Pro League duel: Close contest expected between KV Oostende and Mechelen

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Wed 19.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Diaz Arena

5 points separate the two duelists in this Pro League match. KV Oostende hold both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mechelen is in the best form (5-1-0)

It's no vacation for neither Oostende nor Mechelen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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KV Oostende form and stats

KV Oostende have collected 32 points from their Pro League home games so far after 9-5-3. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on KV Oostende to get some points in this home game.

The Oostende crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Gent here at Diaz Arena in a Pro League match. Attacking player Marko Kvasina bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.02 out of 10. Kvasina hit one key pass. As you see from the result above, Oostende suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Prior to that, an away loss at Gent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Oostende have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost two.

Oostende are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Standard Liège awaits in three days.

KV Oostende have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Diaz Arena with 33 goals in 17 league matches. Oostende have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Mechelen form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Mechelen have produced an overall stat of 8-4-5 so far.

Mechelen go into this game after a win, the home game against Standard Liège that ended 3-1. Midfielder Rob Schoofs was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.31. Schoofs scored two goals, hit four key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 52 total).

Prior to that result Mechelen won their away game at Standard Liège. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Mechelen in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Mechelen, zero draws and one defeat.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gent in just three days.

Mechelen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Mechelen have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Mechelen - Oostende 5-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oostende five wins, one draw and Mechelen four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OostendeJ. Sakala
J. Sakala
14 goals
KV OostendeM. Gueye
M. Gueye
11 goals
MechelenN. Storm
N. Storm
11 goals

KV Oostende missing players

Mechelen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
KV Oostende Mechelen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
16 10 3 Won W 1 9 16
8 5 1 Drew D 3 5 10
14 4 2 Lost L 2 5 12
59 39 10 Scored S 9 29 66
54 27 9 Conceded C 13 27 61
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
82% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 84%
63% 74% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 63% 71%
32% 47% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 37% 45%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 16% 24%
66% 74% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 74% 68%
18% 16% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 16% 18%
18% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.7
5 4 1 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.4 9.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 11.2 10.8
4.1 4.2 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 5.3 4.9
38% 49% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 29% 35%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of KV Oostende's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mechelen is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 34 24 4 6 73 26 17 12 1 4 34 15 17 12 3 2 39 11 47 76
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 17 9 4 4 30 25 17 9 2 6 27 23 9 60
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 17 9 7 1 25 11 17 6 6 5 26 23 17 58
4 Genk 34 16 8 10 67 48 17 9 5 3 38 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 19 56
5 KV Oostende 34 15 8 11 49 41 17 9 5 3 33 21 17 6 3 8 16 20 8 53
6 Standard Liège 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 7 7 3 26 20 17 6 4 7 26 21 11 50
7 Gent 34 14 7 13 55 42 17 8 3 6 29 21 17 6 4 7 26 21 13 49
8 Mechelen 34 13 9 12 54 54 17 5 5 7 29 30 17 8 4 5 25 24 0 48
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 14 5 15 58 64 17 7 4 6 32 29 17 7 1 9 26 35 -6 47
10 Zulte-Waregem 34 14 4 16 53 69 17 6 2 9 23 38 17 8 2 7 30 31 -16 46
11 OH Leuven 34 12 9 13 54 59 17 8 2 7 24 23 17 4 7 6 30 36 -5 45
12 AS Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 17 5 6 6 24 30 17 5 7 5 20 25 -11 43
13 Sporting Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 6 3 8 28 33 -3 42
14 Kortrijk 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 5 2 10 24 35 17 6 4 7 20 22 -13 39
15 Sint-Truiden 34 10 8 16 41 52 17 6 3 8 20 20 17 4 5 8 21 32 -11 38
16 Cercle Brugge 34 11 3 20 40 51 17 6 1 10 25 26 17 5 2 10 15 25 -11 36
17 Waasland-Beveren 34 8 7 19 44 70 17 3 2 12 21 40 17 5 5 7 23 30 -26 31
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 34 7 10 17 32 54 17 4 5 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 32 -22 31

Table
  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 34 24 4 6 73 26 17 12 1 4 34 15 17 12 3 2 39 11 47 76
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 17 9 4 4 30 25 17 9 2 6 27 23 9 60
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 17 9 7 1 25 11 17 6 6 5 26 23 17 58
4 Genk 34 16 8 10 67 48 17 9 5 3 38 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 19 56
5 KV Oostende 34 15 8 11 49 41 17 9 5 3 33 21 17 6 3 8 16 20 8 53
6 Standard Liège 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 7 7 3 26 20 17 6 4 7 26 21 11 50
7 Gent 34 14 7 13 55 42 17 8 3 6 29 21 17 6 4 7 26 21 13 49
8 Mechelen 34 13 9 12 54 54 17 5 5 7 29 30 17 8 4 5 25 24 0 48
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 14 5 15 58 64 17 7 4 6 32 29 17 7 1 9 26 35 -6 47
10 Zulte-Waregem 34 14 4 16 53 69 17 6 2 9 23 38 17 8 2 7 30 31 -16 46
11 OH Leuven 34 12 9 13 54 59 17 8 2 7 24 23 17 4 7 6 30 36 -5 45
12 AS Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 17 5 6 6 24 30 17 5 7 5 20 25 -11 43
13 Sporting Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 6 3 8 28 33 -3 42
14 Kortrijk 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 5 2 10 24 35 17 6 4 7 20 22 -13 39
15 Sint-Truiden 34 10 8 16 41 52 17 6 3 8 20 20 17 4 5 8 21 32 -11 38
16 Cercle Brugge 34 11 3 20 40 51 17 6 1 10 25 26 17 5 2 10 15 25 -11 36
17 Waasland-Beveren 34 8 7 19 44 70 17 3 2 12 21 40 17 5 5 7 23 30 -26 31
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 34 7 10 17 32 54 17 4 5 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 32 -22 31

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.