Antwerp vs Mechelen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 24th, 2024

Antwerp will be playing against Mechelen in a Pro League football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in Belgium, check the Antwerp vs Mechelen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Antwerp vs Mechelen will occur

The game will be played in the small Bosuilstadion stadium, in the city of Deurne, with a capacity for 16649 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Antwerp vs Mechelen betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Pro League, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 3 goals per match.

Antwerp last match

Antwerp in its last official match lost (1-0) against Club Brugge, in a match valid for Pro League. Coach J. De Roeck's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 4.50 indicated as much.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Jelle Bataille. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Mechelen 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, Mechelen, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Anderlecht team with a final score of 1-3.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.25.

Antwerp vs Mechelen h2h

When these teams last met at Pro League, Antwerp was 4th place while Mechelen was in 9th place. Antwerp deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Mechelen set up a 3-4-3 alignment.

The last time these teams met was for a Pro League match, on 17-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 0-1 win for Mechelen.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

This game will have N. Laforge fully in charge on the pitch while Q. Blaise alongside F. Lemaire will be supporting from the sideline.

Antwerp

Pro League leaderboard now

The Antwerp team with 6 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

This means that, in the 5th round, the team has the same score, and the Gent team is just behind in 7th place.

Antwerp analysis

After 4 matches, Antwerp shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 8 goals and conceded 4.

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

his average possession rate in the league is 48.5%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Antwerp vs Mechelen 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

In comparison to Mechelen 323 attacks and 4 goals, Antwerp has had 329 attacks and 8 goals.

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

Best goalscorer from Antwerp

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Jacob Ondrejka so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Antwerp to achieve victorious results this season.

Historical data Antwerp

The Antwerp 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 its opponents with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Mechelen

Pro League leaderboard now

With 2 points won, Mechelen is in 14th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 0 wins against 2 losses, plus 2 draws.

Which means that in the 5th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over K. Beerschot V.A. team who is in the 15th place.

Mechelen analysis

After round 4 of Pro League we count 4 goals scored by Mechelen and 8 conceded.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 1 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Best goalscorer from Mechelen

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Patrick Pflücke. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Mechelen, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Mechelen scores an average of 0.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

Handicap Betting Tip

With all the favoritism on their side, Antwerp comes into this confrontation with great chances to get a comfortable victory. The home advantage, for example, is an indication of that. Therefore, an interesting bet is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 for the visited team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6 corners per game.

Antwerp 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 6.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Antwerp in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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