Important shoot-out in the bottom part of the Pro League, with both Mechelen and Kortrijk going through more anxiety than bliss. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the host team placed 13th and the visitors in 14th position.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Mechelen nor Kortrijk 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.
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Mechelen at their home stadium (AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. When Mechelen hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Mechelen, Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Mechelen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Standard Liege. Midfielder Hecke was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.14 (out of ten) in that game. Hecke had 50 successful passes (of 62 total).
Ahead of that match, Mechelen won a home game hosting KV Oostende (2-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mechelen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
A decent goal production from Mechelen in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mechelen defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kortrijk form and stats
Kortrijk have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 3-1-6 (10 played). When Kortrijk is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende is teams we like to compare Mechelen with.
Kortrijk won their last game, 3-2 versus RFC Seraing played at home. Attacker Messaoudi got a player rating of 8.25 in the game. "Man of the match" Messaoudi scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Gent's place.Kortrijk are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 11 of this side's 14 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Kortrijk find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Kortrijk have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Mechelen have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (4-1-0) versus Kortrijk.Mechelen and Kortrijk have played each other previously this season: Kortrijk - Mechelen 1-4.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Avenatti Dovillabichus 6 goals |   R. Schoofs 5 goals |  F. Selemani 5 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Kortrijk missing players
| Mechelen | Kortrijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 27 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 36 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 39 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 80% | 76% |
| 62% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 80% | 62% |
| 33% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 14% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 52% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 80% | 62% |
| 24% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 20% | 19% |
| 38% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 6.3 | 7.4 | 9.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12.7 | 15.3 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
| 4.2 | 5.6 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 28% |
| 12.2 | 10.5 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.7 | 18.9 | 17.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kortrijk have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Kortrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Gent | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Anderlecht | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -17 | 21 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 19 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -18 | 15 |
