Club Brugge and Mechelen are both doing (very) nicely in the Pro League with their 2nd and 6th positions respectively. This could be a top game!
- Club Brugge is in the best form (6-0-0) in Pro League
- Mechelen have the most points from losing position (20) in Pro League
Club Brugge is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Mechelen are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge have performed here at Jan Breydelstadion this season with 9 wins from 16 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Club Brugge has won seven games in a row. The Gent match was the last time out without a victory.
Club Brugge enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Beerschot-Wilrijk's place. The match ended 3-1 with Rits, Ketelaere and Lang scoring. Midfielder Olsen was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.55 (out of ten) in that game. Olsen signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 50 successful passes (of 60 total).
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Genk.Goals decide football matches and Brugge are scoring many of them at home; 34 on target from 16 league matches.
Mechelen form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Mechelen playing as the away team in the Pro League this season. Mechelen has drawn their two previous away games.
Mechelen won their last game, 3-2 versus Kortrijk played at home. Schoofs got a match rating of 7.9 in that game, top player of the team. Schoofs served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 52 successful passes (of 62 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus AS Eupen that ended 1-1.The visiting Mechelen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 16 games. The Mechelen manager Vrancken has some worries about the defense as 35 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date archived match involving both these squads is the Mechelen - Club Brugge 2-1 played not long ago this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Club Brugge won seven, Mechelen triumphed in one and we saw two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
N. Storm 15 goals | C. De Ketelaere 14 goals | H. Cuypers 13 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Mechelen missing players
Club Brugge | Mechelen | ||||||
Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
20 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
70 | 34 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 21 | 57 |
37 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 35 | 59 |
97% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
88% | 94% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
64% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 64% |
48% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | 52% |
21% | 19% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 27% |
64% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 67% |
33% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 15% |
6% | 6% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 18% |
6.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
4.5 | 3.4 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
8 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
15.4 | 17 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.3 | 11.4 |
5.8 | 6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
36% | 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | 40% |
10.3 | 9.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 15.7 | 14.6 |
3.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5 |
- Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Club Brugge is in the best form (6-0-0) in Pro League
- Mechelen have the most points from losing position (20) in Pro League
- 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 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 46 | 74 |
2 | Club Brugge | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 33 | 69 |
3 | Antwerp | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 62 |
4 | Anderlecht | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 61 |
5 | Gent | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
6 | Mechelen | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 59 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 35 | -2 | 52 |
7 | Sporting Charleroi | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 51 |
8 | Genk | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 48 |
9 | Sint-Truiden | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 48 |
10 | Cercle Brugge | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 44 |
11 | OH Leuven | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 41 |
12 | Kortrijk | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 37 |
13 | Standard Liège | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -16 | 36 |
14 | KV Oostende | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -29 | 34 |
15 | AS Eupen | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -22 | 32 |
16 | Zulte-Waregem | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -24 | 32 |
17 | RFC Seraing | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -36 | 28 |
18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 33 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 33 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 38 | -38 | 16 |