Mechelen manager Defour looking for maximum points from Union Saint-Gilloise trip Full preview: Union Saint-Gilloise likely to defeat Mechelen at Stade Joseph Mariën

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Joseph Mariën (6000 seats)

Union Saint-Gilloise are hunting the top table positions while Mechelen are more worried about escaping relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Pro League
  • Mechelen have the fewest points (7) away in Pro League

These are hustling days for the team playing at home, as they had a game only three days ago in the Europa League. This match was also played here at Stade Joseph Mariën. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Mechelen have had more rest.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Joseph Mariën as Union Saint-Gilloise have scored 27 goals to get 32 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 10-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Saint-Gilloise's previous fixture was a Europa League game also played at their own arena, ending 3-0 against Union Berlin. The home team hope to to continue in that form. Midfielder Amani was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.41 (out of ten) in that game. Amani scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Genk (after extra-time) and winning 2-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Union Saint-Gilloise home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

Both teams to score: YES! That has happened in 5 league matches in a row for this club. Could it happen again?

Saint-Gilloise have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Joseph Mariën with 27 goals in 14 league matches. Union Saint-Gilloise are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Joseph Mariën in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.

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Mechelen form and stats

Mechelen have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-1-10 (13 played).

Hairemans scored in Mechelen's previous match, the home game against Sint-Truiden (after extra-time) that ended 1-0. The attacker Hairemans got a match rating of 8.11 in that game. Hairemans scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Prior to that match, the Mechelen manager Defour faced defeat when travelling to Antwerp (after extra-time) and losing 0-5.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mechelen have conceded 28 goals in these games. Mechelen has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the teams played each other previously this season; Mechelen - Saint-Gilloise 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Union Saint-Gilloise wins - draws - Mechelen wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Union Saint-GilloiseS. Adingra
S. Adingra
9 goals
MechelenG. Hairemans
G. Hairemans
8 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseT. Teuma
T. Teuma
7 goals

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Mechelen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Union Saint-Gilloise Mechelen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
19 10 4 Won W 0 2 9
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 7
5 2 0 Lost L 5 10 13
59 27 11 Scored S 1 10 38
35 13 2 Conceded C 16 28 51
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 90%
90% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 86%
69% 64% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 57% 62%
31% 21% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 38%
17% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 17%
69% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 36% 52%
28% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 24%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 57% 34%
 
5.6 6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 5.9
4.4 3.9 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.2 5.2
2.4 2.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 5
 
14.7 15.4 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 9.9 12.4
4.7 5 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 4.4
43% 39% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 28% 31%
 
9.2 9 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 18.8 14.6 12.6
3.4 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 5.1 4
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Mechelen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mechelen have the fewest points (7) away in Pro League
  • Mechelen have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Pro League
  • Mechelen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mechelen have scored away.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise 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 29 21 4 4 68 29 15 12 1 2 37 12 14 9 3 2 31 17 39 67
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 19 5 5 59 35 14 10 2 2 27 13 15 9 3 3 32 22 24 62
3 Antwerp 29 18 6 5 53 24 14 11 2 1 33 9 15 7 4 4 20 15 29 60
4 Club Brugge 29 13 10 6 49 35 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 5 4 5 18 20 14 49
5 Gent 29 14 6 9 53 34 14 8 3 3 23 13 15 6 3 6 30 21 19 48
6 Westerlo 29 13 6 10 56 48 15 8 3 4 38 23 14 5 3 6 18 25 8 45
7 Standard Liege 29 13 6 10 46 38 14 8 2 4 27 14 15 5 4 6 19 24 8 45
8 Cercle Brugge 29 10 10 9 40 40 14 6 6 2 25 16 15 4 4 7 15 24 0 40
9 Anderlecht 29 11 6 12 42 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 14 5 3 6 17 18 4 39
10 OH Leuven 29 10 9 10 44 41 14 5 5 4 22 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 3 39
11 Sporting Charleroi 28 11 5 12 35 38 14 6 1 7 18 18 14 5 4 5 17 20 -3 38
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 4 4 6 13 17 15 5 5 5 15 16 -5 36
13 Mechelen 28 9 6 13 38 51 15 7 5 3 28 23 13 2 1 10 10 28 -13 33
14 AS Eupen 29 7 6 16 39 59 15 4 4 7 21 27 14 3 2 9 18 32 -20 27
15 Kortrijk 29 7 6 16 34 54 14 3 4 7 13 25 15 4 2 9 21 29 -20 27
16 KV Oostende 29 6 6 17 33 61 14 5 1 8 16 24 15 1 5 9 17 37 -28 24
17 Zulte-Waregem 29 5 8 16 39 67 15 3 4 8 25 41 14 2 4 8 14 26 -28 23
18 RFC Seraing 29 5 4 20 25 56 15 1 3 11 7 23 14 4 1 9 18 33 -31 19

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 Genk 29 21 4 4 68 29 15 12 1 2 37 12 14 9 3 2 31 17 39 67
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 19 5 5 59 35 14 10 2 2 27 13 15 9 3 3 32 22 24 62
3 Antwerp 29 18 6 5 53 24 14 11 2 1 33 9 15 7 4 4 20 15 29 60
4 Club Brugge 29 13 10 6 49 35 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 5 4 5 18 20 14 49
5 Gent 29 14 6 9 53 34 14 8 3 3 23 13 15 6 3 6 30 21 19 48
6 Westerlo 29 13 6 10 56 48 15 8 3 4 38 23 14 5 3 6 18 25 8 45
7 Standard Liege 29 13 6 10 46 38 14 8 2 4 27 14 15 5 4 6 19 24 8 45
8 Cercle Brugge 29 10 10 9 40 40 14 6 6 2 25 16 15 4 4 7 15 24 0 40
9 Anderlecht 29 11 6 12 42 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 14 5 3 6 17 18 4 39
10 OH Leuven 29 10 9 10 44 41 14 5 5 4 22 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 3 39
11 Sporting Charleroi 28 11 5 12 35 38 14 6 1 7 18 18 14 5 4 5 17 20 -3 38
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 4 4 6 13 17 15 5 5 5 15 16 -5 36
13 Mechelen 28 9 6 13 38 51 15 7 5 3 28 23 13 2 1 10 10 28 -13 33
14 AS Eupen 29 7 6 16 39 59 15 4 4 7 21 27 14 3 2 9 18 32 -20 27
15 Kortrijk 29 7 6 16 34 54 14 3 4 7 13 25 15 4 2 9 21 29 -20 27
16 KV Oostende 29 6 6 17 33 61 14 5 1 8 16 24 15 1 5 9 17 37 -28 24
17 Zulte-Waregem 29 5 8 16 39 67 15 3 4 8 25 41 14 2 4 8 14 26 -28 23
18 RFC Seraing 29 5 4 20 25 56 15 1 3 11 7 23 14 4 1 9 18 33 -31 19

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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.