There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Pro League table so far. Here's the Beerschot-Wilrijk - Mechelen latest:
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Beerschot-Wilrijk and Mechelen.
Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats
6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Beerschot-Wilrijk have to build on here at Olympisch Stadion in the Pro League.
The Beerschot-Wilrijk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Mechelen here at Olympisch Stadion in a Belgian Cup match. Ahead of that match, Beerschot-Wilrijk lost 1-2 at home to Antwerp.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 13 games), Beerschot-Wilrijk's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Beerschot-Wilrijk defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Mechelen are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Mechelen have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Yannick Thoelen. It's been 200 minutes since they last conceded in Pro League.
It's the second away game in a row for Mechelen, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Beerschot-Wilrijk (placed 8th) in the Belgian Cup last time out. Preceding that game was the away Pro League victory against Cercle Brugge with the score of 1-0.
Mechelen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Mechelen have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Mechelen - Beerschot-Wilrijk 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Beerschot-Wilrijk two wins, three draws and Mechelen three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Holzhauser 11 goals |   G. Hairemans 8 goals |  M. Suzuki 6 goals |
Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Beerschot-Wilrijk | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 47 | 26 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 50 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 42 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 81% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 69% | 69% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 69% |
| 46% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 42% | 42% |
| 31% | 31% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 65% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 23% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 46% | 46% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 35% |
- 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 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 37 | 60 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 46 |
| 3 | Genk | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 43 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 25 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Gent | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 21 |