Match preview: 31 points separate the contenders until now, Anderlecht U21 on top. Will Mechelen U21 strike back?
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Reserve Pro League
- Anderlecht U21 have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Reserve Pro League
It's no vacation for neither Mechelen nor Anderlecht U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Mechelen U21 form and stats
Mechelen U21's struggle is real here with only 5 points collected from 10 Reserve Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-7. With Mechelen U21 having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager .
The Mechelen U21 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Anderlecht U21 here.
In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Sporting Charleroi U21.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mechelen here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 10 games). Mechelen U21 have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Anderlecht U21 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Reserve Pro League. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Anderlecht U21, as they have won on their previous two travels.
It's the second away game in a row for Anderlecht, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Mechelen U21 (placed 12th) last time out. Which player has bagged at least one goal four games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Akos and that is quite the accomplishment!
Before that, Anderlecht U21 secured a home win against OH Leuven U21 with the score 2-0.Anderlecht has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Anderlecht U21 as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the result Anderlecht U21 - Mechelen U21 5-0 written in the official records. Data for the previous five meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Mechelen U21, one draw and three wins for Anderlecht U21. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Mechelen U21 missing players
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| Mechelen U21 | Anderlecht U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 51 |
| 49 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 55% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 55% |
| 41% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 32% |
| 23% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 27% | 32% |
| 27% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 55% | 55% |
| 55% | 64% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 6.2 | 7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | 40% |
| 12.4 | 13.3 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 7 | 7.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Anderlecht U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Anderlecht U21 have scored more than double the goals of Mechelen U21.
- Anderlecht U21 have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Reserve Pro League
- Anderlecht U21 have the most clean sheets (5) away in Reserve Pro League
- Anderlecht U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen U21 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Mechelen U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest points (5) at home in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Genk U21 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 45 | 57 |
| 2 | Anderlecht U21 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 33 | 47 |
| 3 | Club Brugge U21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 40 |
| 4 | Standard Liège U21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Gent U21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 22 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -26 | 21 |
| 8 | OH Leuven U21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 20 |
| 9 | Antwerp U21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 18 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -22 | 18 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -29 | 16 |
