The odds favour Mechelen in this game against Zulte-Waregem, but the away side will resist to the finish. Here's the Tipsway match guide!
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (33) in Pro League
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.
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Mechelen at their home stadium (AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Mechelen bring valid hopes of a third.
Mechelen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Genk. Schoofs (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.8/10. Schoofs scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 64 successful passes (of 74 total).
Before that, Mechelen had a home game versus AS Eupen which ended with a victory 2-1.Goal fest? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 most recent league games with this team has contained three or more goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mechelen as they are travelling to their away game against Lokeren-Temse in the Belgian Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Mechelen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne with 15 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mechelen defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
There's been little loot from Zulte-Waregem's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Pro League. Zulte-Waregem only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Zulte-Waregem's previous game was their home loss versus Standard Liege (0-3). Midfield player Sissako was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Sissako hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against KV Oostende wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this club's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Zulte-Waregem have another game away in just four nights, a Belgian Cup game versus Lommel United. A difficult timetable for the visiting team!
The attacking power of Zulte-Waregem when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Zulte-Waregem have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Mechelen victories, two draws and five Zulte-Waregem wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Schoofs 5 goals |  G. Hairemans 4 goals |   J. Vossen 4 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Zulte-Waregem missing players
| Mechelen | Zulte-Waregem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 60% |
| 40% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 60% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 5.7 | 6.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 13.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 36% | 38% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 30% |
| 11.4 | 8.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.9 | 14 |
| 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
- Mechelen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zulte-Waregem have scored away.
- Zulte-Waregem have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zulte-Waregem have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zulte-Waregem have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (33) in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem 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 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 40 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Gent | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Mechelen | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Anderlecht | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | AS Eupen | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -17 | 11 |
