Balanced ball game between Sint-Truiden and Mechelen expected

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 28.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stayen (14600 seats)

Sint-Truiden hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 32 points and a 12th position in the Pro League table. Visiting Mechelen holds 7th place with 40 pts.

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.

Mechelen play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Mechelen when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from one match. They have scored 0 goals and conceded 2 times in these games.

Mechelen are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Sint-Truiden form and stats

Sint-Truiden have played 13 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Sint-Truiden are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Gent. Previous to that game, a home match hosting AS Eupen in a game that was won 5-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sint-Truiden have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost one.

Sint-Truiden are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Sint-Truiden have conceded 15 goals.

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Mechelen form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Mechelen have produced an overall stat of 6-1-6 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Mechelen are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

189 minutes! That's how long the Mechelen goalkeeper Bram Castro and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from W. Togui, T. Peyre, J. Van Damme and I. de Camargo secured the home win 4-0 against Waasland-Beveren in their previous game. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Anderlecht.

As mentioned above, Mechelen was the only team on the pitch versus Waasland-Beveren in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

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 five relevant matches. Results were three Mechelen wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Mechelen find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Mechelen have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Mechelen - Sint-Truiden 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Sint-Truiden wins - draws - Mechelen wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MechelenI. Rinck de Camargo
I. Rinck de Camargo
9 goals
Mechelen
W. Togui
9 goals
Sint-TruidenY. Suzuki
Y. Suzuki
7 goals

Sint-Truiden missing players

Mechelen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sint-Truiden Mechelen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 5 13 27
9 4 0 Won W 3 6 12
5 5 2 Drew D 0 1 4
13 4 1 Lost L 2 6 11
33 17 3 Scored S 11 18 42
47 15 4 Conceded C 8 19 42
93% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
74% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 89%
56% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 69% 70%
33% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 23% 41%
22% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 15% 15%
52% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 54% 56%
22% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 23% 22%
33% 31% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 26%
 
4.1 4.9 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 3.3 4.1
6.3 6.7 7.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.5 6.1
2.1 2.4 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.4 1.9
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
177 96 28 Total Shots T S 15 42 181
75 39 8 Shots on Target S O 8 19 86
44% 44% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 138% 95% 49%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Mechelen has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
  • Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then 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 Club Brugge 27 19 7 1 54 12 14 11 3 0 31 4 13 8 4 1 23 8 42 64
2 Gent 27 16 7 4 58 29 14 11 3 0 37 10 13 5 4 4 21 19 29 55
3 Standard Liège 27 14 6 7 47 30 14 9 3 2 24 9 13 5 3 5 23 21 17 48
4 Sporting Charleroi 27 13 9 5 43 22 13 9 2 2 24 9 14 4 7 3 19 13 21 48
5 Antwerp 27 13 8 6 45 31 13 9 4 0 25 11 14 4 4 6 20 20 14 47
6 Genk 27 12 5 10 40 38 13 8 1 4 20 16 14 4 4 6 20 22 2 41
7 Mechelen 27 12 4 11 42 42 14 6 3 5 24 23 13 6 1 6 18 19 0 40
8 Anderlecht 27 9 10 8 35 29 14 6 5 3 22 12 13 3 5 5 13 17 6 37
9 Zulte-Waregem 27 10 5 12 39 40 13 7 1 5 28 15 14 3 4 7 11 25 -1 35
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 27 8 9 10 36 38 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 21 -2 33
11 Kortrijk 27 9 5 13 38 41 14 5 3 6 24 21 13 4 2 7 14 20 -3 32
12 Sint-Truiden 27 9 5 13 33 47 13 4 5 4 17 15 14 5 0 9 16 32 -14 32
13 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 25 49 13 3 4 6 12 18 14 4 1 9 13 31 -24 26
14 KV Oostende 27 6 4 17 26 51 14 5 3 6 18 23 13 1 1 11 8 28 -25 22
15 Cercle Brugge 27 6 2 19 25 52 13 4 1 8 15 23 14 2 1 11 10 29 -27 20
16 Waasland-Beveren 27 5 5 17 21 56 13 3 2 8 12 27 14 2 3 9 9 29 -35 20

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 Club Brugge 27 19 7 1 54 12 14 11 3 0 31 4 13 8 4 1 23 8 42 64
2 Gent 27 16 7 4 58 29 14 11 3 0 37 10 13 5 4 4 21 19 29 55
3 Standard Liège 27 14 6 7 47 30 14 9 3 2 24 9 13 5 3 5 23 21 17 48
4 Sporting Charleroi 27 13 9 5 43 22 13 9 2 2 24 9 14 4 7 3 19 13 21 48
5 Antwerp 27 13 8 6 45 31 13 9 4 0 25 11 14 4 4 6 20 20 14 47
6 Genk 27 12 5 10 40 38 13 8 1 4 20 16 14 4 4 6 20 22 2 41
7 Mechelen 27 12 4 11 42 42 14 6 3 5 24 23 13 6 1 6 18 19 0 40
8 Anderlecht 27 9 10 8 35 29 14 6 5 3 22 12 13 3 5 5 13 17 6 37
9 Zulte-Waregem 27 10 5 12 39 40 13 7 1 5 28 15 14 3 4 7 11 25 -1 35
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 27 8 9 10 36 38 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 3 4 6 15 21 -2 33
11 Kortrijk 27 9 5 13 38 41 14 5 3 6 24 21 13 4 2 7 14 20 -3 32
12 Sint-Truiden 27 9 5 13 33 47 13 4 5 4 17 15 14 5 0 9 16 32 -14 32
13 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 25 49 13 3 4 6 12 18 14 4 1 9 13 31 -24 26
14 KV Oostende 27 6 4 17 26 51 14 5 3 6 18 23 13 1 1 11 8 28 -25 22
15 Cercle Brugge 27 6 2 19 25 52 13 4 1 8 15 23 14 2 1 11 10 29 -27 20
16 Waasland-Beveren 27 5 5 17 21 56 13 3 2 8 12 27 14 2 3 9 9 29 -35 20

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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.