Match Report
In the standings it was Mechelen 2nd on 35 points, Royal Excel Mouscron 17th on 31 — separated by 4. Mechelen ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Mechelen were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.83, Royal Excel Mouscron 0.94 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 7 Mechelen wins, 1 for Royal Excel Mouscron, 3 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 27% of the wins in this matchup.
AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne in Mechelen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,477. On the scoreboard, Mechelen led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.