The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Mechelen are in the 6th position while the guesting AS Eupen worry at 13th.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
AS Eupen are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Mechelen form and stats
6-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Mechelen so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Mechelen bring valid hopes of a third.
The Mechelen goalkeeper Bram Castro is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 279 minutes without conceding a goal in the Pro League.
A strong away win for Mechelen against Sint-Truiden the last match, as R. Schoofs and D. Vanzeir were on target. Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Waasland-Beveren.
Mechelen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne with 24 goals in 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mechelen defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
AS Eupen form and stats
There's been little loot from AS Eupen's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games in the Pro League. AS Eupen only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as AS Eupen have lost on their last two travels.
AS Eupen had fun at their own home (AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne) last time out, beating Royal Excel Mouscron 2-1. S. Prevljak and K. Musona scored. Preceding that game, the 1-6 loss visiting Anderlecht's place.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For AS Eupen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was AS Eupen - Mechelen 0-2, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mechelen seven wins, one draw and AS Eupen two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Rinck de Camargo 9 goals |  W. Togui 9 goals |  N. Storm 4 goals |
Mechelen missing players
AS Eupen missing players
| Mechelen | AS Eupen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 45 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 42 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 31 | 50 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 71% |
| 71% | 71% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 46% |
| 39% | 57% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 29% | 21% |
| 54% | 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 54% |
| 25% | 21% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 43% | 32% |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 200 | 139 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 53 | 116 |
| 95 | 67 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 23 | 48 |
| 47% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 57% | 56% |
- AS Eupen has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
- AS Eupen has the most conceded goals in the first half (30)
- AS Eupen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- AS Eupen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mechelen has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Club Brugge | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 67 |
| 2 | Gent | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | Genk | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -17 | 32 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -23 | 29 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -26 | 23 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | -27 | 22 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -38 | 20 |