- League position: RSC Anderlecht are fourth in the First Division A with 44 points from 28 matches, two points clear of fifth-placed KV Mechelen (42).
- Head-to-head: RSC Anderlecht have won the last three meetings between the sides, including a 3-1 victory at home four months ago in the First Division A.
- Away form: Anderlecht’s away form reads: won 4, drawn 4, lost 6 from 14 First Division A away games, scoring 18 goals in total.
Prestigious Belgian clash should be a close one
RSC Anderlecht have dominated the recent head-to-head between these two clubs, winning each of the last three, and will fancy their chances of extending the sequence on Sunday against a KV Mechelen side that they beat 3-1 at home in the First Division A four months ago.
Mechelen have had the better of the recent form, however, winning three and losing two of their last five, beating Zulte Waregem 2-1 at home and losing 3-1 to Gent on the road. Anderlecht have been a little more inconsistent with two wins, two draws and one defeat from their last five, but they did thrash OH Leuven 5-1 at the weekend and earned a hard-fought 2-2 draw away to Club Brugge in their previous away trip.
Anderlecht have the firepower to win
Mechelen's approach
Frederik Vanderbiest took charge as head coach of KV Mechelen in March 2025 and has fashioned a disciplined, organised and pragmatic squad that plays in a compact shape, defends with discipline and transitions at pace when winning possession.
Tactical match-up
Mechelen’s approach should be well suited to the visit of RSC Anderlecht, a side that prioritises possession, stretches the play with full-backs and attacking midfielders and presses high up the field.
Anderlecht's tactics and coaching
Anderlecht have not been as well-organised in their pressing or tactically coherent in recent years due to a change of managerial regime, but Jeremy Taravel has overseen some progress since taking charge in February 2026.
Players and key stats
- He has been able to rely on the talents of talisman Thorgan Hazard, who has scored 11 goals in 26 First Division A appearances and five in his last five for the club, while Nathan De Cat has been a spark of creativity on the field, providing three assists in Anderlecht’s last five.
- KV Mechelen’s Lion Lauberbach leads their scoring charts with six goals in 22 First Division A matches, but the fact that Myron van Brederode has chipped in with three of Mechelen’s 9 recent goals is also significant.
Prediction and outlook
This clash of two of Belgium’s most prestigious clubs should be a competitive one with both teams scoring and Anderlecht’s head-to-head dominance and greater recent firepower perhaps enough to tip the balance. Taking the odds of 2.05 for an Anderlecht win and both teams to score at 1.67, which are both generous, looks the best bet for this contest as Mechelen have failed to win either of their last two home games against Anderlecht.
