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Mechelen v Royal Antwerp FC : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 13th Dec, 19:45 BST, Afas Stadion, Mechelen

the Afas Stadion plays host on Friday evening, as Besnik Hasi's Mechelen host Jonas De Roeck's Royal Antwerp FC in the Pro League. Statistics power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), 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% probability of Mechelen and Antwerp delivering at least a couple of goals in this Pro League clash. Recent form statistics 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.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Mechelen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Mechelen 48%	31/20	8/5 1%
Draw 24%	5/2	13/5 6%
Antwerp 28%	31/20	6/4 4%
Draw 1-1 11%	6/1	11/2
Mechelen 2-1 9%	9/1	8/1
Mechelen 1-0 8%	10/1	17/2
Mechelen 2-0 7%	14/1	11/1 8%
Antwerp 2-1 7%	9/1	15/2 6%
Antwerp 1-0 6%	10/1	8/1 5%
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1	10/1 10%
Mechelen 3-1 5%	18/1	14/1
Draw 0-0 5%	14/1 15%	10/1
Mechelen 3-0 4%	25/1	18/1 10%
Antwerp 2-0 4%	14/1	11/1
Mechelen 3-2 4%	22/1	18/1 12%
Antwerp 3-1 3%	18/1	14/1
Antwerp 3-2 3%	22/1	18/1 12%
Mechelen 4-1 2%	40/1	28/1
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	4/6 3%	4/6 1%
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	23/20 3%	11/10 2%
Home 1st Goal 52%	10/11	-
Away 1st Goal 46%	10/11	-
No 1st Goal 3%	14/1 15%	-
BTTS - Yes 60%	4/7	4/7 1%
BTTS - No 40%	5/4	5/4 2%
BTTS - Home Win 25%	7/2	16/5
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	16/5 5%
BTTS - Away Win 16%	7/2	16/5
Home/draw 72%	1/2	1/2
Away/draw 52%	1/2	10/21
Home/away 76%	2/7	2/7 1%
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	1/5 2%	2/9 2%
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	10/3 8%	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 36%	13/8 5%	13/8 5%
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	4/9 3%	4/9 3%
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	4/1 9%	18/5 2%
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1/6 3%	1/6 1%
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	9/1 9%	15/2 6%
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/16 1%	1/16
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/33 1%	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	14/1 15%	10/1
Home DNB 65%	5/6	17/20
Away DNB 45%	5/6	5/6
Mechelen win to nil 23%	4/1	-
Antwerp win to nil 13%	4/1	-
Mechelen / Mechelen 20%	3/1 8%	3/1 5%
Mechelen / Antwerp 4%	22/1	18/1
Mechelen / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1 9%
Draw / Mechelen 13%	11/2 8%	5/1
Draw / Antwerp 13%	11/2 8%	19/4 4%
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	17/4 5%
Antwerp / Mechelen 4%	22/1	18/1
Antwerp / Antwerp 20%	3/1 8%	29/10 3%
Antwerp / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1 9%

Win / draw / win Pro League table

Mechelen have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 6th 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 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Mechelen have played 9 games at home, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Antwerp lay in 4th place on 27 points in the Pro League league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Antwerp have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Antwerp have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 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 Antwerp
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Genk	17	12	2	3	13	38	Jan 18	l 2-1F	Dec 26	l 2-0A
2	Brugge	17	10	4	3	18	34	l 1-2A	d 1-1A	Feb 1	l 1-0A
3	Anderlecht	17	8	6	3	19	30	l 1-3F	Jan 25	l 1-2A	Feb 8
4	Antwerp Away	17	8	3	6	13	27	Dec 13	w 0-1F	-	-
5	Gent	17	7	5	5	7	26	Feb 8	l 2-0A	Mar 8	d 1-1A
6	Mechelen Home	17	7	3	7	9	24	-	-	l 0-1A	Dec 13
7	Union SG	17	5	9	3	6	24	d 1-1A	Feb 15	w 2-0F	l 2-1F
8	S. Liege	17	6	5	6	-8	23	Dec 26	d 0-00-0	w 3-0F	Mar 15
9	Westerlo	17	6	4	7	3	22	l 2-4A	Dec 20	Jan 18	w 1-2F
10	S.Charleroi	17	6	3	8	-3	21	w 5-2F	Mar 8	l 1-3A	w 0-1F
11	Dender	17	5	6	6	-8	21	Mar 15	w 2-5F	d 1-1A	Dec 21
12	Leuven	17	3	10	4	-4	19	w 5-0F	Feb 1	Feb 22	d 1-1F
13	St Truiden	17	4	6	7	-13	18	Feb 22	l 2-1A	w 6-1F	Jan 25
14	Kortrijk	17	5	2	10	-18	17	w 3-0F	l 3-1A	Feb 15	w 1-2F
15	Cercle B	17	4	4	9	-12	16	w 2-0F	Jan 11	w 3-0F	Mar 1
16	Beerschot	17	2	4	11	-22	10	w 3-0F	Mar 1	w 5-0F	Jan 11

	Championship Round
	UEFA Conference League Play Offs
	Relegation Round

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

20 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

0 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mechelen	1 - 2	Brugge
Mechelen	3 - 0	Beerschot
Mechelen	1 - 1	Union SG
Mechelen	3 - 0	Kortrijk
Mechelen	5 - 0	Leuven
Mechelen	2 - 0	Cercle B
Mechelen	5 - 2	S.Charleroi
Mechelen	1 - 3	Anderlecht
Mechelen	2 - 4	Westerlo
Mechelen	3 - 2	S. Liege
Mechelen	2 - 4	Gent
Mechelen	3 - 0	Leuven
Mechelen	3 - 2	Westerlo
Mechelen	2 - 3	St Truiden
Mechelen	3 - 1	Westerlo
Mechelen	3 - 0	Kortrijk
Mechelen	1 - 1	Genk
Mechelen	2 - 2	Anderlecht
Mechelen	3 - 1	RWDM
Mechelen	3 - 0	S. Liege

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Mechelen	1 - 2	Brugge
A	Mechelen	1 - 3	Kortrijk
H	Mechelen	3 - 0	Beerschot
A	Mechelen	1 - 2	St Truiden
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Union SG
A	Mechelen	5 - 2	Dender
H	Mechelen	3 - 0	Kortrijk
H	Mechelen	5 - 0	Leuven
A	Mechelen	1 - 2	Genk
H	Mechelen	2 - 0	Cercle B
A	Mechelen	0 - 2	Gent
H	Mechelen	5 - 2	S.Charleroi
A	Mechelen	1 - 0	Antwerp
H	Mechelen	1 - 3	Anderlecht
A	Mechelen	0 - 0	S. Liege
H	Mechelen	2 - 4	Westerlo
A	Mechelen	1 - 1	Brugge
H	Mechelen	3 - 2	S. Liege
A	Mechelen	2 - 0	Westerlo
A	Mechelen	1 - 2	St Truiden

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Union SG	2 - 1	Antwerp
Kortrijk	1 - 2	Antwerp
Genk	2 - 0	Antwerp
Leuven	1 - 1	Antwerp
Westerlo	1 - 2	Antwerp
Gent	1 - 1	Antwerp
Brugge	1 - 0	Antwerp
S.Charleroi	0 - 1	Antwerp
Genk	1 - 0	Antwerp
Union SG	4 - 1	Antwerp
Cercle B	0 - 1	Antwerp
Brugge	3 - 0	Antwerp
Anderlecht	1 - 0	Antwerp
Kortrijk	0 - 1	Antwerp
Gent	2 - 2	Antwerp
RWDM	0 - 4	Antwerp
S. Liege	0 - 1	Antwerp
Eupen	1 - 0	Antwerp
Genk	3 - 0	Antwerp
Cercle B	1 - 3	Antwerp

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Antwerp	1 - 3	S.Charleroi
A	Antwerp	1 - 2	Union SG
H	Antwerp	1 - 1	Dender
A	Antwerp	2 - 1	Kortrijk
A	Antwerp	0 - 2	Genk
H	Antwerp	3 - 0	S. Liege
A	Antwerp	1 - 1	Leuven
H	Antwerp	3 - 0	Cercle B
H	Antwerp	4 - 0	Beerschot
A	Antwerp	2 - 1	Westerlo
H	Antwerp	2 - 0	Union SG
A	Antwerp	1 - 1	Gent
H	Antwerp	0 - 1	Mechelen
A	Antwerp	0 - 1	Brugge
H	Antwerp	6 - 1	St Truiden
H	Antwerp	1 - 2	Anderlecht
A	Antwerp	1 - 0	S.Charleroi
H	Antwerp	3 - 1	Anderlecht
A	Antwerp	0 - 1	Genk
H	Antwerp	1 - 2	Cercle B

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Mechelen have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Antwerp

Mechelen

Antwerp

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 6

Clean sheets

2 / 6

MEC

ANT

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	0 - 2	Antwerp
Mechelen	3 - 2
Mechelen	3 - 0
Mechelen	3 - 1
	1 - 2	Antwerp

Antwerp

Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 7

Clean sheets

3 / 7

MEC

ANT

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Antwerp
	0 - 1	Mechelen
	0 - 1	Mechelen
Antwerp	5 - 0
	1 - 2	Mechelen
Antwerp	4 - 1
Antwerp	1 - 0
Draw	0 - 0	Draw

Goal Statistics

Mechelen have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 10 consecutive Pro League outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Royal Antwerp FC on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Mechelen 6th	Antwerp 4th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 18% 1 31% 2 27% 3 15% 4+ 10% There is a 82% probability that Mechelen will score 1 or more goals	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Antwerp will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+44 Mechelen have scored 44% more goals at home than predicted	-21 Antwerp have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
	2.6 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2024/2025 season

12%

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MEC

ANT

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Games scored	15		14
Failed to score	2		3
Scored first	9		10
Goals scored	33		29
Avg. goals scored	1.9		1.7
Avg. shots per game	10		12
Avg. shots per goal	5		7
Conversion rate for	20		14
Avg. XG for	1.5		1.6
KickOff rating		+12%

MEC

ANT

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Games conceded	11		12
Clean sheets	6		5
Conceded first	7		7
Goals conceded	24		17
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		10
Conversion rate against	13%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.3
KickOff rating		+8%

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

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	6	4	7
O Wolf	B Raman	P Pflücke	A Mohammed

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
O Wolf GLK	17			-
J Martínez DEF	17			4 -
T Raemaekers DEF	17			2 -
R Schoofs MID	17	2	2	2 -
B Bafdili MID	17	2		3 -
P Pflücke FWD	17	4	4	1 -
K Mrabti MID	16	2	1	3 -
D Foulon DEF	15	2	3	3 -
A Mohammed MID	15			7 -
L Lauberbach FWD	14	3	2	2 -
N Storm FWD	14	4	3	1 -
R Belghali DEF	13	1	1	1 -
B Raman FWD	13	6		1 -
G Hairemans FWD	12	1	1	-
P. Dahl FWD	11	1	1	-
J Cleemput DEF	8			1 1
B Eynden MID	7	2		1 -
S Walsh DEF	4			1 -
J Ngoy FWD	4			-
Z Vanheusden DEF	2			1 -
M Konaté MID	1			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	17	4	21
B Raman	N Storm	P Pflücke	P Pflücke

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
B Raman FWD	6	15		2
N Storm FWD	4	17	3	6
P Pflücke FWD	4	12	4	21
L Lauberbach FWD	3	9	2	9
B Eynden MID	2	2
R Schoofs MID	2	14	2	20
B Bafdili MID	2	3		9
K Mrabti MID	2	4	1	4
D Foulon DEF	2	3	3	13
R Belghali DEF	1	3	1	2
G Hairemans FWD	1	2	1	10
P. Dahl FWD	1	2	1	3
Z Vanheusden DEF		1
J Ngoy FWD				1
J Martínez DEF				4
A Mohammed MID		1		3
T Raemaekers DEF				3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
994	38	105
T Raemaekers	T Raemaekers	D Foulon

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Raemaekers DEF	994	38	85
R Schoofs MID	942	35	84
J Martínez DEF	922	21	56
O Wolf GLK	614		4
D Foulon DEF	593	35	105
P Pflücke FWD	535	21	40
A Mohammed MID	512	22	54
K Mrabti MID	502	19	42
B Eynden MID	327	9	17
N Storm FWD	312	8	28
R Belghali DEF	239	15	29
G Hairemans FWD	234	8	24
L Lauberbach FWD	202	6	47
B Bafdili MID	186	9	23
J Cleemput DEF	185	3	7
Z Vanheusden DEF	124	1	8
B Raman FWD	81	4	16
S Walsh DEF	81	1	7
P. Dahl FWD	69	7	23
M Konaté MID	30		1
J Ngoy FWD	10		3

Antwerp Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	8	6	7
S Lammens	T Chery	V Janssen	A Costa

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
S Lammens GLK	17			-
Z Bosch DEF	17	1		1 -
T Chery MID	17	8	4	-
J Ondrejka FWD	17	7	4	2 -
V Janssen FWD	17	6	6	4 -
G Kerk FWD	16	3	1	1 -
T Alderweireld DEF	15	2	1	4 -
A Costa DEF	15			7 -
A Valencia FWD	15	1	2	2 -
J Bataille DEF	14			1 -
K Corbanie DEF	13			1 -
V. Udoh FWD	12			-
M Doumbia MID	11	1		1 -
D Odoi DEF	9		1	6 1
C Scott MID	7			-
A. Verstraeten DEF	5			1 -
J Riedewald MID	3			-
M Smits MID	3			1 -
R. Bozhinov DEF	2			1 -
M Balikwisha FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	21	6	24
T Chery	V Janssen	V Janssen	T Chery

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Chery MID	8	15	4	24
J Ondrejka FWD	7	13	4	24
V Janssen FWD	6	21	6	16
G Kerk FWD	3	8	1	8
T Alderweireld DEF	2	3	1	4
A Valencia FWD	1	5	2	14
Z Bosch DEF	1	2		1
M Doumbia MID	1	4		6
A. Verstraeten DEF				1
R. Bozhinov DEF		1
J Riedewald MID		2
K Corbanie DEF		2		3
C Scott MID		2		1
D Odoi DEF		2	1	2
V. Udoh FWD		1		3
J Bataille DEF		2		13
A Costa DEF		2		7
M Balikwisha FWD		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1347	50	101
Z Bosch	A Costa	A Costa

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
Z Bosch DEF	1347	26	50
T Alderweireld DEF	951	8	45
J Bataille DEF	813	42	72
A Costa DEF	671	50	101
S Lammens GLK	570		9
T Chery MID	496	11	36
D Odoi DEF	427	16	53
V Janssen FWD	411	23	92
M Doumbia MID	393	21	72
K Corbanie DEF	379	20	34
J Ondrejka FWD	366	12	57
G Kerk FWD	291	20	80
A Valencia FWD	223	10	33
A. Verstraeten DEF	179	5	9
R. Bozhinov DEF	100	1	6
C Scott MID	59	1	7
J Riedewald MID	51	1	3
M Balikwisha FWD	45	1	5
V. Udoh FWD	26	1	8
M Smits MID	13

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Mechelen v Royal Antwerp FC : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mechelen have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Antwerp lay in 4th place on 27 points in the Pro League league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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