Mechelen vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 03th, 2024

A Pro League match between Mechelen and Westerlo will hold on August 03th, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in Belgium, check the Mechelen vs Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mechelen vs Westerlo will occur

The game is set to 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

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 Westerlo betting tip 2024/2025

Mechelen comes from a draw in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Club Brugge, in a match valid for Pro League, and the match ended 1-1. Coach B. Hasi's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-2-1.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 4.50) ended up being a good result.

Certainly not a good performance for Mechelen, although some players performed above average, such as Lion Lauberbach. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the 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, Westerlo, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Cercle Brugge team with a final score of 3-0.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 3.00, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Westerlo was in 6th place in the Pro League while Mechelen was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Westerlo team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Mechelen used in the match.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023/2024 season of the Pro League. The meeting took place on 18-05-2024 and ended with a 0-2 win for Mechelen.

B. Van Driessche has been selected to officiate in this football match alongside M. Hillaert and R. Devillers.

Mechelen

Current leaderboard

Up until 2nd round, Mechelen are currently ranked 5th place in the table, on 1 point.

Mechelen analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Mechelen sums 1 goals for and a total of 1 goals against, after 1 rounds played.

Last preseason Mechelen was on the transfer market and signed 1 new players to reinforce the team. The new signings were: A. Outtara Mohammed.

his ball possession percentage is 42% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Westerlo and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

The last game saw Mechelen goalkeeper, Ortwin De Wolf, who was brought on board this season, play a crucial role in the team's triumph. He made an impressive 5 saves during the match against Club Brugge, once again validating the team's decision to hire him and establishing his place as a regular starter.

Westerlo

Current leaderboard

Westerlo is actually in 1st place in the league after the 2nd round, having won 3 points from games so far this season.

Westerlo analysis

Westerlo shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 1 games has only conceded goals on 0 occasions, and has scored in 3.

As we approach the Regular Season, Westerlo is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

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

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 4 per game.

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the start of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Mechelen didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Westerlo scored 3 times and didn't concede any goal.

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