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

Afas Stadion, Mechelen

Frederik Vanderbiest and Stef Wils meet in the Pro League on Sunday evening, as Mechelen face Royal Antwerp FC at the Afas Stadion. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Pro League match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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Mechelen's next match is v Genk at 19:45 on Friday 13th February
Royal Antwerp FC's next match is v Westerlo at 15:00 on Sunday 15th February
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Mechelen and Antwerp was on Sunday 8th February 2026
Belgian Pro League
February 8th 2026
Mechelen 2
0 Antwerp
 
M. van Brederode 11'
K. Vanrafelghem 65'
 
MEC
ANT
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
4
4
Corners
3
6
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
9
15
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
MechelenAntwerp
 
J. Martinez Marsà
I. Mirás Blanco
F. Hammar
M. Konate
M. Servais (M. Zekri 71')
M. van Brederodefootball icon (B. Raman 79')
T. St. Jago
K. Mrabti
K. Vanrafelghemfootball icon (B. Bafdili 79')
B. Boersma (B. Bandé 90')
B. Antonio (M. Decoene 71')
Y. Tsunashima
T. Nozawa
(M. Al Sahafi 38') D. Foulon
Z. Van Den Bosch
D. Praet
A. Verstraeten
(G. Bijl 79') C. Scott
V. Janssen
(Y. Hamdaoui 61') T. Somers
(I. Babadi 79') Xander Dierckx
(A. Valencia 61') G. Vandeplas

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Fans may not be thrilled to read this, but we're not predicting a goal-fest here. The statistics suggest Mechelen and Antwerp both are poor in attack and defence, and the odds point towards a tie with fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think they're probably right and, without an obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals feels like the right bet on this match.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Mechelen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 35% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mechelen
35%
29/20
10%
1/1000
8%
Draw
30%
9/470/1
2%
Antwerp
35%
15/8
14%
200/1
15%
Draw 1-1
14%
5/116/5
4%
Mechelen 1-0
13%
7/1
6%
7/5
13%
Antwerp 1-0
13%
8/1
6%
13/2
Draw 0-0
12%
17/2
5%
13/2
6%
Mechelen 2-1
7%
9/1
5%
11/2
6%
Antwerp 2-1
7%
10/1
9%
12/1
6%
Mechelen 2-0
7%
11/1
17%
2/7
9%
Antwerp 2-0
7%
14/1
13%
11/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
14/140/1
9%
Mechelen 3-1
2%
20/128/1
12%
Antwerp 3-1
2%
22/1
26%
40/1
24%
Mechelen 3-0
2%
22/1
9%
6/1
11%
Antwerp 3-0
2%
28/1
17%
22/1
10%
Antwerp 3-2
1%
33/1150/1
10%
Mechelen 3-2
1%
28/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
21/20
3%
9/2
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
3/4
3%
1/8
5%
Home 1st Goal
46%
10/11
6%
10/11
5%
Away 1st Goal
46%
21/20
7%
6/5
7%
No 1st Goal
8%
17/2
5%
13/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
42%
4/5
3%
8/1
6%
BTTS - No
58%
19/20
3%
1/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
12%
4/1
10%
5/1
4%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
33/1
BTTS - Away Win
12%
5/1
8%
125/1
20%
Home/draw
65%
2/5
5%
1/1000
6%
Away/draw
65%
8/15
9%
55/1
5%
Home/away
70%
1/31/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
3/108/15
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
12/57/5
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
5/233/1
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
2/71/1000
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
6/1
14%
90/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/10
2%
1/1000
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
16/1
13%
1/50
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/331/50
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/161/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
17/2
5%
13/2
6%
Home DNB
56%
8/11
12%
1/1000
8%
Away DNB
56%
1/1
19%
125/1
13%
Mechelen win to nil
23%
3/1
6%
-
Antwerp win to nil
23%
4/1
10%
-
Mechelen / Mechelen
21%
3/1
13%
2/5
8%
Mechelen / Antwerp
3%
28/18/1
10%
Mechelen / Draw
7%
12/129/10
9%
Draw / Mechelen
14%
5/1
8%
28/1
8%
Draw / Antwerp
12%
11/2
8%
28/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/122/1
4%
Antwerp / Mechelen
3%
25/1100/1
10%
Antwerp / Antwerp
18%
15/4
16%
125/1
20%
Antwerp / Draw
6%
14/1125/1
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Win / draw / win Pro League table

Mechelen have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Pro League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 7 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Both Mechelen and Royal Antwerp FC have scored 28 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Mechelen have played 11 games at home winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Antwerp are in 8th position in the Pro League on 30 points having played 23 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Antwerp have conceded 11 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mechelen
Antwerp
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG2415722752 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
2
St Truiden2415361148 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 28
l
 
1-0A
3
Brugge2415271647 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 22
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
4
Mechelen24996436 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
5
Anderlecht241068036 
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Gent24969333 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 8
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
7
S.Charleroi24969233 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
8
Genk24888-232 
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
9
Antwerp248610230 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
-
-
10
S. Liege249312-1230 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
11
Z.Waregem24789-329 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
12
Westerlo247710-728 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
13
Leuven246711-925 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1F
Mar 22
14
Cercle B245910-624 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-4F
15
La Louviere245910-724 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
w
 
3-1F
Mar 6
16
Dender243813-1917 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
5
Mechelen have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Mechelen
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
11
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mechelen1 - 1Westerlo
Mechelen1 - 1Dender
Mechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
Mechelen0 - 1S. Liege
Mechelen1 - 1Union SG
Mechelen1 - 1Leuven
Mechelen1 - 3St Truiden
Mechelen0 - 0Cercle B
Mechelen3 - 2La Louviere
Mechelen1 - 1Gent
Mechelen2 - 1Brugge
Mechelen1 - 1S.Charleroi
Mechelen0 - 0S. Liege
Mechelen2 - 3Westerlo
Mechelen1 - 1Leuven
Mechelen5 - 2Dender
Mechelen2 - 1Dender
Mechelen1 - 1St Truiden
Mechelen3 - 3Gent
Mechelen1 - 2Genk
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMechelen2 - 2Leuven
HMechelen1 - 1Westerlo
AMechelen0 - 1Union SG
HMechelen1 - 1Dender
AMechelen0 - 1St Truiden
AMechelen3 - 2Cercle B
HMechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 1S. Liege
AMechelen1 - 0Genk
HMechelen1 - 1Union SG
AMechelen1 - 3Anderlecht
HMechelen1 - 1Leuven
AMechelen3 - 1Dender
HMechelen1 - 3St Truiden
AMechelen2 - 0S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 0Cercle B
AMechelen1 - 1S. Liege
HMechelen3 - 2La Louviere
AMechelen1 - 2Antwerp
HMechelen1 - 1Gent
Antwerp
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cercle B0 - 4Antwerp
Dender1 - 0Antwerp
Gent0 - 2Antwerp
Brugge0 - 1Antwerp
St Truiden1 - 0Antwerp
S. Liege1 - 0Antwerp
Z.Waregem2 - 0Antwerp
Anderlecht0 - 0Antwerp
Westerlo2 - 0Antwerp
S.Charleroi1 - 1Antwerp
Genk1 - 1Antwerp
Brugge1 - 1Antwerp
Gent0 - 3Antwerp
Genk0 - 1Antwerp
Anderlecht0 - 0Antwerp
Union SG5 - 1Antwerp
S. Liege0 - 0Antwerp
Cercle B0 - 0Antwerp
Anderlecht2 - 0Antwerp
St Truiden1 - 1Antwerp
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAntwerp4 - 0Cercle B
HAntwerp0 - 2S.Charleroi
AAntwerp0 - 1Dender
HAntwerp2 - 1Z.Waregem
HAntwerp2 - 2Anderlecht
AAntwerp2 - 0Gent
HAntwerp3 - 0Genk
AAntwerp1 - 0Brugge
HAntwerp1 - 2Dender
HAntwerp3 - 1La Louviere
AAntwerp0 - 1St Truiden
HAntwerp0 - 1Brugge
AAntwerp0 - 1S. Liege
HAntwerp1 - 1Cercle B
AAntwerp0 - 2Z.Waregem
AAntwerp0 - 0Anderlecht
HAntwerp1 - 2Gent
AAntwerp0 - 2Westerlo
HAntwerp2 - 1Mechelen
AAntwerp1 - 1S.Charleroi
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Mechelen since 2017
Mechelen
Antwerp
Goals: Scored
11
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
MEC
3
D
2
ANT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Antwerp
Mechelen3 - 2
Mechelen3 - 0
Mechelen3 - 1
1 - 2Antwerp
League games at Antwerp since 2017
Antwerp
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
MEC
3
D
1
ANT
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Antwerp
Antwerp2 - 1
0 - 1Mechelen
0 - 1Mechelen
Antwerp5 - 0
1 - 2Mechelen
Antwerp4 - 1
Antwerp1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Mechelen Antwerp
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Antwerp will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Mechelen have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-28
Antwerp have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season
Mechelen
PG (predicted goals)
Antwerp
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
12%
better
MEC
ANT
view stats
Games scored19
15
Failed to score4
8
Scored first14
12
Goals scored28
28
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
2%
better
MEC
ANT
view stats
Games conceded18
18
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded26
24
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
9
Conversion rate against10%
11%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22338
F HammarK Mrabti M ServaisF Hammar
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I. Mirás Blanco GLK18
2
-
T Jago DEF14
3
-
M Konaté  DEF1911
4
-
J Martínez DEF1611
3
-
B Antonio MID161
1
-
F Hammar MID221
8
-
K Mrabti  MID1632
3
-
M Servais MID1723
2
-
B. Boersma FWD11
-
K. Vanrafelghem FWD41
1
-
M Brederode FWD1731
2
-
Subs
T. Van Ingelgom GLK
-
I. Struyf DEF9
2
-
L. Golič DEF
-
M. Zekri DEF14
1
-
B Bafdili MID1512
2
-
M Decoene MID1
-
H Bandé FWD5
-
B Raman FWD1413
-
H. Özdemir FWD7
1
-
Antwerp Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23744
T SomersV JanssenV JanssenZ Bosch
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Nozawa GLK14
1
-
Z Bosch DEF22
4
-
A. Verstraeten DEF141
2
-
Y Tsunashima DEF171
2
-
T Somers MID2342
3
-
D Praet MID15
2
1
Xander Dierckx MID7
1
-
D Foulon MID172
1
1
C Scott FWD1521
1
-
G Vandeplas FWD8
-
V Janssen FWD2174
4
-
Subs
Y Thoelen GLK7
-
S. Renders DEF5
-
G Bijl DEF4
-
K Kouyaté DEF171
4
-
I. Babadi MID14
1
-
Y. Hamdaoui MID101
1
-
M. Al Sahafi FWD171
2
-
A Valencia FWD71
-
O. Achihi FWD1
-