It's been rough for AS Eupen so far, and you could say the same about Mechelen. These hardened teams pray for some vital points here.
- AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Pro League
- Mechelen have the fewest points (4) away in Pro League
This should be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
AS Eupen form and stats
AS Eupen's struggle is real here at Stadion am Kehrweg with only 11 points collected from 12 Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-7. Two draws in a row at home now for AS Eupen.
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Westerlo last time out and are looking for a win here.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Genk.Some goal stats: A review of the 13 most recent league matches highlights that 10 of them had at least one goal from each side.
AS Eupen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Eupen have conceded 20 from these games.
Mechelen form and stats
There's been little loot from Mechelen's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Pro League. Mechelen only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Mechelen's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Mechelen delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Sporting Charleroi (placed 12th) in their previous game. Drawing 2-2 against Sporting Charleroi after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Defour needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Coucke had red hot gloves after the game against Sporting Charleroi, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Midfielder Storm was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Storm scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Earlier, the Belgian Cup win away at Zulte-Waregem.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mechelen as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mechelen have conceded 21 goals in these games. When Mechelen is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, Mechelen, Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende.
Head 2 Head
Mechelen - AS Eupen 2-1 was the score in these sides' last H2H match, earlier this season. Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Eupen won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Mechelen managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Peeters 6 goals |  K. Jocelyn N’dri 5 goals |  R. Charles-Cook 5 goals |
AS Eupen missing players
Mechelen missing players
| AS Eupen | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 30 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 48 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 88% |
| 75% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 88% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 17% |
| 62% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 36% | 54% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 21% |
| 21% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 64% | 38% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11.9 | 13.1 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.4 | 12.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 25% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 29% | 32% |
| 14.4 | 13.2 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 15.4 | 12.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
- AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Pro League
- AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Mechelen have the fewest points (4) away in Pro League
- Mechelen have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Pro League
- Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 22 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 20 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -22 | 18 |
| 18 | KV Oostende | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
