National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mechelen or AS Eupen that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Mechelen nor AS Eupen 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 form and stats
Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Mechelen are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games.
Mechelen faced defeat in their previous match, away at Zulte-Waregem (2-3). The defeat against Zulte-Waregem was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by Dompe). Midfielder Mrabti was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Mrabti scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Gent.The Mechelen manager Vrancken has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mechelen defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
AS Eupen form and stats
Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Playing away, AS Eupen have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Pro League this season.
The manager Krämer was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Stadion am Kehrweg. Eupen suffered a 0-4 loss to Sporting Charleroi. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Sporting Charleroi was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Prevljak, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.22. Prevljak hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
It was a Pro League defeat before that one as the away game against Antwerp wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.AS Eupen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. Eupen have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Mechelen won six games, two matches ended in a draw and AS Eupen got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  N. Storm 11 goals |  K. Mrabti 8 goals |   S. Prevljak 6 goals |
Mechelen missing players
AS Eupen missing players
| Mechelen | AS Eupen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 44 | 28 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 5.9 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 31% | ||
| 13.9 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 46 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Gent | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Kortrijk | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Genk | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | AS Eupen | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 23 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -15 | 20 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 9 |