**Eupen's rolling, Maasmechelen's stumbling** — the form gap here is real. 🔴 One side's won three of five; the other's nabbed just one W and are leaking goals at an alarming rate.

Patro's defensive woes (four losses in their last five, conceding 10 in three road games) make them ripe for a visiting Eupen outfit firing on all cylinders. Eupen showed teeth with a 4-1 demolition of Jong KRC Genk U23 and haven't lost since round 2.

Key storylines:

- **Patro's backline under siege** — Renson, Dietz and co. face an Eupen attack that's found form at exactly the right moment
- **Eupen's away record** — the visitors haven't lost on the road recently and should fancy this matchup badly
- **Hong and Mnoga's burden** — Patro's attacking duo need early chances or this gets away fast

Expected lineups:

- **Patro Eisden Maasmechelen**: Belin, Dietz, Renson, Kis, Munezero, Peeters, Kasayanagi, Nainggolan, Verstraete, Mnoga, Hong
- **KAS Eupen**: Hiller, V. Genechten, Paeshuyse, Gavory, Plastun, Nuhu, Müller, Keita, Delaurier-Chaubet, Kikas, Vidigal

Prediction:

**Eupen 2–0** — visitors have the class and momentum to cruise past a fragile Maasmechelen side. 🎯