWD3
-
M Brederode FWD63
-
Subs
O Wolf GLK
-
K Corbanie DEF1
-
M. Kireev MID2
-
B Bafdili MID5
-
M Decoene MID4
1
-
B Raman FWD5
-
C. Van Meirvenne FWD6
-
M. Lohunanu-Mbasi FWD51
-
H. Özdemir FWD
-
B Antonio FWD2
-
Anderlecht Pro League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6123
C CoosemansT. BentayebA. MaamarG Biancone
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Coosemans GLK6
-
A. Maamar DEF62
-
G Biancone DEF6
3
-
L Pétrot DEF6
1
-
L Augustinsson DEF6
-
M Winkler MID3
-
I Koutsoupias MID21
1
-
M Kana MID6
3
-
O Antman MID6
1
-
T. Bentayeb FWD41
-
D Sikan FWD61
1
-
Subs
J Heekeren GLK
-
A Omobamidele DEF1
1
-
E Llansana MID4
1
-
N. Ojea Cobiella MID4
-
J. Kana MID41
-
T. Degreef MID4
-
T Aasgaard MID1
-
A Romeo MID1
-
M. Cvetković FWD5
-