Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on January 12th, 2025

Cercle Brugge and Mechelen will on Sunday, January 12th, 2025 at 18:15h (UTC), play in a Pro League football game in Belgium, check the Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen will occur

The game takes place in the small Jan Breydelstadion stadium, in the city of Brugge, with a capacity for 29975 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen 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.

Cercle Brugge last match

In the last match they played, Cercle Brugge collected a draw. The opposing team was Sint-Truiden, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-1 - was valid for Pro League. Coach F. Feldhofer's disposed his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.40.

Although the overall performance of Cercle Brugge fell short of the pre-match expectations, the good performance of some players should be noted. For example, Kazeem Olaigbe played an excellent match and showed himself to be a solid point for his teammates to rely on even in times of difficulty.

Mechelen last match

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, Mechelen, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Standard Liège team with a final score of 0-0.

Considering the high odds of winning the match, a draw (odd 3.80) turned out to be a bad result.

Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen h2h

The last time Cercle Brugge faced Mechelen it was in Pro League. Cercle Brugge, then in 15th place opened with a play using the 3-4-2-1 formation, while Mechelen, who was in 13th place, played using a 3-4-3 tactic.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Pro League season. The match, played on 22-09-2024, recorded the 2-0 win for Mechelen.

The Cercle Brugge team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 1 win, compared to the Mechelen team, which has no wins recently.

Cercle Brugge

Pro League leaderboard now

Cercle Brugge joins this game with 21 points, having lost 9 games, winning only 5, and scoring 6 draws. The team ranks in 13th place in the Pro League and suffers from a negative balance.

In the 21st round the team ranks over the Sint-Truiden team with an advantage of 2 points which is just below the scoreboard in position 14, and with 2 points less than Westerlo team that is in the 12th place.

Cercle Brugge analysis

Cercle Brugge at the end of round 20 in Pro League had 21 goals scored and 32 conceded.

Cercle Brugge seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

his average possession rate in the league is 44.8%, 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 Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 4 wins versus 3 losses, and 3 draws. They won 1 game playing as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Cercle Brugge

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Kevin Denkey. The Attacker has scored 10 times in the current season and has helped Cercle Brugge come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

Mechelen

Pro League leaderboard now

The Mechelen team with 27 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 7 wins, 6 draws, and 7 losses.

This means that in the 21st round, the Sporting Charleroi team is closing in at 8th place, with the same number of points.

Mechelen analysis

We have reached matchday 20 in Pro League and at the moment Mechelen has made 35 goals and conceded 26.

As we approach the Regular Season, Mechelen is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.3 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Best goalscorer from Mechelen

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Benito Raman. He has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Mechelen come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Historical data: Mechelen

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Mechelen team is one of the competition's leading names. 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.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cercle Brugge is Kevin Denkey, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Mechelen is Benito Raman, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.58 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

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 6.2 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 3.95 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Cercle Brugge side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Mechelen who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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