Pro League: First-class vs second-rate, at least according to the league table. Mechelen - Sint-Truiden. Home victory or a surprise?
- Mechelen is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Mechelen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sint-Truiden have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that Sint-Truiden play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sint-Truiden on grass are 13 victories, 7 draws and 22 defeats from 42 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 47-78. You can compare this with overall results below.
Mechelen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne as Mechelen have scored 14 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Mechelen, who won 4-2 against KV Oostende (placed 11th). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Kerim Mrabti (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.74/10. Mrabti scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Mechelen had a Belgian Cup home game versus Union Saint-Gilloise which ended with a victory 2-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mechelen handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and three defeats.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), Mechelen's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Sint-Truiden form and stats
3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sint-Truiden in their Pro League matches away.
The manager B. Hollerbach was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Stayen. Sint-Truiden suffered a 1-2 loss to Club Brugge (placed 1st). Midfield player Robert Bauer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Bauer scored one goal.
It was a Belgian Cup defeat before that one as the away game against RFC Seraing (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Sint-Truiden are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and six defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
Sint-Truiden have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Sint-Truiden have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Mechelen victories, one draw and five Sint-Truiden wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Storm 6 goals |  K. Mrabti 5 goals |  H. Cuypers 4 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Sint-Truiden missing players
| Mechelen | Sint-Truiden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 77% |
| 62% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 62% | 83% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 62% | 83% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 23% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 15% |
| 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 6.2 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 12.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.2 | 11.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 42% | 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 25% | 26% |
- All of Mechelen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sint-Truiden have scored away.
- Mechelen have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Mechelen have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Pro League
- Mechelen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Sint-Truiden have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Mechelen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | AS Eupen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Gent | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Genk | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 5 |