Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen Prediction: Home team to roar back

Anderlecht will face off against KV Mechelen at Lotto Park as part of the action in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. The results of recent matches for the home team have been less than satisfying, while the away club averted a loss over the weekend despite being on a losing streak of many matches.

After suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of AZ Alkmar in their most recent game in the Conference League, Anderlecht will come into this one looking to improve on their previous performance. Vangelis Pavlidis, who is 5 feet and 13 inches tall, was Arizona's scorer. The match was, however, decided by a dramatic penalty shootout, which AZ Alkmaar won 1-4. The high percentage of game scores that contain a nil is a pattern that has been seen in Anderlecht's more recent contests. A wager placed on both teams to score would have resulted in a loss in as many as five of the six prior matches. In preparation for this match, the form guide reveals that Anderlecht have gone their previous five league matches undefeated against Mechelen.

KV Mechelen's most recent match, which was played against Gent in First Division A, ended in a 1-1 draw. During that encounter, KV Mechelen had 41% possession of the ball and made 2 shots on goal, with one of them finding the target. Dries Wouters was the only player for KV Mechelen to score at the 45-minute mark. 14 shots were taken by Gent on goal, but only 5 were on target. The goal was scored by Matisse Samoise for Gent in the 42nd minute. KV Mechelen have allowed their opponents to score in five of their most recent six matches, for a total of 15 goals scored against them in those contests. The statistics don't lie. KV Mechelen come into this encounter without having won any of their previous three league matches played away from their home venue.

Anderlecht and Mechelen have a relatively great head-to-head history, as they have met 30 times in the previous seasons, with Anderlecht winning 16 games and Mechelen winning 5 games. However, there were nine games that ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Anderlecht scored 65 goals, while Mechelen only managed to score 30.

Even though they were knocked out of the Conference League and lost their most recent encounter, we have faith that Anderlecht will be able to turn things around here and continue their pursuit of European football despite the fact that they were defeated in their most recent match. In the meantime, we have the impression that there will be a lot of goals scored in this match because Mechelen's performance has been below par lately.