Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Mechelen and Gent, taking place on Sunday, 06 August 2023, at AFAS-Stadion in Mechelen.
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Mechelen, Recent FormMechelen had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge. They came away from that fixture with 46% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, Club Brugge managed 21 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
Having lost 13 goals in their past 6 matches, boss Steven Defour will surely be casting a critical eye over his defensive line, even though his team managed to pick up some points along the way due to the 7 goals they scored. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 1 clean sheet in those games.
Mechelen will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.
Goalscorer Rob Schoofs will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Mechelen.
Gent, Recent FormGent enter this game with a comfortable 3-2 home win over Kortrijk last time out in the league. They achieved 62% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Kortrijk's tally of 11 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 6 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They have had a good run of form recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 3 wins along the way.
Hugo Cuypers is the man of the moment right now and the toast of the fans, having notched up 6 goals in Gent's last 6 league matches.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
Goals should be on the cards for De Buffalo's in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Mechelen in their last 11 meetings together.
In this away league fixture, Gent has not won in the last 3 times they have played Mechelen at AFAS-Stadion.
Mechelen player Nikola Storm will be relishing this upcoming match against Gent, given he has clocked up 3 goals in the past 3 league encounters between the two sides at AFAS-Stadion.
With no real injury worries, Mechelen manager Steven Defour will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
There is only really one injury concern for the Gent manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck ahead of this clash, with Laurent Depoitre (Achilles tendon) missing out, which gives Vanhaezebrouck a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
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