A total of 14 sets of games have been played and both Mechelen and Club Brugge are up there with the best. Let's start!
- Mechelen have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Pro League
- Club Brugge have scored in all their matches so far.
This promises to be an engrossing game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Mechelen form and stats
The total Pro League stats at home this season for Mechelen are 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Mechelen fans got no joy from their last match, a Pro League game also here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne: A 0-1 defeat against Sint-Truiden (placed 11th). Vinicius De Souza Costa (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.9/10. Costa hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 52 successful passes (of 60 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting KV Oostende and winning 4-2.Mechelen can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 14 times. 10 goals have been conceded.
Club Brugge form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Pro League.
Club Brugge's last game was the home draw against Standard Liege (2-2). It looked so good for Club Brugge vs Standard Liege, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfield player Hans Vanaken was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Vanaken hit two key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 51 total).
A 1-4 defeat away at Manchester City before that.Club Brugge are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Club Brugge have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Mechelen victories, two draws and eight Club Brugge wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Storm 6 goals |  K. Mrabti 5 goals |   C. De Ketelaere 5 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Mechelen | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 86% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 64% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 43% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.7 | 12.4 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.1 | 16 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 40% | 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 35% | 34% |
| 13.2 | 12.6 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
- Club Brugge have scored in all their matches so far.
- Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen have the most scored goals in the first half (16) 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Genk | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | AS Eupen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Gent | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Standard Liege | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 6 |