Turn on the lights for Mechelen - RFC Seraing! Despite a mixed bag of results so far, this match could be awesome!
- Mechelen have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Pro League games here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Mechelen after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Mechelen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Sint-Truiden. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in three league games. Midfielder Hairemans was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Hairemans scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Westerlo in a game that was won 5-4.Mechelen are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne in their league games, having scored an impressive 8 goals in 3 matches.
RFC Seraing form and stats
RFC Seraing are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Pro League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Home advantage was not enough for RFC Seraing in their previous game as they lost hosting Genk, 0-4. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Genk was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Sissoko got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Sissoko hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at AS Eupen.Seraing have another game away in just three sleeps, a Belgian Cup fixture vs Sint-Eloois-Winkel. A grim diary for the visitors!
The visiting RFC Seraing have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Mechelen one win, one draw and RFC Seraing one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Hairemans 3 goals |  R. Schoofs 2 goals |   M. Mouandilmadji 2 goals |
Mechelen missing players
RFC Seraing missing players
| Mechelen | RFC Seraing | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 67% |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 11.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.7 | 10.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 34% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 10 | 8.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.3 | 13.2 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
- All of Mechelen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of RFC Seraing's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mechelen have scored more than double the goals of RFC Seraing.
- Mechelen have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Pro League
- Mechelen have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- RFC Seraing have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RFC Seraing 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 | Genk | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Gent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Mechelen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Westerlo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Zulte-Waregem | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Standard Liege | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | AS Eupen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 3 |
