KV Mechelen vs Antwerp Prediction: Mechelen will not give in easily

The final of the Belgian Cup will take place at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussel, with Antwerp making the trip there to face KV Mechelen. Mechelen advanced to the final four with a two-leg win over Waregem in the semi-finals, while Antwerp advanced with a 1-0 victory and a penalty shootout in the second leg over Saint-Gilloise.

After a victory over Anderlecht by a score of 2-3 in the First Division A, KV Mechelen will be hoping for more of the same here. During that match, KV Mechelen held a 40% possession advantage and had 16 shots on goal, with 7 of them landing in the target area. Rob Schoofs scored twice in the 40th and 43rd minutes, and David Bates scored once in the 81st minute for KV Mechelen. Anderlecht had 19 shots on goal, nine of which were successful in hitting the target. Anderlecht's goals were scored by Mario Stroeykens in 6 minutes and Islam Slimani in 53 minutes. In fact, KV Mechelen have failed to keep their opponents from scoring in five of their most recent six matches, and as a result, they have conceded a total of 12 goals.

Antwerp will enter the competition off a victory over Sint-Truidense in their most recent encounter, which they played in the First Division A and ended 0-1. During that game, Antwerp had 50 percent of the possession and 10 shots on goal, with four of them finding the target. Michel-Ange Balikwisha was the only player on the Antwerp team to score in the 48th minute. Sint-Truiden, the team they were playing against, had 11 shots on goal, but none of them were successful. In recent games involving Antwerp, there have been a discernible pattern developing in which at least one team fails to find the back of the net. A review of their activities during the past six meetings reveals that this issue has arisen five times. During those matches, Antwerp have scored a total of eight goals, while their rivals have only managed two.

Mechelen and Antwerp have met 16 times in previous seasons, with Mechelen winning 5 games and Antwerp winning 10 games. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Mechelen scored 17 goals, while Antwerp was able to score 24.

Both Mechelen and Antwerp have a chance to take home their first trophy here, despite the fact that both teams have endured a challenging road with amazing and remarkable performances thus far in this competition. However, Antwerp are the type of team that simply cannot be discounted in this scenario, despite the fact that KV Mechelen are anticipated to be resilient throughout the entirety of this matchup. Because of this, we are looking forward to Antwerp winning the match with a score of 0-2.