Union St. Gilloise v KV Mechelen result

Full-time · Union St. Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen

Jupiler Pro League · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:45 GMT · Stade Joseph Mariën

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Union St. Gilloise · KV Mechelen · Head-to-head

Union St. Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen — Union St. Gilloise won this Jupiler Pro League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Union St. Gilloise beat KV Mechelen 1–0 at Stade Joseph Mariën in the Jupiler Pro League on Saturday 17 January.

Union St. Gilloise have scored in eight consecutive matches.

The goals

Union St. Gilloise led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Union St. Gilloise: P. David (35’, assisted by Kamiel Van de Perre).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Union St. Gilloise 1.23, KV Mechelen 0.45, from 15 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

B. Van Driessche showed six yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Union St. Gilloise: Kevin Mac Allister (45+1’), R. Sykes (76’), Anan Khalaili (90+2’) and Kjell Scherpen (90+2’); KV Mechelen: M. Kireev (31’) and Redouane Halhal (83’).

What it changes

Union St. Gilloise are unbeaten in their last five matches.

KV Mechelen are winless in their last three matches.

It is Union St. Gilloise’s first win over KV Mechelen since 17 December 2023, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kamiel Van de Perre (Union St. Gilloise) 9.2, Anan Khalaili (Union St. Gilloise) 7.1 and Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho (Union St. Gilloise) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Union St. Gilloise next host Nijlen on 18 October 2026.

KV Mechelen next host AS Eupen on 18 October 2026.

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

Next for Union St. Gilloise: Union St. Gilloise v Nijlen, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for KV Mechelen: KV Mechelen v AS Eupen, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Union St. Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen · Jupiler Pro League
Venue: Stade Joseph Mariën · Brussels
Referee: B. Van Driessche
Head-to-head (last 6): Union St. Gilloise 2 · draws 2 · KV Mechelen 2 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Union St. Gilloise 2W 2D 1L · KV Mechelen 2W 1D 2L

Union St. Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen (Jupiler Pro League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.88

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.33 / 5.43

Corners

against 3 / 5.29 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.17 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 4.71 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.83 / 2.63

Cards

against 1.83 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.73 yellows

Referee · B. Van Driessche

1.4 home / 2.33 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Union St. Gilloise for / against	Line	KV Mechelen for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.33 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.43 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.17 for · 8.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.57 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.17 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.67 for · 8.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.83 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: B. Van Driessche — 3.73 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 22.33 fouls over 15 matches (1.4 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 2.33

Union St. Gilloise

Union St. Gilloise — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 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
I. Pavlić n 6	34.2	4 4/2	1.3 3/0	—
S. Boufal n 8	18.1	3.7 5/1	3.1 5/0	—
R. Florucz n 8	52.4	2.6 4/4	0.6 3/0	—
R. Schoofs n 8	47.3	2.4 4/2	0.5 2/0	—
L. Patris n 8	30	1.9 2/2	0 0/0	—

Union St. Gilloise — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. David n 8	62.9	4.1 8/7	2.5 8/4
K. Rodríguez n 8	55.9	2.6 5/3	0.8 2/2
S. Boufal n 8	18.1	2.5 3/1	1.9 2/1
R. Florucz n 8	52.4	2.1 7/3	1.3 6/0
M. Giger n 8	38.9	2 3/2	1.4 2/1

Union St. Gilloise — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Florucz n 8	52.4	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
P. David n 8	62.9	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
M. Giger n 8	38.9	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
S. Boufal n 8	18.1	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
R. Schoofs n 8	47.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Union St. Gilloise — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Van de Perre n 8	81.5	4.8 8/7
K. Mac Allister n 8	80.6	4.6 8/8
L. Patris n 8	30	3.4 6/2
A. Khalaili n 8	89.5	3.1 8/5
M. Giger n 8	38.9	2.9 6/2

Union St. Gilloise — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Scherpen n 8	90	2.1 5/3

KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 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. Kireev n 8	55.5	2.8 7/4	1.8 7/2	—
K. Mrabti n 8	49.1	2.3 5/4	0.5 1/1	—
H. Özdemir n 6	24.8	1.8 2/1	1.8 2/1	—
D. Salifou n 8	64.5	1.7 6/4	0.7 3/1	—
B. Antonio n 8	33.5	1.7 3/2	1.7 3/1	—

KV Mechelen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 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. Kireev n 8	55.5	1.8 5/3	1.2 4/2
K. Van Rafelghem n 6	41.8	1.8 3/1	1.1 1/1
B. Antonio n 8	33.5	1.7 5/0	1 3/0
L. Lauberbach n 8	90	1.4 6/4	0.6 4/1
B. Raman n 8	39.9	1.4 4/1	0.3 1/0

KV Mechelen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Antonio n 8	33.5	0.3 1/0	0.7 2/0
K. Van Rafelghem n 6	41.8	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
M. Servais n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
K. Mrabti n 8	49.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. Koudou n 8	88.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

KV Mechelen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Hammar n 8	86	3.7 8/8
M. Decoene n 3	9	3.3 1/0
D. Salifou n 8	64.5	2.6 7/5
G. Diouf n 8	45.8	2.5 4/3
T. St. Jago n 8	82.8	2.4 6/5

KV Mechelen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Nacho Mirás n 8	90	4 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Union St. Gilloise		KV Mechelen
41%	Possession	59%
1.23	Expected goals (xG)	0.45
15	Shots	4
6	Shots on target	1
9	Shots off target	3
0	Blocked shots	0
7	Shots inside the box	3
7	Corners	0
16	Fouls	13
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
323	Passes	475
71%	Pass accuracy	76%

Union St. Gilloise player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Scherpen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
K. Mac Allister	90	0	0	2	1	0	6	Y	8
R. Sykes	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	Y	6.9
A. Khalaili	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	Y	7.7
K. Van de Perre	90	0	1	0	0	2	5	0	7.7
Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho	90	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	6.9
A. Ait El Hadj	90	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	7
R. Florucz	70	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.2
P. David	70	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.6
M. Barry	57	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
A. Zorgane	57	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
F. Leysen sub	33	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Rasmussen sub	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
M. Fuseini sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Rodríguez sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Mateo Biondic sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

KV Mechelen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Nacho Mirás	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
T. St. Jago	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
R. Halhal	90	0	0	0	2	Y	7
T. Koudou	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Hammar	90	1	1	0	4	0	6.3
M. Servais	90	1	0	0	3	0	6.2
M. van Brederode	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Kireev	78	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
L. Lauberbach	78	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Konaté	70	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
José Marsà sub	45	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
B. Antonio sub	20	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
H. Bandé sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Van Rafelghem sub	12	1	0	1	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

Union St. GilloiseLDWDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

KV MechelenLWWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Union St. Gilloise 2 · 2 draws · KV Mechelen 2 · 2.17 goals/game

2025-11-09 KV Mechelen 1–1 Union St. Gilloise
2025-02-16 Union St. Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen
2024-11-02 KV Mechelen 1–1 Union St. Gilloise
2023-12-17 Union St. Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen
2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Union St. Gilloise
2023-03-19 Union St. Gilloise 2–1 KV Mechelen

League standing · 2025/26

Union St. Gilloise#2 pos53 pts40 pl+39 GD

KV Mechelen#6 pos29 pts40 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Union St. Gilloise scored1.65

KV Mechelen scored1.2

Union St. Gilloise conceded0.68

KV Mechelen conceded1.52

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What is the head-to-head record between Union St. Gilloise and KV Mechelen?: In their last 6 meetings, Union St. Gilloise won 2, KV Mechelen won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Union St. Gilloise and KV Mechelen?: Recent form — Union St. Gilloise 2W 2D 1L; KV Mechelen 2W 1D 2L.

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