Anderlecht have excelled Mechelen so far, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the details you require before kickoff:
- Anderlecht have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mechelen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Pro League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht have collected 10 points from their Pro League home games so far after 3-1-0.
Anderlecht are returning here after visiting AS Eupen and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Vázquez and Dreyer scored the goal(s). Sweet to taste a league victory after three fixtures without. Leoni (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.25/10. Leoni signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and had 50 successful passes (of 58 total).
Before that, Anderlecht drew at home versus Club Brugge.Goals from both teams! That has been the case in 6 league matches in a row for this side. Will it happen again?
Anderlecht have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Lotto Park with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Anderlecht are not conceding a lot of goals here at Lotto Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Mechelen form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Mechelen played 0-0 against Antwerp in their previous match. Goalkeeper Coucke got the top player rating of the team with 8.12/10. Coucke topped it up with a clean sheet.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against OH Leuven.As for defending, Mechelen rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Anderlecht-Mechelen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Anderlecht four wins, Mechelen two wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Dolberg 4 goals |  F. Amuzu 2 goals |  A. Dreyer 2 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Anderlecht | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 4.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 14.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12 | 13.7 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 22% | 25% |
| 11.7 | 12.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 16.5 | 15.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
- Anderlecht have not yet lost a game at home.
- Anderlecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Anderlecht have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Mechelen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Pro League
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gent | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 6 | Genk | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Mechelen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | RWDM | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Standard Liege | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 5 |
| 16 | Westerlo | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 2 |
