Soccer betting preview: Mechelen welcomes Westerlo in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 21.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (13213 seats)

Read up on this engrossing match in the Pro League. Mechelen is in the 11th position after playing four matches. They receive Westerlo who are placed 7th after four fixtures.

Insights:
  • Mechelen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Pro League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Mechelen form and stats

Only two Pro League home games for Mechelen so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Mechelen goalkeeper Gaetan Coucke is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 227 minutes without conceding a goal in the Pro League.

Mechelen shared the glory with Cercle Brugge in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Peyre, defender, was given a rating of 7.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Peyre won 5 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match, Mechelen won a home game hosting Union Saint-Gilloise (3-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mechelen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Mechelen has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Westerlo form and stats

No Pro League points yet away for Westerlo, from their first 2 matches. Westerlo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Westerlo are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the game against Standard Liège (placed 12th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Standard Liège was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfield player Dierckx was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.12/10. Dierckx served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gent wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Westerlo playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 1 Westerlo win, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

1 goal so far away for Westerlo, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Mechelen have won every one of the 4 most recent games versus this opponent. Can they do it again?

Top Goalscorers

WesterloI. Vetokele
I. Vetokele
3 goals
MechelenT. Peyre
T. Peyre
1 goals
MechelenR. Schoofs
R. Schoofs
1 goals

Mechelen missing players

Westerlo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mechelen Westerlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
4 3 0 Scored S 0 1 7
4 2 0 Conceded C 2 4 6
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
6.5 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.5 5
5.2 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 7.5 6.2
2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13 10.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12 15.2
5.2 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.5 4.2
19% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 41%
 
9.8 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.5 11.5
4 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.5 4
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Mechelen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Pro League
Mechelen Last season Westerlo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   14 28
16 11   Won W   9 17
8 5   Drew D   0 5
16 4   Lost L   5 6
63 38   Scored S   27 52
71 26   Conceded C   14 29
98% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
82% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 82%
60% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 54%
48% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 21%
28% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 14%
62% 65%   BTTS BTTS   57% 54%
18% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 36%
22% 15%   Failed to Score F T   14% 14%
 
5.6 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 7.1
6.2 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 3.9
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
5 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.6 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 11.8
4.5 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.3 6
36% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 31%
 
14.8 13.7   Shots against (avg) S A   8.5 7.8
5.1 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Antwerp 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
2 Genk 4 3 0 1 13 7 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 6 4 6 9
3 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 9
4 Gent 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
5 Club Brugge 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 7
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -1 7
7 Westerlo 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 6
8 Sporting Charleroi 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 6
9 KV Oostende 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 OH Leuven 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 6
11 Mechelen 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
12 Standard Liège 4 1 1 2 7 9 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 7 -2 4
13 Zulte-Waregem 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
14 Kortrijk 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Cercle Brugge 4 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
16 Sint-Truiden 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -3 3
17 AS Eupen 4 1 0 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4 3
18 RFC Seraing 4 0 0 4 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liège 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Westerlo 28 17 5 6 52 29 14 8 5 1 25 15 14 9 0 5 27 14 23 56
2 RWDM 28 14 7 7 41 33 14 7 3 4 24 17 14 7 4 3 17 16 8 49
3 Waasland-Beveren 28 12 5 11 47 40 14 7 1 6 22 21 14 5 4 5 25 19 7 41
4 Deinze 28 9 12 7 47 39 14 5 6 3 26 19 14 4 6 4 21 20 8 39
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 28 9 9 10 39 42 14 5 5 4 20 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -3 36
6 Lommel United 28 9 8 11 39 40 14 5 4 5 21 17 14 4 4 6 18 23 -1 35
7 Royal Excel Mouscron 28 8 6 14 31 45 14 5 3 6 17 21 14 3 3 8 14 24 -14 30
8 Excelsior Virton 28 5 6 17 24 52 14 4 2 8 12 24 14 1 4 9 12 28 -28 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Antwerp 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
2 Genk 4 3 0 1 13 7 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 6 4 6 9
3 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 9
4 Gent 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
5 Club Brugge 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 7
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -1 7
7 Westerlo 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 6
8 Sporting Charleroi 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 6
9 KV Oostende 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 OH Leuven 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 6
11 Mechelen 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
12 Standard Liège 4 1 1 2 7 9 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 7 -2 4
13 Zulte-Waregem 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
14 Kortrijk 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Cercle Brugge 4 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
16 Sint-Truiden 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -3 3
17 AS Eupen 4 1 0 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4 3
18 RFC Seraing 4 0 0 4 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 0

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