Mechelen are willing to brush off the league table ahead of this game versus Sint-Truiden. Here's all you need to know pre-match!
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Pro League
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 15 victories, 8 draws and 13 defeats from 36 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 41-44. You can compare this with overall results below.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Mechelen at their home stadium (AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Mechelen have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
In their previous game, the manager Defour led his Mechelen to a defeat away at Antwerp. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. Mechelen were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Defender Bijker got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.05/10. Bijker won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that result, a home win hosting Zulte-Waregem in the Belgian Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mechelen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 0.
The Mechelen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mechelen defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sint-Truiden form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Sint-Truiden seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Sint-Truiden played 2-2 against Genk in their previous match. Bruno, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.13. Bruno scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
A 0-1 defeat away at Sporting Charleroi before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sint-Truiden playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 4 Sint-Truiden wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sint-Truiden have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. 15 goals have been conceded by Sint-Truiden in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sint-Truiden have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) versus Mechelen.The two sides faced each other before this match year: Sint-Truiden - Mechelen 3-1.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Bruno 12 goals |   G. Hairemans 7 goals |  D. Hayashi 7 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Sint-Truiden missing players
| Mechelen | Sint-Truiden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 37 | 27 | 9 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 28 |
| 51 | 23 | 10 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 32 |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 89% |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 68% |
| 64% | 71% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 39% |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 18% | 21% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 54% | 71% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 43% | 43% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 36% | 29% |
| 36% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 39% |
| 5.8 | 7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12.6 | 15 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
| 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 47% | 44% |
| 12.8 | 11.1 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 12.4 | 11.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Pro League
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 67 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 57 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Gent | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 23 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -28 | 23 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 33 | -29 | 19 |
