Mechelen will battle it out with Union Saint-Gilloise in this Pro League fixture. All you can know about the game is right here!
Union Saint-Gilloise could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago.
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen's first Pro League home game here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 17 matches.
In their previous game, the manager Buijs led his Mechelen to a defeat away at KV Oostende. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. Schoofs (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.73/10. Schoofs hit five key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Antwerp (0-2).It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Mechelen at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Pro League away game of the season. During their previous season 3 away games resulted in 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The regulars enjoyed Saint-Gilloise's previous game versus Rangers, a Champions League win (2-0) played at home.
Before that, Union Saint-Gilloise secured a home win against Sporting Charleroi with the score 1-0.Union Saint-Gilloise have another fixture that requires travelling in just three nights, a Champions League fixture versus Rangers. A hard diary for the guests!
1 goal so far away for Union Saint-Gilloise, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Mechelen won six, Union Saint-Gilloise were winners in two and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Peyre 1 goals |   R. Sykes 1 goals | S. Adingra 1 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Mechelen | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.5 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 5.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Mechelen | Last season | Union Saint-Gilloise | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 15 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 63 | 38 | Scored | S | 48 | 83 | ||
| 71 | 26 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 98% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 90% | ||
| 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 78% | ||
| 60% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 55% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 18% | ||
| 62% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 42% | ||
| 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | ||
| 22% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 22% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 36% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| 14.8 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | OH Leuven | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Genk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Westerlo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | AS Eupen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Cercle Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Standard Liege | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Mechelen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 51 | 77 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 72 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| 5 | Gent | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -4 | 52 |
| 8 | Genk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 51 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 41 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -27 | 37 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 36 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -24 | 32 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -27 | 32 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -38 | 28 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -43 | 16 |
