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What the record shows
The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 1 to KV Mechelen, 1 drawn, 3 to RSC Anderlecht. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.
Last 5 meetings
Season-opening preview
Current-season evidence is still building.
This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.
1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade
Current season so far
Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.
- KV Mechelen1 matches
- RSC Anderlecht1 matches
Previous-season context
Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.
Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.
KV Mechelen
- Competition
- Belgian Pro League
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 42 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 31 May 2026
- Goals scored1.24 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.5 goals/match
- Expected goals1.11 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.69 xG/match
- Shots9.95 shots/match
- Shots allowed15.1 shots/match
- Shots on target3.62 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed5.55 shots/match
- Possession49.3%
- Corners4.48 corners/match
- Corners allowed5.81 corners/match
- Cards2.3 cards/match
- Fouls10.5 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency21%
- Scoring frequency83%
RSC Anderlecht
- Competition
- Belgian Pro League
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 42 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 31 May 2026
- Goals scored1.45 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.48 goals/match
- Expected goals1.43 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.52 xG/match
- Shots14.8 shots/match
- Shots allowed13.5 shots/match
- Shots on target4.88 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed4.4 shots/match
- Possession53.1%
- Corners5.76 corners/match
- Corners allowed4.74 corners/match
- Cards2.88 cards/match
- Fouls13.9 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency29%
- Scoring frequency74%
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
- At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
- At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
- Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.
Known unknowns
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
- Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
- The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
- The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
KV Mechelen
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KRC Genk
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