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

Sun 15th Mar, 17:30 BST, Afas Stadion, Mechelen

the Afas Stadion faithful welcome RSC Anderlecht's travelling contingent on Sunday evening, as Frederik Vanderbiest's Mechelen go head to head with Besnik Hasi's team in the Pro League. Statistics power the algorithmic predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and unique league tables. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to explore.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 80% chance of Mechelen and Anderlecht scoring a minimum of two goals in this Pro League tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it seems the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.25.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Mechelen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.40.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Mechelen 40%	23/10	12/5
Draw 25%	5/2	27/10
Anderlecht 35%	1/1	21/20
Draw 1-1 12%	6/1	5/1
Mechelen 2-1 9%	11/1	9/1
Mechelen 1-0 8%	11/1	17/2
Anderlecht 2-1 8%	8/1	7/1
Anderlecht 1-0 8%	15/2	13/2
Mechelen 2-0 6%	18/1	14/1
Draw 2-2 6%	12/1	11/1
Draw 0-0 5%	11/1	10/1
Anderlecht 2-0 5%	10/1	8/1
Mechelen 3-1 4%	25/1	18/1
Anderlecht 3-1 4%	14/1	12/1
Mechelen 3-0 3%	40/1	25/1
Mechelen 3-2 3%	28/1	22/1
Anderlecht 3-2 3%	22/1	18/1
Anderlecht 3-0 2%	18/1	14/1
Over 2.5 Goals 56%	4/5	4/5
Under 2.5 Goals 44%	1/1	19/20
Home 1st Goal 49%	6/5	13/10
Away 1st Goal 47%	8/11	8/11
No 1st Goal 3%	11/1	10/1
BTTS - Yes 59%	4/6	7/10
BTTS - No 41%	11/10	21/20
BTTS - Home Win 21%	5/1	19/4
BTTS - Draw 19%	7/2	10/3
BTTS - Away Win 18%	3/1	14/5
Home/draw 65%	4/5	3/4
Away/draw 60%	1/3	3/10
Home/away 75%	2/7	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 79%	2/9	1/4
Under 1.5 Goals 21%	3/1	27/10
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	2/1	19/10
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	4/11	4/11
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	9/2	9/2
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	1/7	1/8
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	12/1	10/1
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1/25	1/33
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/25	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	11/1	10/1
Home DNB 58%	6/4	29/20
Away DNB 52%	1/2	1/2
Mechelen win to nil 19%	11/2	-
Anderlecht win to nil 16%	11/4	-
Mechelen / Mechelen 15%	9/2	4/1
Mechelen / Anderlecht 4%	22/1	18/1
Mechelen / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1
Draw / Mechelen 11%	13/2	13/2
Draw / Anderlecht 15%	9/2	4/1
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	9/2
Anderlecht / Mechelen 3%	28/1	22/1
Anderlecht / Anderlecht 25%	9/4	21/10
Anderlecht / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1

Win / draw / win Pro League table

Mechelen have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Mechelen have conceded 10 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Mechelen have played 14 games at home, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Anderlecht lay in 4th place on 44 points in the Pro League league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Anderlecht have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Anderlecht have played 14 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Mechelen Anderlecht
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Union SG	28	17	9	2	29	60	d 1-1A	l 1-0A	w 1-0F	l 2-0A
2	Brugge	28	18	3	7	19	57	w 2-1F	Mar 22	w 1-0F	d 2-2F
3	St Truiden	28	18	3	7	15	57	l 1-3F	l 1-0A	w 2-1A	d 2-2F
4	Anderlecht	28	12	8	8	6	44	Mar 15	l 3-1A	-	-
5	Mechelen	28	11	9	8	4	42	-	-	w 3-1F	Mar 15
6	Gent	28	11	6	11	2	39	d 1-1F	l 3-1A	w 1-0F	l 4-2F
7	Genk	28	10	8	10	-2	38	l 2-3F	w 0-1F	d 1-1F	l 2-0A
8	Westerlo	28	10	8	10	-3	38	d 1-1A	w 0-1F	w 5-2F	l 4-0A
9	S. Liege	28	11	5	12	-8	38	l 0-1A	d 1-1A	w 1-0F	l 2-0A
10	Antwerp	28	9	7	12	0	34	w 2-0F	l 2-1F	d 0-00-0	d 2-2A
11	S.Charleroi	28	9	7	12	-1	34	w 1-0F	w 0-2F	l 1-2A	l 1-0A
12	Z.Waregem	28	7	8	13	-8	29	w 2-1F	d 1-1F	l 2-3A	w 2-4F
13	Cercle B	28	6	10	12	-7	28	d 0-00-0	w 2-3F	Mar 22	w 0-2F
14	Leuven	28	7	7	14	-14	28	d 1-1F	d 2-2A	w 5-1A	d 1-1F
15	La Louviere	28	5	12	11	-9	27	w 3-2F	w 0-2F	d 0-00-0	w 0-1F
16	Dender	28	3	10	15	-23	19	d 1-1F	w 1-3F	d 0-00-0	w 0-2F

	Championship Round
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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mechelen	2 - 1	Z.Waregem
Mechelen	2 - 3	Genk
Mechelen	2 - 0	Antwerp
Mechelen	1 - 1	Westerlo
Mechelen	1 - 1	Dender
Mechelen	1 - 0	S.Charleroi
Mechelen	0 - 1	S. Liege
Mechelen	1 - 1	Union SG
Mechelen	1 - 1	Leuven
Mechelen	1 - 3	St Truiden
Mechelen	0 - 0	Cercle B
Mechelen	3 - 2	La Louviere
Mechelen	1 - 1	Gent
Mechelen	2 - 1	Brugge
Mechelen	1 - 1	S.Charleroi
Mechelen	0 - 0	S. Liege
Mechelen	2 - 3	Westerlo
Mechelen	1 - 1	Leuven
Mechelen	5 - 2	Dender
Mechelen	2 - 1	Dender

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Mechelen	1 - 3	Gent
H	Mechelen	2 - 1	Z.Waregem
A	Mechelen	2 - 0	La Louviere
H	Mechelen	2 - 3	Genk
H	Mechelen	2 - 0	Antwerp
A	Mechelen	2 - 2	Leuven
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Westerlo
A	Mechelen	0 - 1	Union SG
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Dender
A	Mechelen	0 - 1	St Truiden
A	Mechelen	3 - 2	Cercle B
H	Mechelen	1 - 0	S.Charleroi
H	Mechelen	0 - 1	S. Liege
A	Mechelen	1 - 0	Genk
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Union SG
A	Mechelen	1 - 3	Anderlecht
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Leuven
A	Mechelen	3 - 1	Dender
H	Mechelen	1 - 3	St Truiden
A	Mechelen	2 - 0	S.Charleroi

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brugge	2 - 2	Anderlecht
Z.Waregem	2 - 4	Anderlecht
Genk	2 - 0	Anderlecht
S. Liege	2 - 0	Anderlecht
Gent	4 - 2	Anderlecht
Antwerp	2 - 2	Anderlecht
Westerlo	4 - 0	Anderlecht
La Louviere	0 - 1	Anderlecht
S.Charleroi	1 - 0	Anderlecht
St Truiden	2 - 2	Anderlecht
Leuven	1 - 1	Anderlecht
Union SG	2 - 0	Anderlecht
Dender	0 - 2	Anderlecht
Cercle B	0 - 2	Anderlecht
Genk	2 - 1	Anderlecht
Antwerp	1 - 3	Anderlecht
Gent	0 - 1	Anderlecht
Union SG	2 - 0	Anderlecht
Brugge	2 - 0	Anderlecht
Westerlo	2 - 0	Anderlecht

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Anderlecht	2 - 2	Brugge
H	Anderlecht	5 - 1	Leuven
A	Anderlecht	4 - 2	Z.Waregem
H	Anderlecht	0 - 0	La Louviere
A	Anderlecht	0 - 2	Genk
A	Anderlecht	0 - 2	S. Liege
H	Anderlecht	0 - 0	Dender
A	Anderlecht	2 - 4	Gent
H	Anderlecht	1 - 2	S.Charleroi
A	Anderlecht	2 - 2	Antwerp
H	Anderlecht	2 - 1	St Truiden
A	Anderlecht	0 - 4	Westerlo
H	Anderlecht	1 - 0	Union SG
A	Anderlecht	1 - 0	La Louviere
H	Anderlecht	1 - 0	Brugge
H	Anderlecht	3 - 1	Mechelen
A	Anderlecht	0 - 1	S.Charleroi
A	Anderlecht	2 - 2	St Truiden
H	Anderlecht	1 - 0	S. Liege
A	Anderlecht	1 - 1	Leuven

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Anderlecht have beaten Mechelen in 3 consecutive league meetings

Anderlecht have not lost to Mechelen in 5 consecutive league meetings

Mechelen

Anderlecht

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 9

Clean sheets

1 / 9

MEC

ADL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
	1 - 3	Anderlecht
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
	1 - 3	Anderlecht
	0 - 1	Anderlecht
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Mechelen	2 - 0
	3 - 4	Anderlecht
Mechelen	3 - 2
Draw	2 - 2	Draw

Anderlecht

Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

9 / 10

8 / 10

Clean sheets

2 / 10

1 / 10

MEC

ADL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Anderlecht
Anderlecht	3 - 1
Anderlecht	4 - 1
Anderlecht	3 - 1
	2 - 3	Mechelen
Anderlecht	7 - 2
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Anderlecht	2 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

Mechelen have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 6 consecutive Pro League games. Their PG of 1.5 against RSC Anderlecht on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Mechelen 5th	Anderlecht 4th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 22% 1 33% 2 25% 3 13% 4+ There is a 78% probability that Mechelen will score 1 or more goals	0 25% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 60% probability that Anderlecht will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-6 Mechelen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-5 Anderlecht’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.5 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season

11%

better

MEC

ADL

view stats

Games scored	24		20
Failed to score	4		8
Scored first	18		15
Goals scored	37		41
Avg. goals scored	1.3		1.5
Avg. shots per game	8		11
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	17		14
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.6
KickOff rating		+11%

MEC

ADL

better

view stats

Games conceded	21		18
Clean sheets	7		10
Conceded first	9		10
Goals conceded	33		35
Avg. goals conceded	1.2		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	11		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		8
Conversion rate against	11%		13%
Avg. XG against	1.8		1.5
KickOff rating		+2%

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

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
27	6	3	9
F Hammar	M Brederode	M Servais	F Hammar

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Hammar MID	27	1	1	9 -
T Koudou DEF	25	4	1	5 -
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	23			2 -
M Konaté MID	23	1	1	5 -
R Halhal DEF	22	1	2	6 -
M Servais MID	22	2	3	3 -
M Brederode FWD	22	6	3	2 -
L Lauberbach FWD	22	6	1	4 -
J Martínez DEF	21	1	2	3 -
K Mrabti MID	21	5	2	3 -
B Antonio FWD	21		1	1 -
T Jago DEF	19		1	3 -
B Raman FWD	19	2	3	-
B Bafdili MID	16	1	2	2 -
M. Zekri DEF	15			1 -
G Diouf DEF	15	1	1	5 -
D Salifou MID	10			1 -
K. Vanrafelghem FWD	9	3		1 -
M. Kireev MID	8			1 -
H. Özdemir FWD	7			1 -
H Bandé FWD	6			-
O Wolf GLK	5			1 -
R Teague MID	5			-
M Decoene MID	2			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	26	3	8
M Brederode	L Lauberbach	M Servais	M Brederode

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Brederode FWD	6	12	3	8
L Lauberbach FWD	6	26	1	1
K Mrabti MID	5	8	2	2
T Koudou DEF	4	6	1	3
K. Vanrafelghem FWD	3	3
M Servais MID	2	9	3	5
B Raman FWD	2	8	3	1
F Hammar MID	1	3	1	2
M Konaté MID	1	5	1
R Halhal DEF	1	3	2	1
J Martínez DEF	1	2	2	4
B Bafdili MID	1	4	2	4
G Diouf DEF	1	1	1
B Antonio FWD		2	1
T Jago DEF			1	1
M. Zekri DEF		3		1
D Salifou MID		2
M. Kireev MID		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1225	112	205
R Halhal	F Hammar	F Hammar

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Halhal DEF	1225	32	109
F Hammar MID	1009	112	205
T Jago DEF	993	48	97
T Koudou DEF	992	22	75
M Servais MID	837	32	90
M Konaté MID	799	30	80
J Martínez DEF	686	24	56
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	661		13
M Brederode FWD	640	19	86
K Mrabti MID	530	21	58
L Lauberbach FWD	456	14	119
G Diouf DEF	456	22	55
B Bafdili MID	261	8	34
D Salifou MID	240	16	35
M. Zekri DEF	233	19	38
O Wolf GLK	159		3
B Antonio FWD	144	11	43
B Raman FWD	135	10	19
K. Vanrafelghem FWD	126	13	33
M. Kireev MID	104	6	24
H. Özdemir FWD	48	6	17
H Bandé FWD	23		10
R Teague MID	19	2	3
M Decoene MID	7	1	3

Anderlecht Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
28	11	6	11
C Coosemans	T Hazard	T Hazard	N Saliba

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Coosemans GLK	28			1 -
N. De Cat MID	27	2	4	5 -
N Saliba MID	26	2	1	10 1
L Hey DEF	25			6 -
T Hazard MID	25	11	6	6 -
K Sardella DEF	23		1	2 -
N Angulo FWD	22	6	5	3 1
T. Degreef FWD	22	3	1	3 1
E Llansana MID	21		1	4 -
A Bertaccini FWD	21	3		4 -
M. Cvetković FWD	20	4	2	2 -
I. Camara DEF	18	1	1	1 -
M Kana DEF	18			2 -
M Stroeykens MID	18	1		1 -
L Augustinsson DEF	17		2	4 -
M N'Diaye DEF	17			2 -
A. Maamar DEF	17			1 -
Y Verschaeren MID	17		1	1 -
L Vázquez FWD	14	2		2 -
I. Kanate FWD	13	1		-
M Ilić DEF	7			2 -
C Huerta FWD	7	1		4 -
Y Özcan DEF	4			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
11	21	6	11
T Hazard	T Hazard	T Hazard	T Hazard

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Hazard MID	11	21	6	11
N Angulo FWD	6	16	5	7
M. Cvetković FWD	4	9	2	2
T. Degreef FWD	3	8	1
A Bertaccini FWD	3	18
N. De Cat MID	2	2	4	3
N Saliba MID	2	13	1	4
L Vázquez FWD	2	10		2
I. Camara DEF	1	4	1	3
M Stroeykens MID	1	3		1
I. Kanate FWD	1	4
C Huerta FWD	1	5
L Hey DEF		1		1
K Sardella DEF		4	1	3
E Llansana MID		1	1	1
M Kana DEF		1
L Augustinsson DEF		1	2	2
M N'Diaye DEF		1
A. Maamar DEF				1
Y Verschaeren MID		4	1	2
M Ilić DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1168	62	170
L Hey	N Angulo	N Angulo

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Hey DEF	1168	19	94
M Kana DEF	973	12	35
T Hazard MID	950	28	76
N. De Cat MID	828	46	105
N Saliba MID	765	56	104
K Sardella DEF	764	31	82
C Coosemans GLK	743		21
L Augustinsson DEF	709	27	62
N Angulo FWD	700	62	170
E Llansana MID	645	49	84
M N'Diaye DEF	616	29	90
I. Camara DEF	427	10	29
A. Maamar DEF	422	22	51
Y Verschaeren MID	394	18	37
M Stroeykens MID	343	13	24
T. Degreef FWD	334	23	57
A Bertaccini FWD	256	12	40
M Ilić DEF	254	7	25
M. Cvetković FWD	169	7	43
C Huerta FWD	159	7	22
L Vázquez FWD	154	9	42
I. Kanate FWD	86	7	26
Y Özcan DEF	62	3	6