Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mechelen & Union Saint-Gilloise face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Mechelen and Union Saint-Gilloise.
Mechelen form and stats
Last season, Mechelen's Belgian Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.13 points is a decent return from 6 Pro League games here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne for Mechelen. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Zulte-Waregem in the Pro League last time out and are looking for a win here. Opportunity lost for Mechelen in the Zulte-Waregem match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Midfield player Vinicius De Souza Costa got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Costa hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that match, a Pro League win away at Beerschot-Wilrijk.There will be little rest for Mechelen after this match as they are travelling to KV Oostende for a Pro League game in only three days.
The Mechelen manager W. Vrancken has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
Union Saint-Gilloise's mission in Belgian Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.Union Saint-Gilloise's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Union Saint-Gilloise collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the Pro League. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Saint-Gilloise has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Saint-Gilloise play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting AS Eupen. Deniz Undav, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. Undav scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Union Saint-Gilloise secured a home win against RFC Seraing with the score 4-2.Saint-Gilloise have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. Saint-Gilloise have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Mechelen-Union Saint-Gilloise H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mechelen seven wins, Union Saint-Gilloise one win, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Undav 8 goals |  D. Vanzeir 8 goals |   N. Storm 6 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Mechelen | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 53 | 34 | Scored | S | 30 | 63 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 80% | 93% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.7 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 13.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | AS Eupen | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Kortrijk | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Genk | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 13 | Gent | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | RFC Seraing | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 2 |