Match summary
1ST HALF
T. Koudou
11'
27'
T. Somers(V. Janssen)
L. Lauberbach
31'
2ND HALF
51'
Daam Foulon
52'
A. Verstraeten
Y. Tsunashima
52'
S. Renders
Daam Foulon
54'
Dennis Praet
Moncef Zekri
B. Antonio
61'
B. Bafdili
Benito Raman
61'
62'
Gabriel Jesus
G. Bijl
62'
Kiki Kouyaté
M. Al-Sahafi
K. Mrabti
Halil Özdemir
79'
80'
M. Doumbia(A. Verstraeten)
Mory Konaté
P. Pflücke
85'
F. Hammar
87'
T. Koudou
87'
93'
M. Benítez
M. Doumbia
Match statistics
39%Possession61%
286Passes Attempted440
233Completed Passes371
6Corners13
11Throw-ins21
9Shots On Target25
Line-ups
Antwerp
Formation
3-5-2 C
#15Thoelen
#26Bozhinov
#33Van Den Bosch
#4Tsunashima
#8Praet
#20Doumbia
#23Bijl
#5Foulon
#24Somers
#9Al-Sahafi
#18Janssen
Starting XI
Y. Thoelen #15 | |
R. Bozhinov #26 | |
Z. Van Den Bosch #33 | |
Y. Tsunashima #4 | 52' |
Dennis Praet #8 | 54' |
M. Doumbia #20 | 93' ⚽80' |
G. Bijl #23 | 62' |
Daam Foulon #5 | 51' 52' |
T. Somers #24 | ⚽27' |
M. Al-Sahafi #9 | 62' |
V. Janssen #18 | 🎯27' |
Substitutes
 Leandro #1 | |
 K. Gruszkowski #77 | |
 R. Yapi #91 | |
 J. Bernat #7 | |
 M. Tuboly #68 | |
 M. Vitális #27 | |
 Levente Bősze #13 | |
 Bartol Barišić #11 | |
 Á. Szendrei #22 |
Will not play
Geoffry Hairemans
Forward
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Early April 2026
Björn Lionel Engels
Defender
Muhammadali O'rinboyev
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Youssef Hamdaoui
Midfielder
Unknown
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Stef Wils
KV Mechelen
Formation
3-5-2
#1De Wolf
#8Konaté
#4Diouf
#2Halhal
#16Schoofs
#6Hammar
#11Bafdili
#23Zekri
#7Koudou
#19Mrabti
#20Lauberbach
Starting XI
O. De Wolf #1 | |
Mory Konaté #8 | 85' |
G. Diouf #4 | |
R. Halhal #2 | |
R. Schoofs #16 | |
F. Hammar #6 | 87' |
B. Bafdili #11 | 61' |
Moncef Zekri #23 | 61' |
T. Koudou #7 | 87' ⚽11' |
K. Mrabti #19 | 79' |
L. Lauberbach #20 | 31' |
Substitutes
 Matúš Sláviček #30 | |
 J. Holúbek #14 | |
 T. Bondarenko #4 | |
 A. Fiala #18 | |
 A. Yakubu #8 | |
 D. Adamkovič #80 | |
 L. Zorić #3 | |
 D. Bright #19 | |
 S. Suleiman #77 |
Will not play
Benito Raman
Forward
Tendon injury
Return: Late January 2026
Ortwin De Wolf
Goalkeeper
Knee surgery
Return: Late February 2026
José Martínez Marsà
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Frédéric Vanderbiest
Antwerp
Formation
3-5-2 C#15Thoelen
#26Bozhinov
#33Van Den Bosch
#4Tsunashima
#8Praet
#20Doumbia
#23Bijl
#5Foulon
#24Somers
#9Al-Sahafi
#18Janssen
Starting XI
Y. Thoelen #15 | |
R. Bozhinov #26 | |
Z. Van Den Bosch #33 | |
Y. Tsunashima #4 | 52' |
Dennis Praet #8 | 54' |
M. Doumbia #20 | 93' ⚽80' |
G. Bijl #23 | 62' |
Daam Foulon #5 | 51' 52' |
T. Somers #24 | ⚽27' |
M. Al-Sahafi #9 | 62' |
V. Janssen #18 | 🎯27' |
Substitutes
Leandro #1 | |
K. Gruszkowski #77 | |
R. Yapi #91 | |
J. Bernat #7 | |
M. Tuboly #68 | |
M. Vitális #27 | |
Levente Bősze #13 | |
Bartol Barišić #11 | |
Á. Szendrei #22 |
Will not play
Geoffry Hairemans
Forward
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Early April 2026
Björn Lionel Engels
Defender
Muhammadali O'rinboyev
Forward
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Youssef Hamdaoui
Midfielder
Unknown
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Stef Wils
KV Mechelen
Formation
3-5-2#1De Wolf
#8Konaté
#4Diouf
#2Halhal
#16Schoofs
#6Hammar
#11Bafdili
#23Zekri
#7Koudou
#19Mrabti
#20Lauberbach
Starting XI
O. De Wolf #1 | |
Mory Konaté #8 | 85' |
G. Diouf #4 | |
R. Halhal #2 | |
R. Schoofs #16 | |
F. Hammar #6 | 87' |
B. Bafdili #11 | 61' |
Moncef Zekri #23 | 61' |
T. Koudou #7 | 87' ⚽11' |
K. Mrabti #19 | 79' |
L. Lauberbach #20 | 31' |
Substitutes
Matúš Sláviček #30 | |
J. Holúbek #14 | |
T. Bondarenko #4 | |
A. Fiala #18 | |
A. Yakubu #8 | |
D. Adamkovič #80 | |
L. Zorić #3 | |
D. Bright #19 | |
S. Suleiman #77 |
Will not play
Benito Raman
Forward
Tendon injury
Return: Late January 2026
Ortwin De Wolf
Goalkeeper
Knee surgery
Return: Late February 2026
José Martínez Marsà
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Frédéric Vanderbiest
Head-to-head
41 matches
Antwerp
17
Wins
11
Draws
13
Wins
KV Mechelen
Friendly2024 • 1 match
Pro League2024 • 2 matches
Cup2023 • 1 matchPro League2023 • 2 matches
Super Cup2023 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 20 | 36:12 | 42 |
2 |  | 20 | 36:22 | 41 |
3 |  | 20 | 30:23 | 39 |
4 |  | 20 | 28:22 | 35 |
5 |  | 20 | 25:22 | 31 |
6 |  | 20 | 18:23 | 27 |
7 |  | 20 | 24:21 | 27 |
8 |  | 20 | 28:29 | 26 |
9 |  | 20 | 27:31 | 25 |
10 |  | 20 | 28:30 | 24 |
11 |  | 20 | 23:26 | 24 |
12 |  | 20 | 26:29 | 23 |
13 |  | 20 | 19:29 | 20 |
14 |  | 20 | 15:21 | 20 |
15 |  | 20 | 25:30 | 17 |
16 |  | 20 | 16:34 | 13 |
Match Information
Referee:
Bram Van Driessche
Venue:
Bosuilstadion
Capacity:
16 649
Antwerp vs KV Mechelen match from the Pro League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Antwerp and KV Mechelen. Follow team performance and match context within the Pro League season.