Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on September 22nd, 2024

Mechelen and Cercle Brugge will be playing against each other on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Pro League football game in Belgium, check the Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge will occur

The game will be played in the small AFAS Stadion stadium, in the city of Alkmaar, with a capacity for 17023 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.73 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.82 goals per game of the last championship.

Mechelen last match

Mechelen in its last official match lost (2-0) against Gent, in a match valid for Pro League. Coach B. Hasi's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.20 were a sign of it.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Toon Raemaekers, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Cercle Brugge last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Cercle Brugge, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Genk team with a final score of 2-3.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.20, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Mechelen vs Cercle Brugge h2h

The last time Mechelen faced Cercle Brugge it was in Pro League. Mechelen, then in 8th place opened with a play using the 3-4-3 formation, while Cercle Brugge, who was in 7th place, played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 02-03-2024 in a Pro League match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-3 win for Mechelen.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

In this game, the referee S. Bourdeaud'hui will be in charge, assisted by M. Tiesters and G. Seeldraeyers.

Mechelen

Pro League leaderboard now

The Mechelen team with 8 points currently occupies the 12th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

In the 8th round the team ranks over the Kortrijk team with an advantage of 1 point which is just below the scoreboard in position 13, and with 1 point less than Union Saint-Gilloise team that is in the 11th place.

Mechelen analysis

At the end of round 7 in Pro League, Mechelen scored 10 goals and conceded 12 goals.

The Mechelen team comes from a defeat in the Pro League, and its coach Besnik Hasi wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Mechelen has a ball possession percentage of 48.86% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Cercle Brugge and especially that the team will score more goals.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Jules Van Cleemput played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Gent. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Mechelen to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Mechelen

Nikola Storm has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 3 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Mechelen to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Historical data Mechelen

The Mechelen team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 4 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

With 4 points won, Cercle Brugge is in 15th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 4 losses, plus 1 draw.

In the 8th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to the Sint-Truiden team who places just above in 14th place.

Cercle Brugge analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge sums 8 goals for and a total of 13 goals against, after 7 rounds played.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Abdoul Kader Ouattara has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Cercle Brugge with 2 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Cercle Brugge has an average of 0.33 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.5.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.66 corners per game.

Cercle Brugge is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.33 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Cercle Brugge in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.14 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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