KV Mechelen vs AS Eupen Prediction, 18 Oct 2026

KV Mechelen host AS Eupen in the Belgian Cup. Mechelen have had a tough time in the Jupiler Pro League this season, while Eupen have been picking up plenty of wins down in the Challenger Pro League.

It's a meeting between sides from different tiers of Belgian football, which always makes a cup tie tricky to read. Eupen's recent numbers look impressive, but a good chunk of their games have come in friendlies and lower-league fixtures rather than against top-flight opposition.

Analysis updated 30 Sep 2026, 07:00 UTC.

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Contrasting form heading into the tie

Mechelen's league form has been rough. From their last 20 matches they've won just four, drawn six and lost ten, shipping 39 goals while scoring only 20. That's a side struggling for confidence in the top flight.

KV Mechelen: 20 completed matches; AS Eupen: 20 completed matches.

KV Mechelen

20 matches

Win: 25% 5 / 20
Draw: 30% 6 / 20
Loss: 45% 9 / 20

Scored: 24
Conceded: 35
Difference: -11

AS Eupen

20 matches

Win: 70% 14 / 20
Draw: 15% 3 / 20
Loss: 15% 3 / 20

Scored: 49
Conceded: 19
Difference: +30

KV Mechelen
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	St. Truiden	11.10.2026	4-3
Friendlies Clubs	KV Mechelen	Karpaty	03.10.2026	2-3
Jupiler Pro League	Lommel United	KV Mechelen	19.09.2026	0-0
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	Anderlecht	11.09.2026	0-1
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	KVC Westerlo	05.09.2026	0-4
Jupiler Pro League	RAAL La Louvière	KV Mechelen	29.08.2026	2-2
Jupiler Pro League	Charleroi	KV Mechelen	22.08.2026	2-0
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	Standard Liege	16.08.2026	3-3
Jupiler Pro League	Gent	KV Mechelen	09.08.2026	2-0
Friendlies Clubs	KV Mechelen	Dunkerque	01.08.2026	0-0

AS Eupen
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Challenger Pro League	RSC Anderlecht II	AS Eupen	09.10.2026	0-2
Friendlies Clubs	AS Eupen	Alemannia Aachen	01.10.2026	3-1
Cup	Merelbeke	AS Eupen	27.09.2026	0-1
Challenger Pro League	AS Eupen	Liège	19.09.2026	3-1
Challenger Pro League	Patro Eisden	AS Eupen	13.09.2026	1-2
Challenger Pro League	Club Brugge II	AS Eupen	05.09.2026	0-1
Challenger Pro League	Lokeren-Temse	AS Eupen	21.08.2026	2-1
Challenger Pro League	AS Eupen	KRC Genk II	15.08.2026	4-1
Friendlies Clubs	AS Eupen	Seraing United	08.08.2026	1-3
Friendlies Clubs	VVV Venlo	AS Eupen	01.08.2026	2-3

Eupen, on the other hand, have won 13 of their last 20 games with only four defeats, scoring 45 and conceding just 19. A fair few of those results came in friendlies or Challenger Pro League fixtures rather than against Jupiler Pro League sides, so the gap in level needs bearing in mind.

On raw numbers Eupen look the sharper side right now, even allowing for the weaker opposition they've mostly faced.

A long history, but not much recent overlap

These two have met plenty of times down the years, mostly in the Jupiler Pro League when both were regular top-flight sides. The head-to-head record across those meetings is fairly even.

Head 2 Head
League	Home	Away	Date	Score
Jupiler Pro League	AS Eupen	KV Mechelen	04.02.2024	0-1
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	AS Eupen	02.09.2023	1-0
Jupiler Pro League	AS Eupen	KV Mechelen	10.02.2023	2-1
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	AS Eupen	22.10.2022	2-1
Jupiler Pro League	AS Eupen	KV Mechelen	19.03.2022	1-1
Cup	KV Mechelen	AS Eupen	22.12.2021	1-3
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	AS Eupen	07.08.2021	1-3
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	AS Eupen	23.01.2021	3-0
Jupiler Pro League	AS Eupen	KV Mechelen	03.12.2020	1-1
Jupiler Pro League	KV Mechelen	AS Eupen	07.03.2020	1-1

The last competitive meeting was back in February 2024, when Eupen lost 1-0 at home to Mechelen. Eupen have since dropped into the Challenger Pro League, so that result tells us little about where either side stands now.

KV Mechelen vs AS Eupen: Belgian Cup match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

A cup tie with no obvious favourite

Cup football has a habit of levelling things out, and this looks exactly like that sort of fixture. Mechelen's league struggles mean they can't be treated as automatic favourites just because they play a division higher.

Eupen's form suggests they'll arrive with confidence, though we don't have any team news or lineup details to say how strong a side either club will field for a cup round like this.

Without clearer team news, this looks like one of the harder cup ties to call with confidence.

Match odds and squad lists

MATCH RESULT (1x2)

W1: 1.67

X: 4

W2: 3.75

Handicap

KV Mechelen

AS Eupen

Handicap (-3.5): 9.20

Handicap (-1.5): 9.20

Handicap (-3): 8.80

Handicap (-1): 8.10

Handicap (-2.75): 6.80

Handicap (-0.75): 5.00

Handicap (-2.5): 5.50

Handicap (-0.5): 3.80

Handicap (-2.25): 4.80

Handicap (-0.25): 3.45

Handicap (-2): 4.40

Handicap (0): 3.10

Handicap (-1.75): 3.45

Handicap (0.25): 2.42

Handicap (-1.5): 2.75

Handicap (0.5): 2.10

Handicap (-1.25): 2.42

Handicap (0.75): 1.90

Handicap (-1): 2.20

Handicap (1): 1.65

Handicap (-0.75): 1.90

Handicap (1.25): 1.52

Handicap (-0.5): 1.70

Handicap (1.5): 1.42

Handicap (-0.25): 1.52

Handicap (1.75): 1.30

Handicap (0): 1.35

Handicap (2): 1.20

Handicap (0.25): 1.30

Handicap (2.25): 1.18

Handicap (0.5): 1.25

Handicap (2.5): 1.15

Handicap (0.75): 1.17

Handicap (2.75): 1.10

Handicap (1): 1.02

Handicap (3): 1.01

Handicap (3.5): 1.02

Total

Over

Under

Over (0.5): 1.02

Under (0.5): 17.00

Over (1): 1.02

Under (1): 10.00

Over (1.25): 1.04

Under (1.25): 6.75

Over (1.5): 1.17

Under (1.5): 5.00

Over (1.75): 1.15

Under (1.75): 4.25

Over (2): 1.19

Under (2): 3.76

Over (2.25): 1.36

Under (2.25): 2.76

Over (2.5): 1.57

Under (2.5): 2.35

Over (2.75): 1.65

Under (2.75): 2.04

Over (3): 1.85

Under (3): 1.78

Over (3.25): 2.10

Under (3.25): 1.59

Over (3.5): 2.38

Under (3.5): 1.53

Over (3.75): 2.74

Under (3.75): 1.35

Over (4): 3.50

Under (4): 1.22

Over (4.25): 3.86

Under (4.25): 1.18

Over (4.5): 4.00

Under (4.5): 1.22

Over (4.75): 5.30

Under (4.75): 1.09

Over (5): 7.40

Under (5): 1.03

Over (5.5): 8.00

Under (5.5): 1.08

Over (6.5): 17.00

Under (6.5): 1.02

Over (7.5): 34.00

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Squad and player details

KV Mechelen
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
D. Praet	Belgium	32	Midfielder	181	78
O. De Wolf	Belgium	29	Goalkeeper	190	73
B. Raman	Belgium	31	Attacker	172	67
M. Eerdhuijzen	Netherlands	26	Defender	194	85
F. Hammar	Sweden	25	Midfielder	181	n/a
José Marsà	Spain	24	Defender	183	68
K. Van Rafelghem	Belgium	23	Attacker	170	60
Nacho Mirás	Spain	29	Goalkeeper	186	75
Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova	Ecuador	27	Defender
D. Salifou	Togo	23	Midfielder	188	81
L. Marijnissen	Netherlands	23	Defender	182	79
M. van Brederode	Netherlands	23	Midfielder	174	60
L. Hjelde	Norway	23	Defender	190	75
S. Michez	Belgium	24	Attacker	n/a	n/a
T. Koudou	France	21	Midfielder	178	68
B. Antonio	Zimbabwe	24	Attacker	177	72
H. Özdemir	Türkiye	21	Attacker	177	n/a
Lovro Golič	Slovenia	20	Defender	n/a	n/a
M. Decoene	Belgium	22	Defender	n/a	n/a
K. Corbanie	Belgium	21	Defender	179	71
G. Diouf	Senegal	23	Defender	185	75
M. Kireev	Belarus	22	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
B. Bafdili	Belgium	22	Midfielder	180	62
C. Van Meirvenne	Belgium	21	Attacker	n/a	n/a
Tijn Van Ingelgom	Belgium	19	Goalkeeper	n/a	n/a
Bouke Boersma	Netherlands	21	Attacker	n/a	n/a
M. Zekri	Morocco	18	Defender	171	n/a
A. Ouahabi	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
M. Lohunanu-Mbasi	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
Marco Decherf	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
M. Van Helden	n/a	n/a	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Shina Ayodele	Nigeria	20	Attacker	n/a	n/a

AS Eupen
Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight
I. Plastun	Ukraine	36	Defender	193	70
A. Lejoly	Belgium	28	Goalkeeper	188	70
M. Fixelles	Belgium	30	Midfielder	183	78
Y. Van Genechten	Belgium	26	Defender	191	75
M. Hiller	Germany	29	Goalkeeper	189	88
B. Simakala	Germany	29	Attacker	180	79
N. Gavory	France	31	Defender	183 cm	79 kg
Kikas	Portugal	28	Attacker	177	73
L. Delaurier-Chaubet	France	24	Midfielder	174 cm	62 kg
I. Nuhu	Ghana	25	Midfielder	171	60
M. Müller	Germany	25	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
C. Nadje	France	25	Midfielder	190	n/a
J. Renner	Germany	23	n/a	189	n/a
A. Keita	Guinea	24	Midfielder	170	78
R. Paeshuyse	Belgium	24	Defender	187	79
B. Çalışkan	Belgium	21	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
R. Di Matteo	Belgium	20	n/a	n/a	n/a
L. Youndje	Belgium	21	Defender	n/a	n/a
Théo Maréchal	Belgium	21	Midfielder	n/a	n/a
Sandro Vidigal	Portugal	19	Attacker	n/a	n/a
A. Sulejmani	n/a	n/a	Attacker	n/a	n/a
B. Caliskan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
M. Precious	n/a	n/a	Defender	n/a	n/a

Put together, the form gap and the age of the head-to-head record leave plenty of uncertainty here. Mechelen have the tougher recent numbers, but Eupen's level of opposition means their form should be viewed with a bit of caution too.

Without a market to weigh up and with team news unclear, this is one to watch rather than back with confidence.