Mechelen have come here for an interesting duel versus the home side Cercle Brugge. Read up on the match with this thorough Pro League preview!
- Mechelen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Pro League
Cercle Brugge and Mechelen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
The hosts won their first Pro League game here at Jan Breydelstadion, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Cercle Brugge last season were 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from 17 games.
In their previous game, the manager Thalhammer led his Cercle to a defeat away at Standard Liège. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jan Breydelstadion. Midfield player Hotić got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, the max score being 10. Hotić hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Cercle Brugge won a home game hosting Anderlecht (1-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cercle handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Cercle Brugge has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Pro League were 5 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 17 fixtures.
Mechelen go into this game after a win, the home game against Union Saint-Gilloise that ended 3-0. That win felt nice as this side had gone four league games without victory. Schoofs got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, top player of the team. Schoofs scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, the Mechelen manager Buijs faced defeat when travelling to KV Oostende and losing 1-2.We have checked recent matches where Mechelen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
It's early days yet, but Mechelen has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Cercle, two draws and five wins for Mechelen. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Torres 1 goals |   T. Peyre 1 goals |  R. Schoofs 1 goals |
Cercle Brugge missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Cercle Brugge | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19 | 13.3 |
| 2.3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 5.3 |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 12.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 4.3 |
- Mechelen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Pro League
| Cercle Brugge | Last season | Mechelen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 49 | 23 | Scored | S | 25 | 63 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 45 | 71 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 82% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 35% | 28% | ||
| 62% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 18% | ||
| 15% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 22% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13.7 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 36% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Genk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Gent | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Standard Liège | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Sporting Charleroi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Westerlo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | AS Eupen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 51 | 77 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 72 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| 5 | Gent | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -4 | 52 |
| 8 | Genk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 51 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 41 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -27 | 37 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Standard Liège | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 36 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -24 | 32 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -27 | 32 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -38 | 28 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -43 | 16 |
