Club Brugge have been superior to Mechelen so far, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you need before kickoff:
- Club Brugge have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an animated match!
Club Brugge form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Club Brugge at their home stadium (Jan Breydelstadion) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The regulars are hoping that Club Brugge will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Standard Liege (placed 5th). Up until that game this club had gone six consecutive league meetings without a loss. The forward Olsen was declared "man of the match" for Brugge with a rating of 7.81/10. Olsen hit four key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
In the game before, a fine away win at Porto. A Champions League game.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Club Brugge as they have a new game in only three days, a Champions League match thankfully also at home. Atletico Madrid are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 4 games), Club Brugge's attacking play is working.
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Mechelen's last game was the home draw against OH Leuven (0-0). Peyre, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Peyre hit one key pass and won 3 of 3 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Kortrijk with the score of 4-1.The travelling fans enjoy Mechelen's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, Mechelen have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Club Brugge victories, two draws and one Mechelen win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Jutlgà Blanc 5 goals |  A. Olsen 4 goals |   G. Hairemans 4 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Club Brugge | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 56% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 6.6 | 8.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.6 | 20.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 61% | 62% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 39% |
| 12.2 | 12 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
- All of Club Brugge's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Club Brugge have not yet lost a game at home.
- Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Club Brugge have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Club Brugge have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Antwerp | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Genk | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Gent | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Sporting Charleroi | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Westerlo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 | Zulte-Waregem | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 5 |
