📊 Form Guide
Dender LLLLDL 📉
Dender won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 2-1 First Division A loss in their previous game against KRC Genk.
In that match, Dender had 34% possession and 10 shots at goal with 9 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Dender was Bruny Nsimba (10'). Genk got 25 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Bryan Heynen (45') and Ken Nkuba (83') scored for KRC Genk.
Dender have been quite ineffective in attack in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 2 against opposition teams over the course of their previous six matches. In those meetings, Dender have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them total 10. Putting that to one side, it remains to be seen if such a trend shall continue on in this game.
Going into this contest, Dender have not won at home in their last 7 league matches. Things will have to change soon.
KV Mechelen LWDDWL ⚖
Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Sint-Truidense VV in First Division A action, KV Mechelen and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, KV Mechelen had 50% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Sint-Truiden had 19 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Shogo Taniguchi (40' Own goal), Arbnor Muja (74'), Keisuke Goto (87') and Andrés Ferrari (95') scored for Sint-Truidense VV.
Frédéric Vanderbiest's KV Mechelen have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 8 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same matches equals 8.
Ahead of this clash, KV Mechelen are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their past head to head results going back to 29/09/2008 shows that these fixtures have not been happy ones for Dender. They have not managed to get any wins whatsoever while KV Mechelen have been the better of the two, beating them in 83 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 29 overall which averages out at 4.83 goals per match.
The previous league match featuring the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 10 on 24/05/2025 when the final score was Dender 2-2 KV Mechelen.
That day, Dender managed 67% possession and 17 shots at goal with 6 on target. Goals were scored by Fabio Ferraro (22') and Nathan Rôdes (43').
KV Mechelen got 5 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Bill Antonio (2') and Stephen Welsh (31') scored.
The referee was Massimiliano Ledda.
ℹ️ Team News: Dender
Michael Verrips (minor knock) and Moïse Sahi Dion (Muscle injury) are not available for Dender gaffer Hayk Milkon.
ℹ️ Team News: KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen manager Frédéric Vanderbiest has a number of players out of action. Ryan Teague (minor knock), Dikeni Salifou (unknown injury), Maxim Kireev (Injury to abdominal muscles), Halil Özdemir (Broken collarbone), Keano Vanrafelghem (Adductor injury), Tommy St. Jago (minor knock), Ortwin De Wolf (Knee surgery) and Amine Ouahabi (Torn knee ligaments) are not ready for selection.
💭 Prediction
We believe that KV Mechelen and Dender should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
It appears that a draw might be on the cards. We’re therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-1 score at the end of the match.
Victor Martins, 10:20 19/10/2025