Standard Liège perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Mechelen can look both up and down from their 6th position.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Standard Liège and Mechelen.
Standard Liège form and stats
Standard Liège have been very solid at home in the Pro League so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table.
Standard Liège's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Mechelen (placed 6th). Previous to that game, a Europa League home match hosting Eintracht Frankfurt in a game that was won 2-1.
Goals decide football matches and Standard Liège are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Standard Liège have only let in 3 goals at home.
Mechelen form and stats
4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mechelen in their Pro League matches away. A great winning streak in away games for Mechelen as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Gent have they travelled home without three points.
It's the second away game in a row for Mechelen, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Standard Liège (placed 3rd) in the Pro League last time out. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sporting Charleroi.
Mechelen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Mechelen in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 2 - 4 (Standard Liège wins - draws - Mechelen wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Emond 6 goals |  W. Togui 6 goals |  M. Lestienne 5 goals |
Standard Liège missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Standard Liège | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 87% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 73% |
| 33% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 53% |
| 13% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 53% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 60% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 27% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
- Standard Liège have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Standard Liège have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Standard Liège 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 | Club Brugge | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Gent | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 27 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Genk | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -23 | 7 |