In a mid week match on Wed Oct 19th, in week 13, Mechelen will host Standard Liège in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Mechelen sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Anderlecht. Jordi Vanlerberghe scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 15th minute on a penalty, then Mario Stroeykens tied it up for Anderlecht in the 46th minute on a feed from Francis Amuzu But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 67th minute on a goal by Mario Stroeykens. Mechelen is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Standard Liège recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sporting Charleroi. Tchatchoua struck first for Standard Liège on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sporting Charleroi was frustrated by Standard Liège’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Standard Liège ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Standard Liège should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Mechelen won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Denis Drăguş and Philip Zinckernagel have been the hottest scorers for Standard Liège in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Rob Schoofs and Sandy Walsh have been the hottest scorers for Mechelen in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.