AS Eupen are welcoming Mechelen for another important game after their 3-1 result against 6th-placed Sporting Charleroi.
- AS Eupen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pro League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Pro League.
AS Eupen form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, AS Eupen have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.
A nice win for Eupen last time playing, versus Sporting Charleroi. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Smail Prevljak scoring for the victors. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Standard Liège the opponent.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Eupen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost eight.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Eupen as they are travelling to their away game against Beerschot-Wilrijk in the Pro League. That match is three days after this one.
The AS Eupen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. AS Eupen have conceded 10 from these games.
Mechelen form and stats
Playing away, Mechelen have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.
The manager W. Vrancken was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. Mechelen suffered a 2-3 loss to Beerschot-Wilrijk (placed 2nd). Prior to that result Mechelen won their away game at Zulte-Waregem. The scoreline was 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Mechelen in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Mechelen, zero draws and zero defeats.
Mechelen has another fixture away, a Pro League game, against Standard Liège in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visiting Mechelen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. Mechelen's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AS Eupen one win, one draw and Mechelen eight victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Prevljak 4 goals |  J. Ngoy 3 goals |   G. Hairemans 3 goals |
AS Eupen missing players
Mechelen missing players
| AS Eupen | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 15% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.3 | 8.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 41% |
- AS Eupen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- AS Eupen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of AS Eupen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pro League
- Mechelen 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Gent | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Sint-Truiden | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 7 |