5th position in the Pro League table for Anderlecht so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Mechelen visits Lotto Park.
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Pro League
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It's no vacation for neither Anderlecht nor Mechelen 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 are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Pro League, have collected 27 points from their Pro League home games so far after 7-6-1.
Anderlecht's previous game was a Belgian Cup match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Cercle Brugge (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Standard Liège and winning 3-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Anderlecht have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost two.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Anderlecht as they have a new game in only four days, a Belgian Cup match thankfully also at home. Genk are visiting.
Anderlecht has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Anderlecht have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mechelen form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Mechelen have produced an overall stat of 7-3-4 so far.
Mechelen are travelling again after losing away to Genk in their previous match (1-4). A 0-2 defeat away at KV Oostende before that.
Mechelen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.
Mechelen have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Mechelen have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mechelen - Anderlecht 2-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Anderlecht victories, six draws and two Mechelen wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Nmecha 12 goals |   G. Hairemans 8 goals |  I. Rinck de Camargo 5 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Anderlecht | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 39 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 42 |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| 86% | 79% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 72% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 45% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 57% | 66% |
| 28% | 14% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 36% | 38% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 21% |
| 52% | 36% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | 59% |
| 31% | 57% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 31% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 14% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.1 | 10.1 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.9 | 9.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 40% | 33% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 27% | 34% |
- Anderlecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Pro League
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 40 | 63 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 48 |
| 3 | Genk | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | KV Oostende | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 46 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | -4 | 43 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 43 |
| 8 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 | Mechelen | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | Standard Liège | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Gent | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 36 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 31 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 29 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -25 | 25 |