Club Brugge have performed better than Mechelen so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Champions League match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Real Madrid, was also a home game here at Jan Breydel Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Pro League, are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at Jan Breydel Stadium. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Club Brugge here at Jan Breydel Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Club Brugge's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Real Madrid. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Sint-Truiden.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Club Brugge as they are travelling to their away game against Anderlecht in the Belgian Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Club Brugge can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 20 times. As for guarding their own goal, Club Brugge have only let in 3 goals at home.
Mechelen form and stats
The visitors are W5-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Mechelen's last game was the home draw against Kortrijk (1-1). Prior to that match, the Mechelen manager W. Vrancken faced defeat when travelling to Antwerp and losing 0-1.
Mechelen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 10 goals have been conceded by Mechelen in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Club Brugge - Mechelen 3-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Club Brugge won 9, Mechelen won 0 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Vanaken 9 goals |  D. Okereke 7 goals |   I. de Camargo 6 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Club Brugge | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 38 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 82% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 89% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 67% |
| 24% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 44% |
| 12% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 61% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 7.7 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 140 | 80 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 42 | 129 |
| 62 | 36 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 20 | 58 |
| 61% | 56% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 65% | 48% |
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Club Brugge has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Club Brugge has the most clean sheets (11)
- Club Brugge has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Club Brugge has the the best goal difference (+31)
- Club Brugge have not yet lost a game at home.
- Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Gent | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Genk | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 11 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 8 |