Mechelen vs Kortrijk betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on October 20th, 2024

Mechelen and Kortrijk will face each other in a Pro League game in Belgium on Sunday, October 20th, 2024, at 17:15h (UTC), check the Mechelen vs Kortrijk betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mechelen vs Kortrijk will occur

The game will be played in the small AFAS Stadion stadium, in the city of Alkmaar, with a capacity for 17023 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Mechelen vs Kortrijk betting tip 2024/2025

The Pro League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.82 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.71 goals per match played.

Mechelen last match

Mechelen comes from a victory in the last match. The game against OH Leuven, valid for the Pro League, ended with a 5-0. The team coached by B. Hasi lined up in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.35, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

It was not one of the best performances of the team in the competition. Even so, Lion Lauberbach was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual distinction. His great performance was significant for the victory of Mechelen.

Kortrijk last match

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

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 4.75. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

Mechelen vs Kortrijk h2h

Mechelen was in 9th place when they last went head-to-head in Pro League against Kortrijk, who was in 16th place. Mechelen formed a 3-4-3 arrangement while Kortrijk took to the pitch with a 3-5-2 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 24-02-2024 in a Pro League match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 3-0 win for Mechelen.

The Mechelen team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Kortrijk team, which won only 1 game.

In this game, the referee M. Allaerts will be in charge, assisted by B. Bijnens and W. Cochet.

Mechelen

Pro League leaderboard now

The Mechelen team with 14 points currently occupies the 8th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.

This means that, in the 11th round, the team has the same score, and the Union Saint-Gilloise team is just behind in 9th place.

Mechelen comes to this meeting occupying a position in the middle of the Pro League table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good show.

Mechelen analysis

After 10 matches, Mechelen shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 18 goals and conceded 14.

Mechelen has been playing in a topsy-turvy manner lately, with alternating results of wins and losses. They will need to find a way to string together consistent performances if they want to challenge for the top spots in the league.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won once away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 3 wins against 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Signed by the team this season, Ortwin De Wolf was crucial to Mechelen victory in the last duel. With 3 number of saves in the match against OH Leuven, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Best goalscorer from Mechelen

In this season, the individual highlight is Nikola Storm that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 3 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Mechelen achieved in several matches.

Kortrijk

Pro League leaderboard now

With 11 points won, Kortrijk is in 14th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 5 losses, plus 2 draws.

With the same score that the OH Leuven who occupies position 13, the team will fight for a best position in this 11th round.

Kortrijk analysis

Kortrijk, after 10 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 8 while 16 are those conceded to opponents.

It seems that Kortrijk is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

With an average of 0.8 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Kortrijk

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Ignacio Ferri Julià. The Attacker has scored 3 times in this competition and helped Kortrijk avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Mechelen boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Kortrijk, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Mechelen is Nikola Storm, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Kortrijk is Ignacio Ferri Julià, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

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

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Kortrijk scores an average of 0.8 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.95 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.8 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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

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