National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mechelen U21 or Lierse Kempenzonen U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Mechelen U21 nor Lierse Kempenzonen U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Mechelen U21 form and stats
Mechelen U21 was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Reserve Pro League Cup.Mechelen U21's struggle is real here with only 5 points collected from 11 Reserve Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-8.
Mechelen U21's previous fixture was a Reserve Pro League Cup game also played at home, finishing 1-0 versus Lierse Kempenzonen U21. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Westerlo U21 (Reserve Pro League Cup). 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 Mechelen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Mechelen U21 has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {5 goals} from 11 games. Mechelen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (23 from 11 played).
Lierse Kempenzonen U21 form and stats
They also participated in Reserve Pro League Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.No Reserve Pro League points yet away for Lierse Kempenzonen U21, from their first 3 matches.
Two away matches in a row for Lierse Kempenzonen U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Mechelen U21 in the Reserve Pro League Cup.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Lommel U21's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Lierse Kempenzonen U21 in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Lierse Kempenzonen U21, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lierse Kempenzonen U21 as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. For Kempenzonen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Mechelen U21 - Lierse Kempenzonen U21 1-0.
Mechelen U21 missing players
Lierse Kempenzonen U21 missing players
| Mechelen U21 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 54 | 27 | Conceded | C | 35 | 58 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 21% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 25% | ||
| 12.5 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 14.7 | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.4 | 7.3 | ||
| 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 U21 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | Anderlecht U21 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 50 |
| 3 | Club Brugge U21 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| 4 | Standard Liège U21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent U21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -26 | 22 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | OH Leuven U21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Antwerp U21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 18 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -31 | 16 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KV Oostende U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Westerlo U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | AS Eupen U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Waasland-Beveren U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Lommel U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 7 | Excelsior Virton U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Dender U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | RWDM U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Kortrijk U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Deinze U21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 1 |
