RFC Seraing are opening their away dressing room to Mechelen for another highly important fixture after their 1-1 result versus 16th-placed Zulte-Waregem.
- RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals (24) in Pro League
- Mechelen have the fewest points (4) away 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.
RFC Seraing form and stats
RFC Seraing's struggle is real here at Stade du Pairay with only 6 points collected from 13 Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-9.
The spoils were shared in RFC Seraing's previous game, also at home. Visiting Zulte-Waregem (placed 16th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Seraing lost 0-3 at Sporting Charleroi's place.RFC Seraing have scored {7 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. 19 goals have been conceded. RFC Seraing has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
Mechelen form and stats
There's been little loot from Mechelen's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Pro League. Mechelen only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Mechelen, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
There were no winners in Mechelen's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Genk (placed 1st). Midfielder Hairemans was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Hairemans scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Mechelen manager Defour faced defeat when travelling to AS Eupen and losing 1-2.After this away game Mechelen return home for a Belgian Cup game against Zulte-Waregem. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mechelen as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. The Mechelen manager Defour has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Mechelen is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Kortrijk, AS Eupen, Mechelen, Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the results database show this recent game: Mechelen - RFC Seraing 2-3. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (RFC Seraing wins - draws - Mechelen wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mouandilmadji 7 goals |   G. Hairemans 6 goals |  R. Schoofs 5 goals |
RFC Seraing missing players
Mechelen missing players
| RFC Seraing | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 24 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| 49 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 81% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 58% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 65% |
| 31% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 54% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 42% | 58% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 19% |
| 42% | 54% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 58% | 35% |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 6.6 | 6.2 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.3 | 9.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10 | 12.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| 39% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 32% |
| 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4 |
- Mechelen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Mechelen have the fewest points (4) away in Pro League
- Mechelen have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Pro League
- Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- RFC Seraing have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- RFC Seraing have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the fewest points (6) at home in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals (24) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Pro League
- RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Pro League
- RFC Seraing 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 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 63 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 53 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Gent | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -22 | 22 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 20 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -25 | 19 |
