Mechelen vs Anderlecht betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 17th, 2024

Mechelen will be playing against Anderlecht in a Pro League football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in Belgium, check the Mechelen vs Anderlecht betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mechelen vs Anderlecht will occur

The game is set to be played in the small AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium, in the city of Mechelen, with a capacity for 18477 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Mechelen vs Anderlecht betting tip 2024/2025

Mechelen in its last official match drew (0-0) against Standard Liège, in a match valid for Pro League. Coach B. Hasi's lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.30 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Mechelen showed a less-than-positive performance overall, but some players, such as Lion Lauberbach, still performed well. He himself was the best on the field for his team, supporting the team in the most difficult moments with his classy plays.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Anderlecht, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the OH Leuven team with a final score of 1-1.

Taking into account the previous analysis, the probabilities of winning were high, which is reason enough to consider the draw (odd 4.10) as a bad outcome.

Last time these teams faced each other, Mechelen occupied 8th place in Pro League and, team Anderlecht the 2nd place. Mechelen entered the field with the tactic 3-4-3, while Anderlecht arranged their formation in a 4-3-3.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Their last 2023/2024 Pro League match which took place on 01-02-2024 was such a competitive game it ended in a 2-2 draw.

Mechelen

Current leaderboard

At this beginning of the championship, Mechelen occupies the 13th place in the league, with 2 points conquered until this 4th round.

Mechelen analysis

After round number 3 in Pro League, Mechelen has 3 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Mechelen went to the transfer market to sign 1 new players during the transfer market last preseason. The managers did a great job to strengthen the team, with the addition of: A. Outtara Mohammed.

An average of 3 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Mechelen, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

The team's newest goalkeeper, Ortwin De Wolf, proved to be a vital player in securing Mechelen latest victory. Making a total of 5 saves during the match against Standard Liège, he demonstrated his worth and cemented his position as the team's go-to goalkeeper.

Anderlecht

Current leaderboard

After the 4th round, Anderlecht is currently 3rd place in the table, winning 7 points from their games so far this season.

Anderlecht analysis

Anderlecht shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 3 games has only conceded goals on 2 occasions, and has scored in 4.

Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents. Therefore, the Anderlecht team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 61.67%.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5 per game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Mechelen didn't score any goal in the last round games and conceded in 5 opportunities, while Anderlecht scored 4 times and conceded 2 goals.

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