Mechelen go to Sint-Truiden and Stadion Stayen brimming with optimism, but the host team is hard to beat. More news on the fixture here!
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
- Mechelen is in the best form (4-1-1) in Pro League
This stadium has artifical turf, which is not Mechelen's everyday surface at their own stadium. When appearing on artifical turf Mechelen have performed like this: Played two matches earning 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat with the goal numbers 4-2 (scored/conceded).
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sint-Truiden form and stats
Sint-Truiden have played 14 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sint-Truiden, as their goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt has completely shut out the opponents for 299 minutes in the Pro League.
An away draw last time out for Sint-Truiden, facing KV Oostende in a game that ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Schmidt got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.43 out of ten. Schmidt topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting OH Leuven in a game that was won 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Sint-Truiden perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sint-Truiden as a small favourite), we find eight games. Sint-Truiden has won three of these, drawn one and lost four.
The Sint-Truiden fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. Sint-Truiden have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
Mechelen delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Cercle Brugge (placed 9th) in their previous fixture. The attacker Cuypers got a match rating of 7.51 in that game. Cuypers scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Antwerp with the score of 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mechelen playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Mechelen wins, two draws and three defeats.
Mechelen find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. The Mechelen manager Vrancken has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The latest past result between these contenders is the Mechelen - Sint-Truiden 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Sint-Truiden won six games, zero matches ended with a tie and Mechelen have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five The games between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  N. Storm 15 goals |  K. Mrabti 10 goals |  H. Cuypers 10 goals |
Sint-Truiden missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Sint-Truiden | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 50 |
| 37 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 28 | 48 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 86% |
| 48% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 64% |
| 17% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 46% | 50% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 25% |
| 55% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 64% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| 24% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 13.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.4 | 11 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 41% |
| 11.6 | 10.8 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 16.2 | 14.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.9 | 5 |
- Mechelen have the most points from losing position (16) in Pro League
- Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mechelen is in the best form (4-1-1) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 40 | 64 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 52 |
| 5 | Mechelen | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 46 |
| 6 | Gent | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Genk | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 41 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 38 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -24 | 32 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -16 | 28 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 31 | -24 | 26 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 35 | -31 | 23 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -31 | 16 |
