Delightful dogfight as daring Mechelen duel with determined KV Oostende

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (13213 seats)

Get set for Pro League and Mechelen - KV Oostende. In this preview and prediction you'll find statistics, scores, numbercrunching, trends and stories!

Insights:
  • Mechelen have the most points from losing position (16) in Pro League
  • Mechelen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as KV Oostende have scored away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Pro League. That game was also an away game, at Zulte-Waregem. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Mechelen form and stats

Mechelen are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.

A nice win for Mechelen last time playing, versus Beerschot-Wilrijk. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Storm (2) and Cuypers scoring for the victors. Midfield player Storm got a match rating of 8.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Storm scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 23 total).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Standard Liege with a 2-1 scoreline.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Mechelen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won three matches, drawn one and lost four.

Mechelen are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Genk awaits in four days.

On the other hand, Mechelen have conceded 18 goals.

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KV Oostende form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of KV Oostende playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.

Oostende has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Zulte-Waregem for a 0-0 draw. Hubert was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.21. The agile goalkeeper Hubert topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-3 loss hosting OH Leuven before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of KV Oostende when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing seven times, drawing zero and winning one game.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting KV Oostende as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Oostende have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Mechelen and KV Oostende have faced each other previously this season: KV Oostende - Mechelen 2-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Mechelen wins - draws - KV Oostende wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MechelenN. Storm
N. Storm
14 goals
KV OostendeM. Gueye
M. Gueye
11 goals
MechelenK. Mrabti
K. Mrabti
9 goals

Mechelen missing players

KV Oostende missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mechelen KV Oostende
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
12 8 3 Won W 2 4 8
3 2 1 Drew D 1 3 4
9 3 1 Lost L 2 6 14
42 26 11 Scored S 6 12 27
41 18 8 Conceded C 6 17 49
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
83% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 54% 73%
58% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 54%
50% 54% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 31%
25% 23% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 15%
62% 69% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 46%
17% 15% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 23% 15%
21% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 54% 42%
 
5.4 6.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.4 5.8
6.6 6.1 6.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 6.2 5
2.2 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.7 2.6
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
10.8 11.8 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.4 11.8 12
4.2 4.5 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 3.5
41% 45% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 30%
 
14.5 14.3 15.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 15.4 13.8
5 4.4 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.3 5.1
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mechelen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as KV Oostende have scored away.
  • Mechelen have the most points from losing position (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 26 19 3 4 59 21 13 9 1 3 26 12 13 10 2 1 33 9 38 60
2 Antwerp 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 8 2 3 21 13 18 50
3 Club Brugge 26 13 9 4 47 32 13 6 6 1 25 14 13 7 3 3 22 18 15 48
4 Anderlecht 26 12 9 5 56 31 13 6 5 2 30 18 13 6 4 3 26 13 25 45
5 Sporting Charleroi 26 12 7 7 42 33 13 5 4 4 16 13 13 7 3 3 26 20 9 43
6 Gent 26 11 7 8 38 27 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 4 4 5 13 12 11 40
7 Mechelen 24 12 3 9 42 41 13 8 2 3 26 18 11 4 1 6 16 23 1 39
8 Genk 25 10 5 10 48 38 12 6 3 3 26 16 13 4 2 7 22 22 10 35
9 Cercle Brugge 26 10 5 11 36 31 13 4 2 7 15 16 13 6 3 4 21 15 5 35
10 Kortrijk 26 8 10 8 31 32 13 4 4 5 14 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 -1 34
11 OH Leuven 25 8 9 8 36 40 12 5 3 4 16 18 13 3 6 4 20 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 26 9 4 13 29 37 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 5 2 6 12 17 -8 31
13 Standard Liege 25 7 8 10 29 40 13 2 5 6 13 21 12 5 3 4 16 19 -11 29
14 KV Oostende 26 8 4 14 27 49 13 4 1 8 15 32 13 4 3 6 12 17 -22 28
15 AS Eupen 26 7 6 13 32 45 12 3 3 6 13 21 14 4 3 7 19 24 -13 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 26 6 8 12 36 54 13 3 4 6 18 28 13 3 4 6 18 26 -18 26
17 RFC Seraing 26 7 2 17 26 52 13 5 2 6 15 21 13 2 0 11 11 31 -26 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 25 3 4 18 25 54 13 3 1 9 11 24 12 0 3 9 14 30 -29 13

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 Union Saint-Gilloise 26 19 3 4 59 21 13 9 1 3 26 12 13 10 2 1 33 9 38 60
2 Antwerp 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 8 2 3 21 13 18 50
3 Club Brugge 26 13 9 4 47 32 13 6 6 1 25 14 13 7 3 3 22 18 15 48
4 Anderlecht 26 12 9 5 56 31 13 6 5 2 30 18 13 6 4 3 26 13 25 45
5 Sporting Charleroi 26 12 7 7 42 33 13 5 4 4 16 13 13 7 3 3 26 20 9 43
6 Gent 26 11 7 8 38 27 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 4 4 5 13 12 11 40
7 Mechelen 24 12 3 9 42 41 13 8 2 3 26 18 11 4 1 6 16 23 1 39
8 Genk 25 10 5 10 48 38 12 6 3 3 26 16 13 4 2 7 22 22 10 35
9 Cercle Brugge 26 10 5 11 36 31 13 4 2 7 15 16 13 6 3 4 21 15 5 35
10 Kortrijk 26 8 10 8 31 32 13 4 4 5 14 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 -1 34
11 OH Leuven 25 8 9 8 36 40 12 5 3 4 16 18 13 3 6 4 20 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 26 9 4 13 29 37 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 5 2 6 12 17 -8 31
13 Standard Liege 25 7 8 10 29 40 13 2 5 6 13 21 12 5 3 4 16 19 -11 29
14 KV Oostende 26 8 4 14 27 49 13 4 1 8 15 32 13 4 3 6 12 17 -22 28
15 AS Eupen 26 7 6 13 32 45 12 3 3 6 13 21 14 4 3 7 19 24 -13 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 26 6 8 12 36 54 13 3 4 6 18 28 13 3 4 6 18 26 -18 26
17 RFC Seraing 26 7 2 17 26 52 13 5 2 6 15 21 13 2 0 11 11 31 -26 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 25 3 4 18 25 54 13 3 1 9 11 24 12 0 3 9 14 30 -29 13

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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.