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Anderlecht, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 5-2 away defeat by Genk, Anderlecht manager Brian Riemer will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. In that game they had 51% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Genk who had 14 attempts and 9 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 7 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 6 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. With a defensive record that shows one or more goals given away in 12 of their 16 home matches so far this season, Riemer will not be happy with his squad's capabilities at keeping a clean sheet at home.
Anderlecht will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.
In front of goal, Islam Slimani has shown an impressive run of form over the last 6 league matches, managing to find the back of the net no less than 6 times in that run of games.
Mechelen, Recent FormMechelen will be reasonably happy to come away from their match against Gent with a 1-1 draw and a valuable point. They came away from that fixture with a 41% share of the possession and clocked up 2 attempts on goal with 1 on target, in comparison to Gent, who managed 14 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
Having lost 15 goals in their past 6 matches, boss Steven Defour will surely be casting a critical eye over his defensive line, even though his team managed to pick up some points along the way due to the 4 goals they scored. Away goals have been high on their agenda recently, having scored in 4 of their last 6 away league games. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a dismal run of form on their travels recently, losing all but 1 of their last 6 away games, a solitary win providing little consolation. The've not managed to settle at all away from home this season, losing 12 of their 16 league games on the road.
Geoffry Hairemans will be hoping to create problems for Anderlecht in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Mechelen.
It was one to forget for Mechelen last time they met Anderlecht in the league, falling to a 1-3 defeat.
Anderlecht will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 5 encounters with Mechelen. Paars-wit have an impressive record of scoring goals against Mechelen, with a tally of 14 goals against them in their previous 5 encounters.
Mechelen have lost the last 3 times they've faced Anderlecht in the league and have failed to win in their last 5 encounters.
Jordi Vanlerberghe will be feeling confident of netting goals for Mechelen in this one against Anderlecht with his scoring record of 3 goals in their last 5 meetings in the league.
With no real injury worries, Anderlecht manager Brian Riemer will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
With only Rayane Falchou (Personal reasons) and Sandy Walsh (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Steven Defour will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Anderlecht Playing at home | Mechelen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 2.1 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 50' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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