Mechelen hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 15th position in the Pro League table. Visiting AS Eupen holds 9th place with 30 pts.
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pro League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Mechelen and AS Eupen.
Mechelen form and stats
With 3 Pro League wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Mechelen, who have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Pro League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Mechelen crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Standard Liege here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne in a Pro League match. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Sporting Charleroi.
Mechelen were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Mechelen matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, zero draws and three defeats (from five games).
There will be little rest for Mechelen after this match as they are travelling to Waasland-Beveren for a Pro League game in only three days.
The Mechelen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Mechelen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (25 from 12 played).
AS Eupen form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, AS Eupen have produced an overall stat of 3-6-2 so far.
The supporters enjoyed AS Eupen's previous game versus Beerschot-Wilrijk (placed 11th), a Pro League 3-1 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Anderlecht.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Eupen playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, zero draws and four home wins.
After this away game Eupen return home for a Pro League game against Antwerp. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Eupen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Eupen have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: AS Eupen - Mechelen 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Mechelen, two draws and one win for AS Eupen. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Prevljak 10 goals |   G. Hairemans 7 goals |  K. Mrabti 4 goals |
Mechelen missing players
AS Eupen missing players
| Mechelen | AS Eupen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 40 | 25 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 82% | 92% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 73% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 64% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 68% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 18% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 8.6 | 8 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 43% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 29% | 40% |
- Mechelen has the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Pro League
- Mechelen has the most conceded goals (25) at home in Pro League
- Mechelen has the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Pro League
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pro League
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Club Brugge | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Genk | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | KV Oostende | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Gent | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Sint-Truiden | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -20 | 20 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 19 |