Football preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Standard Liège U21 take on Mechelen U21

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Competition: Belgium Reserve Pro League
Competition: Mon 21.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)

Standard Liège U21 - Mechelen U21. 4th place welcomes 12th place. Nothing is certain - get a full match preview here!

Insights:
  • Standard Liège U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (12) in Reserve Pro League

Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's wish for an active fixture!

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Standard Liège U21 form and stats

Standard Liège U21 have played 7 Reserve Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Standard, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cercle Brugge U21 away with the result 3-1.

1-1 away at Zulte-Waregem U21 before that.

A decent goal production from Standard Liège U21 in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Standard Liège U21 have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Mechelen U21 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mechelen U21 so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).

Mechelen's previous game was their home loss versus Sint-Truiden U21 (1-3).

A 1-2 defeat away at Genk U21 before that.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mechelen U21 has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other earlier this campaign: Mechelen U21 - Standard Liège U21 0-2. Data for the previous five meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Standard Liège U21, two draws and one win for Mechelen U21. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Standard Liège U21 missing players

Mechelen U21 missing players

Standard Liège U21 Mechelen U21
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 3 8 17
9 4 2 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 2 4
4 2 0 Lost L 3 5 11
26 13 6 Scored S 1 7 12
20 10 4 Conceded C 14 24 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 82%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 71%
60% 86% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 59%
27% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 47%
13% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 38% 29%
60% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 35%
33% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 24%
7% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 59%
 
5.1 4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.7 3.3
5.4 6.6 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.6 6.4
2.5 2.9 4.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.3 11.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 1.3 4.4 5.4
5.4 5.7 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 1.9 2.6
32% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 23%
 
9.1 10.3 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 12.1 12.8
4.6 4.3 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 6.4 6
Key stats in Reserve Pro League this season:
  • All of Standard Liège U21's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Mechelen U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Mechelen U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mechelen U21 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Reserve Pro League
  • Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals (12) in Reserve Pro League
  • Mechelen U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Reserve Pro League
  • Mechelen U21 have the most conceded goals (43) in Reserve Pro League
  • Mechelen U21 have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Reserve Pro League
  • Mechelen U21 have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Reserve Pro League
  • Standard Liège U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Standard Liège U21 have scored more than double the goals of Mechelen U21.
  • Standard Liège U21 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Standard Liège U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 15 13 2 0 47 12 8 7 1 0 28 7 7 6 1 0 19 5 35 41
2 Anderlecht U21 18 13 2 3 40 12 9 7 1 1 26 6 9 6 1 2 14 6 28 41
3 Club Brugge U21 18 11 2 5 42 11 10 7 2 1 23 5 8 4 0 4 19 6 31 35
4 Standard Liège U21 15 9 2 4 26 20 7 4 1 2 13 10 8 5 1 2 13 10 6 29
5 Gent U21 15 8 4 3 29 19 8 4 2 2 15 10 7 4 2 1 14 9 10 28
6 Sporting Charleroi U21 17 6 3 8 18 31 8 4 1 3 11 17 9 2 2 5 7 14 -13 21
7 Sint-Truiden U21 17 5 4 8 19 28 8 1 3 4 7 11 9 4 1 4 12 17 -9 19
8 OH Leuven U21 17 5 2 10 21 32 8 3 1 4 10 13 9 2 1 6 11 19 -11 17
9 Antwerp U21 17 4 3 10 19 35 9 1 2 6 7 20 8 3 1 4 12 15 -16 15
10 Zulte-Waregem U21 17 4 3 10 24 41 8 3 2 3 12 17 9 1 1 7 12 24 -17 15
11 Cercle Brugge U21 19 3 5 11 21 34 9 3 0 6 12 14 10 0 5 5 9 20 -13 14
12 Mechelen U21 17 2 4 11 12 43 9 1 2 6 5 19 8 1 2 5 7 24 -31 10

Read more about Reserve Pro League

The Belgian Reserve Pro League is the top league for reserve teams in Belgium, featuring the reserve teams of most of Belgium’s biggest football clubs. 16 teams participate, playing a regular season of 15 fixtures before splitting the league table into a championship and a relegation group for 14 more fixtures.