Union Saint-Gilloise have come here for an intriguing duel versus the hosting Mechelen. Get smart on the fixture with this full Pro League preview!
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+6) in Pro League
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
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Mechelen's two home games in the Pro League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Mechelen to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Mechelen in their previous match, an away game at Gent that ended in defeat 0-2. The goalie Gaëtan Coucke was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.15 out of ten. Coucke stopped the opponent with six saves. Mechelen's goalkeeper Gaëtan Coucke was extremely busy against Gent, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Before that game, the home loss against AS Eupen with the scoreline 1-3.Early season league goal statistics from Mechelen's 2 home games: 4 goals, 5 conceded.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
Union Saint-Gilloise are yet to lose a point on their Pro League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the RFC Seraing game have they lost an away game, meaning Union Saint-Gilloise has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Anthony Moris is eager to challenge this, with his 186 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Saint-Gilloise go into this game after a win, the home game against Kortrijk that ended 2-0. Midfielder Casper Nielsen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.62. Nielsen hit five key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 52 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Beerschot-Wilrijk.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Union Saint-Gilloise has managed 6 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Mechelen won six games, two matches ended in a draw and Union Saint-Gilloise managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  D. Undav 4 goals |   F. Druijf 2 goals | V. de Souza Costa 1 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Mechelen | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 6 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 15.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 120% | 47% |
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+6) in Pro League
| Mechelen | Last season | Union Saint-Gilloise | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 10 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 69 | 38 | Scored | S | 30 | 69 | ||
| 65 | 36 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 98% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 85% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 89% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 64% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 46% | ||
| 22% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 25% | ||
| 70% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 54% | ||
| 18% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | ||
| 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 7% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 13.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 6.6 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | KV Oostende | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | AS Eupen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Genk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Antwerp | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Gent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 | Club Brugge | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 47 | 76 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 60 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 56 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 53 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 49 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
| 9 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -6 | 47 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -16 | 46 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | -5 | 45 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 43 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -3 | 42 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 38 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -26 | 31 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -22 | 31 |
| 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 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 45 | 70 |
| 2 | RFC Seraing | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Westerlo | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Lommel United | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 43 |
| 5 | Deinze | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 30 | -1 | 39 |
| 6 | RWDM | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -5 | 35 |
| 7 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -30 | 16 |
| 8 | Club Brugge II | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 38 | -41 | 13 |