Pro League match preview and statistics: RFC Seraing fight Mechelen

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pairay (8207 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as RFC Seraing and Mechelen battle it out at Stade du Pairay.

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.

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RFC Seraing form and stats

Last season, RFC Seraing's league statistics were 16 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the First Division B. Over these 28 matches they scored 55 goals and conceded 37. Playing at home last season RFC Seraing managed 8-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 13 conceded.

Seraing faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kortrijk (0-2). Midfielder Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.12 (out of ten) in that game. Mansoni hit one key pass.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Lommel United and winning 3-1.

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Mechelen form and stats

Let's have a look at how Mechelen performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 25/24 goals scored/conceded.

Mechelen won their last game, 3-2 versus Antwerp played at home. The attacker Ferdy Druijf got a match rating of 8.35 in that game. Druijf scored two goals and hit two key passes. Mechelen can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Antwerp. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Ferdy Druijf scored the final goal.

A 1-2 loss hosting Gent before that.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

MechelenF. Druijf
F. Druijf
2 goals

RFC Seraing missing players

Mechelen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RFC Seraing Mechelen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 13
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 19
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 10
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 30%
RFC Seraing Last season Mechelen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   20 40
16 8   Won W   9 16
4 2   Drew D   6 11
8 4   Lost L   5 13
55 22   Scored S   31 69
37 13   Conceded C   29 65
93% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
68% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 85%
50% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 72%
43% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 45%
32% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 22%
46% 36%   BTTS BTTS   75% 70%
36% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 18%
25% 29%   Failed to Score F T   10% 15%
 
6.1 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.6
4 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.7
2.7 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.8
5 3   Red cards R C   2 5
 
11.6 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 10.7
4.9 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.2 4.9
38% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting Charleroi 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Kortrijk 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Mechelen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sint-Truiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 AS Eupen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
7 Club Brugge 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Genk 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 OH Leuven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Standard Liege 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Zulte-Waregem 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Beerschot-Wilrijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Antwerp 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Gent 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Anderlecht 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 RFC Seraing 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 KV Oostende 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -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 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
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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting Charleroi 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Kortrijk 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Mechelen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sint-Truiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 AS Eupen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
7 Club Brugge 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Genk 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 OH Leuven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Standard Liege 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Zulte-Waregem 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Beerschot-Wilrijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Antwerp 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Gent 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Anderlecht 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 RFC Seraing 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 KV Oostende 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.