Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rochefort & Racing Mechelen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Rochefort form and stats
Rochefort was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Belgian Cup.The Rochefort manager Pauletti and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sint-Eloois-Winkel in the Belgian Cup.
Preceding that match, a home victory hosting Villers-La-Ville in the Belgian Cup.
Rochefort are traveling soon after this match as the Division 3: ACFF match at Tournai awaits in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Rochefort friendly games in pre-season: Rochefort played two friendlies, won 0, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Rochefort scored {2 goals} and conceded 4 in these two games.
Racing Mechelen form and stats
Racing Mechelen was sent out of Belgian Cup in the 5th round last season.The fans enjoyed Racing Mechelen's previous match versus Montignies, a Belgian Cup win (10-0) played at home.
Previously, the Belgian Cup win away at RESC Houffaloise.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tempo Overijse in just four days.
It's a day of discovery for Mechelen as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Racing Mechelen have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Racing Mechelen has scored {0 goals} and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Rochefort missing players
Racing Mechelen missing players
| Rochefort | Racing Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 60 | 31 | Scored | S | 16 | 44 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 0.4 | 0.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||
| 0.1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 2.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 0.6 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 311% | 122% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 220% | 367% | ||
| 1.4 | 2.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
