KV Mechelen
- Frederik Vanderbiest’s KV Mechelen deploy a back-three system with energetic wing-backs, relying on rapid transitions and direct play to break lines.
- KV Mechelen are 6th with 27 points from 37 games.
- KV Mechelen have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five league games.
- KV Mechelen have won seven, drawn six and lost six of their 19 home league games, scoring at a rate of 1.16 goals per match at the Mechelen Stadion.
Club Brugge KV
- Club Brugge KV come into this game in scorching form, winning five straight games after hammering Union St.Gilloise 5-0 at home last time out.
- Club Brugge KV have won 12 of their 19 Championship Group away games, scoring 33 goals at an average of 1.74 per game on the road.
- Club Brugge KV play a fluid 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 system with constant positional rotation and an aggressive pressing system to lock their opponents in their own half.
- Club Brugge KV sit atop the Championship Group and have played like it in the recent games, recording 50 points from 37 matches.
- Club Brugge KV ran riot in the reverse, thumping KV Mechelen 6-1 just three weeks ago in the Championship Group.
Head-to-Head
- Club Brugge KV ran riot in the reverse, thumping KV Mechelen 6-1 just three weeks ago in the Championship Group.
- Club Brugge KV have an away record in the First Division A - Championship Group with 12 wins in 19 away games.
Key Players
- Christos Tzolis has bagged five goals in seven Championship Group appearances for Club Brugge KV.
- Bouke Boersma has hit three goals in this group for KV Mechelen, two of which have come in the last three games for the hosts.
Betting Insights
Club Brugge KV are the form favourites to win at 1.48 in a game they must win in the Championship Group.
Prediction
Club Brugge KV have had the upper hand over KV Mechelen in recent meetings and have the form, momentum and away record to justify their short odds here.
