Pro League duel: Close contest expected between AS Eupen and Mechelen

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion am Kehrweg (8363 seats)

AS Eupen got a 0-3 score facing Zulte-Waregem in their previous week, a fixture to learn from. The next assignment is this bright Mechelen team.

Insights:
  • AS Eupen have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Pro League
  • Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This has all the signs of an intriguing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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AS Eupen form and stats

AS Eupen's results here at Stadion am Kehrweg in the Pro League have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

No payout for AS Eupen in their previous match, an away game at Zulte-Waregem that ended in defeat 0-3. Peeters (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.2/10. Peeters hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 60 successful passes (of 70 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting OH Leuven in a game that was won 3-1.

The AS Eupen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Eupen defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Mechelen form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Mechelen playing as the away team in the Pro League this season. The last three matches for Mechelen have all ended in a draw.

There were no winners in Mechelen's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Sporting Charleroi (placed 7th). The attacker Cuypers got a match rating of 7.61 in that game. Cuypers scored one goal.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sint-Truiden.

Mechelen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 20 goals have been scored. The Mechelen manager Vrancken has some worries about the defense as 34 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported result between these squads is the Mechelen - Eupen 1-3 played earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): AS Eupen won three games, two matches ended with a tie and Mechelen got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

MechelenN. Storm
N. Storm
15 goals
MechelenH. Cuypers
H. Cuypers
12 goals
MechelenK. Mrabti
K. Mrabti
10 goals

AS Eupen missing players

Mechelen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AS Eupen Mechelen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
8 4 0 Won W 3 5 14
7 3 1 Drew D 0 2 6
16 8 4 Lost L 2 8 11
36 17 4 Scored S 9 20 53
53 26 9 Conceded C 7 34 56
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 80% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 87% 87%
58% 53% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 65%
35% 40% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 47% 52%
16% 13% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 33% 26%
55% 60% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 60% 65%
13% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 13% 16%
39% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 27% 19%
 
4.9 5.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.4 5.3
5.1 4.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 7.4 6.5
2.3 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
12.3 13.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 9.5 11
4.2 4.5 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.2 4.3
27% 25% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 34% 41%
 
14.2 13 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 15 16 14.7
5.2 4.7 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 5.9 5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • AS Eupen have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Pro League
  • AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 Union Saint-Gilloise 31 22 4 5 69 25 15 9 2 4 26 13 16 13 2 1 43 12 44 70
2 Club Brugge 31 18 9 4 64 35 15 8 6 1 31 15 16 10 3 3 33 20 29 63
3 Antwerp 30 17 5 8 51 35 15 8 3 4 28 18 15 9 2 4 23 17 16 56
4 Anderlecht 30 15 10 5 63 32 15 8 5 2 35 18 15 7 5 3 28 14 31 55
5 Gent 30 15 7 8 46 28 15 9 3 3 31 16 15 6 4 5 15 12 18 52
6 Mechelen 31 14 6 11 53 56 16 9 4 3 33 22 15 5 2 8 20 34 -3 48
7 Sporting Charleroi 31 13 9 9 47 42 15 5 5 5 16 16 16 8 4 4 31 26 5 48
8 Genk 30 13 6 11 58 43 15 9 3 3 34 17 15 4 3 8 24 26 15 45
9 Cercle Brugge 31 12 7 12 46 38 16 6 3 7 21 18 15 6 4 5 25 20 8 43
10 OH Leuven 31 10 10 11 46 51 16 7 4 5 25 24 15 3 6 6 21 27 -5 40
11 Sint-Truiden 30 11 6 13 33 38 15 5 3 7 20 21 15 6 3 6 13 17 -5 39
12 Kortrijk 31 9 10 12 39 41 15 5 4 6 21 20 16 4 6 6 18 21 -2 37
13 Standard Liege 30 8 9 13 30 44 15 3 5 7 14 22 15 5 4 6 16 22 -14 33
14 KV Oostende 31 9 5 17 29 58 16 5 2 9 17 35 15 4 3 8 12 23 -29 32
15 Zulte-Waregem 31 8 8 15 42 63 16 5 4 7 23 30 15 3 4 8 19 33 -21 32
16 AS Eupen 31 8 7 16 36 53 15 4 3 8 17 26 16 4 4 8 19 27 -17 31
17 RFC Seraing 30 7 2 21 26 63 15 5 2 8 15 27 15 2 0 13 11 36 -37 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 30 4 4 22 30 63 15 4 1 10 15 28 15 0 3 12 15 35 -33 16

Table
  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 31 22 4 5 69 25 15 9 2 4 26 13 16 13 2 1 43 12 44 70
2 Club Brugge 31 18 9 4 64 35 15 8 6 1 31 15 16 10 3 3 33 20 29 63
3 Antwerp 30 17 5 8 51 35 15 8 3 4 28 18 15 9 2 4 23 17 16 56
4 Anderlecht 30 15 10 5 63 32 15 8 5 2 35 18 15 7 5 3 28 14 31 55
5 Gent 30 15 7 8 46 28 15 9 3 3 31 16 15 6 4 5 15 12 18 52
6 Mechelen 31 14 6 11 53 56 16 9 4 3 33 22 15 5 2 8 20 34 -3 48
7 Sporting Charleroi 31 13 9 9 47 42 15 5 5 5 16 16 16 8 4 4 31 26 5 48
8 Genk 30 13 6 11 58 43 15 9 3 3 34 17 15 4 3 8 24 26 15 45
9 Cercle Brugge 31 12 7 12 46 38 16 6 3 7 21 18 15 6 4 5 25 20 8 43
10 OH Leuven 31 10 10 11 46 51 16 7 4 5 25 24 15 3 6 6 21 27 -5 40
11 Sint-Truiden 30 11 6 13 33 38 15 5 3 7 20 21 15 6 3 6 13 17 -5 39
12 Kortrijk 31 9 10 12 39 41 15 5 4 6 21 20 16 4 6 6 18 21 -2 37
13 Standard Liege 30 8 9 13 30 44 15 3 5 7 14 22 15 5 4 6 16 22 -14 33
14 KV Oostende 31 9 5 17 29 58 16 5 2 9 17 35 15 4 3 8 12 23 -29 32
15 Zulte-Waregem 31 8 8 15 42 63 16 5 4 7 23 30 15 3 4 8 19 33 -21 32
16 AS Eupen 31 8 7 16 36 53 15 4 3 8 17 26 16 4 4 8 19 27 -17 31
17 RFC Seraing 30 7 2 21 26 63 15 5 2 8 15 27 15 2 0 13 11 36 -37 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 30 4 4 22 30 63 15 4 1 10 15 28 15 0 3 12 15 35 -33 16

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.