In this 25th week match, on Fri Feb 10th, Mechelen will travel to Eupen to battle AS Eupen in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 14th placed AS Eupen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Westerlo. Nene Dorgeles scored the first goal for Westerlo in the 44th minute, then Stef Peeters tied it up for AS Eupen in the 68th minute earning AS Eupen a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while mechelen is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Sporting Charleroi. Nikola Storm struck first for Mechelen in the 5th minute on a feed from Kerim Mrabti, then Geoffry Hairemans added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Nikola Storm. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Mechelen was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Konan N’Dri scored the first goal for AS Eupen in the 16th minute, then Alessio Da Cruz tied it up for Mechelen in the 22nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 76th minute on a penalty goal by Julien Ngoy to cap off a wild match.
Nikola Storm has been the most prolific scorer on Mechelen in the last five matches with 2 goals. Stef Peeters has been the most prolific scorer on AS Eupen in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.