Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Mechelen and Cercle Brugge, taking place on Saturday, 28 October 2023, at AFAS-Stadion in Mechelen.
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Mechelen, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 4-0 away defeat by Genk, Mechelen manager Steven Defour will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. In that game they had 53% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Genk who had 19 attempts and 9 on target.
Having conceded 11 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 4 points.
It's been a bad run of form of late for them, having racked up 4 losses and only a single victory in their last 6 league matches, so they'll need to turn things around if they want to start climbing the table.
Cercle Brugge, Recent FormCercle Brugge will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 2-0 winners in their home fixture against Gent. They achieved 42% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Gent's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 9 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
It's been mixed fortunes for Cercle away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
On an individual basis, Kévin Denkey will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 7 goals in Cercle Brugge's last 6 league games.
Despite both teams hitting the net in their previous encounter, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Groen en Zwart defence has struggled at AFAS-Stadion, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 11 visits. When Cercle visit Malinwa in the league, goals tend to happen, with 6 from their previous 3 encounters and a scoring average of 2 goals per match.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 3 occasions that these 2 sides have met in the league, but Mechelen hold a slight psychological advantage of being unbeaten in their last 3 meetings.
Mechelen 2 - 1 Cercle BruggeMechelen manager Steven Defour has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Rafik Belghali (Hamstring), Rayane Falchou (Personal reasons), Yonas Malede (Knock) and Jannes Van Hof (Meniscus) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Cercle manager Miron Muslic ahead of this clash, with Abu Francis (Meniscus) missing out, which gives Muslic a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Mechelen Playing at home | Cercle Brugge Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 55' | Time first goal scored | 60' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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