Mechelen 2-0 Antwerp: result and report
Pro League · Sunday 8 February 2026
Result
Mechelen 2-0 Antwerp
Pro League · Sunday 8 February 2026, 18:15 UTC · half-time 1-0
Mechelen 2-0 Antwerp: match report
Mechelen beat Antwerp 2-0 in the Pro League on Sunday 8 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Myron van Brederode opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Mechelen's goals came from Myron van Brederode (11') and Keano Vanrafelghem (65'). Antwerp did not score.
Discipline: Mechelen received 1 yellow card; Antwerp received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Mechelen were 7th on 33 points from 23 and Antwerp 8th on 30 points from 23. Mechelen went on to finish that season 10th with 51 points, and Antwerp 12th with 48.
Mechelen lined up in a 3-4-3 and Antwerp in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Myron van Brederode of Mechelen (8.0), ahead of Nacho Miras (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Mechelen wins, 2 draws and 3 for Antwerp.
Going into the match Mechelen's last five read D-D-L-D-L and Antwerp's W-L-L-W-D.
Key events
- 11'Goal · Myron van Brederode
- 62'Yellow card · Andreas Verstraeten
- 65'Goal · Keano Vanrafelghem
- 71'Yellow card · M. Decoene
Head-to-head
Team news
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Mechelen line-up (3-4-3)
Nacho Miras, Tommy St. Jago, Mory Konaté, José Marsà, Bill Leeroy Antonio, Kerim Mrabti, Fredrik Hammar, Mathis Servais, Keano Vanrafelghem, Bouke Boersma, Myron van Brederode
Antwerp line-up (3-1-4-2)
Taishi Brandon Nozawa, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Yuto Tsunashima, Andreas Verstraeten, Dennis Praet, Thibo Somers, Christopher Scott, Xander Dierckx, Daam Foulon, Vincent Janssen, Gerard Vandeplas