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KV KortrijkKick-off0-0KV Mechelen
90 minutes play in about half a minute.
Before kick-off: Model simulation (20,000 runs): KV Kortrijk win in 40% of the simulated matches, 25% end level and KV Mechelen win 35%. Average goals 2.9; the most likely score is 1-1 (12%); both teams score in 58%. About 10.5 corners on average. About 4.3 yellow cards on average; a red card in 28%.
Goals scored per match: 1.7Goals conceded per match: 1.7
Match analysis
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Result verified.
Full time: KV Mechelen won 1-3.
Story
KV Kortrijk vs KV Mechelen: the story of the match
Half time: 0-0.
53' — KV Kortrijk took the lead: 1-0. Thierry Ambrose scored it. 66' — James Willy Ndjeungoue of KV Kortrijk was sent off. 69' — KV Mechelen equalised: 1-1. An own goal by Mohamed Fofana. 72' — KV Mechelen completed the turnaround: 1-2. Myron van Brederode scored it. 90' — KV Mechelen extended the lead: 1-3. An own goal by Boris Lambert. It came in the closing minutes. KV Mechelen won 1-3. The decisive goal came in the closing minutes.
KV Mechelen recovered from going behind and won 3-1 against KV Kortrijk. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to KV Mechelen's Myron van Brederode: 7.2. The match was played on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at Guldensporenstadion in Kortrijk (matchday 9).
Key moments
Half-time: 0-0 between KV Kortrijk and KV Mechelen.
KV Kortrijk took the lead in the 53rd minute through Thierry Ambrose. KV Kortrijk were a man down from the 66th minute, when James Willy Ndjeungoue was sent off. KV Mechelen drew level at 1-1 in the 69th minute with an own goal from Mohamed Fofana. Myron van Brederode turned the game around for KV Mechelen at 2-1 after 72 minutes. KV Mechelen extended their lead to 3-1 in the 90th minute with an own goal from Boris Lambert.
The statistics
Corners finished 2-4. The referee showed 6 yellow cards, 4 to KV Kortrijk and 2 to KV Mechelen, and a red. Dangerous attacks: 46 for KV Mechelen, 14 for KV Kortrijk.
Before kick-off KV Kortrijk were 18th on 4 points and KV Mechelen 14th on 9 points. KV Kortrijk came into the match with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — 3 without a win. KV Kortrijk were held 1-1 by Standard Liege in their latest outing. Before kick-off, KV Mechelen's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Last time out, KV Mechelen beat KRC Genk1-0 at home. KV Kortrijk and KV Mechelen have met 10 times in our records: 1 win for KV Kortrijk, 8 for KV Mechelen and 1 draw. The last meeting, in 2024 in the Pro League, ended in a 3-1 win for KV Kortrijk. Those 10 games produced 38 goals, an average of 3.8 per match. B. Van Driessche was the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards per match across 56 matches in our records.
What the result means
The wait for a win goes on for KV Kortrijk: 4 matches now. That is 4 straight wins for KV Mechelen.
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