KV Mechelen vs Gent Prediction: A draw will satisfy both teams

KV Mechelen and Gent will square it off at the Achter de Kazerne in the Belgian Pro League. Let’s preview this game and make a prediction.

KV Mechelen returned to winning ways last weekend, defeating Leuven 3 nil. In that game, three second-half goals were what KV Mechelen needed to take all three points, with Rob Schoofs, Norman Bassette and Kerim Mrabti all finding the back of the net for KV Mechelen. However, prior encounters to that win saw KV Mechelen lose to Gent while they settled for a 0-0 draw with Standard Liege. In the Jupiler Pro League conference group standings, KV Mechelen have 33 points, good enough to see them seated second spot.

Gent are coming off a 3-2 win over Westerlo the previous week. In that game, the scores tied 2-2 at halftime, with Omri Gandelman and Mathias Fernadez-Pardo scoring for Gent. However, Gent needed a 64th-minute strike from Julien De Sart to take all three points in that game, giving them a six-point gap lead in the standings. A look at Gent's last five games have now seen them win four, with their lone defeat coming against Leuven. In those matches, Gent scored 12 goals while conceding four.

Gent won three games of the last five meetings of this game. While KV Mechelen won one also, one game ended in a draw. In those matches, Gent scored nine goals, while KV Mechelen scored four.

These are the best two sides in the Conference Group and we can expect them to give their best performance here. The two sides are also coming off a victory which should be a confidence and momentum boost for them. I do not trust either side winning here, but they have been excellent in attack. This should be a points split and goals game.