Mechelen U21 - Cercle Brugge U21: Reserve Pro League cellar dwellers scrapping for points and triumph. Here are all the interesting data and tables before the fixture!
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (10) in Reserve Pro League
- Cercle Brugge U21 have yet to win a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Mechelen U21 form and stats
With 1 Reserve Pro League win, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Mechelen U21, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Reserve Pro League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Mechelen U21 coach and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Antwerp U21 (placed 11th).
Ahead of that match, Mechelen U21 won a home game hosting Club Brugge U21 (1-0).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mechelen U21 here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Mechelen U21 with 16 goals conceded in these matches.
Cercle Brugge U21 form and stats
Cercle Brugge U21 have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Reserve Pro League, after 0-3-4 (7 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Cercle as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Zulte-Waregem U21 match.
Cercle Brugge U21 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Genk U21 proved too strong as Cercle Brugge U21 slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Gent U21.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cercle Brugge U21 have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Cercle Brugge U21's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 18 goals in 7 travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved played each other earlier this match year: Cercle Brugge U21 - Mechelen U21 4-0.Mechelen U21 missing players
Cercle Brugge U21 missing players
| Mechelen U21 | Cercle Brugge U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 38 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 29 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 86% | 71% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 71% | 57% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 29% | 29% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 57% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 64% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 23% | 15% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 13.8 | 15.7 | 18.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| 6.4 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.1 |
- All of Cercle Brugge U21's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cercle Brugge U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cercle Brugge U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cercle Brugge U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cercle Brugge U21 have yet to win a game away.
- Cercle Brugge 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 (4) at home in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (10) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the most conceded goals (38) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Reserve Pro League
- Mechelen U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | Anderlecht U21 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 34 |
| 3 | Standard Liege U21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Gent U21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Club Brugge U21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 22 |
| 6 | OH Leuven U21 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 14 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 14 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -15 | 14 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 9 |
| 11 | Antwerp U21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 9 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 9 |
