SK Beveren v KV Mechelen prediction

Jupiler Pro League · Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Freethiel Stadion

Updated 23 Oct 2026, 23:22 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for SK Beveren v KV Mechelen, Jupiler Pro League on Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

SK Beveren host KV Mechelen in the Jupiler Pro League on Saturday 19 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

Form and the table

11 of SK Beveren’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in five of SK Beveren’s last 15 results in all competitions (33%). At home, SK Beveren have six wins, no draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 2.25 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 0.63. SK Beveren have scored 13 goals, the third-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). SK Beveren have conceded 23 goals, the seventh-most of the 18 clubs.

10 of KV Mechelen’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in seven of KV Mechelen’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, KV Mechelen have one win, three draws and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.75 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.88. KV Mechelen have scored 13 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game). KV Mechelen have conceded 18 goals, the eighth-most of the 18 clubs.

SK Beveren are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. KV Mechelen are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. SK Beveren (13th) and KV Mechelen (10th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have KV Mechelen the stronger side, 165 rating points above SK Beveren (KV Mechelen 1556, SK Beveren 1391, after at least 136 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 26 January 2021, finished SK Beveren 2–3 KV Mechelen.

Team news

Predicted SK Beveren XI (4-2-3-1): J. Schenk, C. Janssens, B. Godeau, L. Jans, V. Boone, S. Dewaele, A. Verschueren, C. Conde, C. Lokesa, J. Margaritha, V. Olatunji — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, C. Lokesa (4.2 per match over 11 appearances, five goals) and J. Margaritha (3.5 per match over nine appearances, two goals and two assists) have been SK Beveren’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for SK Beveren (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), C. Lokesa averages 0.5 key passes per 90 over 745 minutes, with a key pass in two of the last 10 appearances. J. Margaritha averages 1.8 shots per 90 over 832 minutes, with a shot in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted KV Mechelen XI (3-4-1-2): O. De Wolf, J. Marsà, M. Eerdhuijzen, K. Corbanie, T. Koudou, F. Hammar, S. Michez, M. Decherf, D. Praet, M. van Brederode, B. Raman — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, M. van Brederode (5.0 per match over 10 appearances, four goals) and S. Michez (4.8 per match over six appearances, two goals) have been KV Mechelen’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for KV Mechelen (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), M. van Brederode averages 0.8 shots per 90 over 900 minutes, with a shot in five of the last 10 appearances. S. Michez averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 423 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last six appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Jupiler Pro League · Freethiel Stadion
Head-to-head (last 6): SK Beveren 1 · draws 1 · KV Mechelen 4 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: SK Beveren 1W 1D 3L · KV Mechelen 4W 1D 0L

SK Beveren v KV Mechelen (Jupiler Pro League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 23 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5.14

Corners

against 3.71 / 5 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.14 / 4.29

Shots on target

against 4.29 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 2.29

Cards

against 1.43 / 3.57 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 6 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	SK Beveren for / against	Line	KV Mechelen for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.71 for · 15 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 15 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.14 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.71 for · 15.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.29 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5

SK Beveren

SK Beveren Goalkeeper

SK Beveren — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Schenk	11	85932 min	333.2 /90	222.1 /90	00 /90
J. Lusamba	1	5454 min	35 /90	00 /90	00 /90

SK Beveren — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SK Beveren before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Schenk n 8	82.8	2.3 6/3

SK Beveren Defensive

SK Beveren — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Janssens	11	87953 min	222.1 /90	212 /90	80.8 /90	413.9 /90	121.1 /90	50.5 /90
B. Godeau	11	82900 min	151.5 /90	111.1 /90	40.4 /90	262.6 /90	50.5 /90	30.3 /90
L. Jans	10	85849 min	91 /90	91 /90	40.4 /90	262.8 /90	20.2 /90	00 /90
Y. Gomis	9	76685 min	172.2 /90	182.4 /90	60.8 /90	293.8 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90
V. Boone	3	88265 min	20.7 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90	62 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
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SK Beveren — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SK Beveren before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Dewaele n 8	89	0.8 5/1	1.1 6/3	—
C. Janssens n 8	88.5	1.1 6/2	0.1 1/0	—
J. Schenk n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
B. Godeau n 8	83.4	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0	—
C. Lokesa n 8	62.1	1.1 4/2	1.1 4/2	—
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SK Beveren — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SK Beveren before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Dewaele n 8	89	2.4 7/5
C. Janssens n 8	88.5	2.3 7/4
B. Godeau n 8	83.4	1.3 6/3
C. Lokesa n 8	62.1	1.3 6/1
L. Jans n 8	83.6	0.4 3/0
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SK Beveren Attacking

SK Beveren — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
E. Kabore	9	58521 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	122.1 /90	61 /90	50.9 /90	20.3 /90
L. Mertens	7	61427 min	00 /90	00 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90
V. Olatunji	4	58233 min	20.8 /90	00 /90	72.7 /90	41.5 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
I. Najim	1	1616 min	00 /90	00 /90	15.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90	15.6 /90
S. Dewaele	11	89982 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90
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SK Beveren — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SK Beveren before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Dewaele n 8	89	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. Janssens n 8	88.5	0.8 3/3	0.3 2/0
J. Schenk n 8	82.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Godeau n 8	83.4	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
C. Lokesa n 8	62.1	1.1 5/1	0.9 5/0
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SK Beveren — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SK Beveren before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Dewaele n 8	89	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Janssens n 8	88.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Schenk n 8	82.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Godeau n 8	83.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Lokesa n 8	62.1	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
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KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Goalkeeper

KV Mechelen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Nacho Mirás	8	90720 min	232.9 /90	172.1 /90	00 /90
O. De Wolf	2	90180 min	63 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90

KV Mechelen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for KV Mechelen before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Nacho Mirás n 8	90	2.9 6/4
O. De Wolf n 8	84.4	2.4 5/3

KV Mechelen Defensive

KV Mechelen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
José Marsà	10	87874 min	161.6 /90	151.5 /90	20.2 /90	383.9 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
Luc Marijnissen	7	86602 min	91.3 /90	40.6 /90	60.9 /90	456.7 /90	81.2 /90	00 /90
M. Eerdhuijzen	6	86513 min	91.6 /90	71.2 /90	40.7 /90	315.4 /90	61.1 /90	20.4 /90
K. Corbanie	4	83332 min	61.6 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	123.3 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90
M. Decoene	4	72286 min	51.6 /90	61.9 /90	10.3 /90	154.7 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90
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KV Mechelen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for KV Mechelen before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. van Brederode n 8	90	0.1 1/0	1.4 4/4	—
José Marsà n 8	88.5	0.6 5/0	0.8 4/2	—
F. Hammar n 8	84	2.7 8/5	1.2 6/1	—
T. Koudou n 8	88.9	1.1 7/2	1.4 7/3	—
Dennis Praet n 8	69.9	1.1 5/2	1.9 5/3	—
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KV Mechelen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for KV Mechelen before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. van Brederode n 8	90	1.3 7/3
José Marsà n 8	88.5	1.7 6/4
F. Hammar n 8	84	5.2 8/8
T. Koudou n 8	88.9	1 6/2
Dennis Praet n 8	69.9	2.4 6/5
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KV Mechelen Attacking

KV Mechelen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. van Brederode	10	90900 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	80.8 /90	70.7 /90	252.5 /90	141.4 /90
B. Raman	8	51408 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	61.3 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	20.4 /90
Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne	7	52364 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	10.2 /90	61.5 /90	92.2 /90
M. Lohunanu-Mbasi	6	65391 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	51.2 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	20.5 /90
Bouke Boersma	4	78310 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.5 /90	20.6 /90	30.9 /90	00 /90
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KV Mechelen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for KV Mechelen before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. van Brederode n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.6 4/1
José Marsà n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
F. Hammar n 8	84	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Koudou n 8	88.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Dennis Praet n 8	69.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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KV Mechelen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for KV Mechelen before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. van Brederode n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
José Marsà n 8	88.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Hammar n 8	84	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Koudou n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Dennis Praet n 8	69.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind SK Beveren v KV Mechelen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SK BeverenLWDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

KV MechelenDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

SK Beveren 1 · 1 draw · KV Mechelen 4 · 4 goals/game

2021-01-26 SK Beveren 2–3 KV Mechelen
2020-12-13 KV Mechelen 2–3 SK Beveren
2020-02-22 KV Mechelen 4–0 SK Beveren
2019-10-27 SK Beveren 1–3 KV Mechelen
2018-03-11 KV Mechelen 2–0 SK Beveren
2017-08-05 SK Beveren 2–2 KV Mechelen

League standing · 2026/27

SK Beveren#13 pos10 pts11 pl-10 GD

KV Mechelen#10 pos12 pts10 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

SK Beveren scored1.18

KV Mechelen scored1.3

SK Beveren conceded2.09

KV Mechelen conceded1.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between SK Beveren and KV Mechelen?: In their last 6 meetings, SK Beveren won 1, KV Mechelen won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of SK Beveren and KV Mechelen?: Recent form — SK Beveren 1W 1D 3L; KV Mechelen 4W 1D 0L.

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