Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Royal Antwerp and Mechelen, taking place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at Bosuilstadion in Antwerp.
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Royal Antwerp, Recent FormIn their last match Royal Antwerp enforced their superiority over RWD Molenbeek with a 4-0 away win. Their share of possession in that meeting was 67%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 9 of which were on target, in contrast to RWD Molenbeek, who had 2 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Manager Mark van Bommel will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
Their strong run of form at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 14 games in a row.
Michel-Ange Balikwisha will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Bosuilstadion, having notched up 5 goals for Royal Antwerp in their last 6 league matches at home.
Mechelen, Recent FormA 1-1 draw and a point gained against Genk in their previous meeting will have been considered a fairly decent for Mechelen last time out. In that game they recorded 44 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 14 shots on goal.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 10 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 8 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
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.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Mechelen, Norman Bassette will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
The previous meeting between these two sides was not one to live long in the memory; that match finished without a goal, and both teams settling for a point apiece.
Antwerp have managed to keep a clean sheet against Malinwa in each of their previous 3 meetings. Malinwa have let in at least one goal in each of their last 4 league matches at Bosuilstadion against Antwerp. In their last 3 away league games against The Great Old, Mechelen have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
In the last 3 league matches against Antwerp, Mechelen have failed to record a victory.
Mechelen 0 - 2 Royal AntwerpAntwerp manager Mark van Bommel has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Knee), Soumaïla Coulibaly (Leg), Ritchie De Laet (Muscle), Björn Engels (Hamstring), Eliot Matazo (Muscle) and Anthony Valencia (Broken foot) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Besnik Hasi has a number of injury concerns in his Mechelen squad to contend with: Norman Bassette (Meniscus), Rafik Belghali (Hamstring), Toon Raemaekers (Cruciate ligament) and Jannes Van Hof (Meniscus)
Royal Antwerp Playing at home | Mechelen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.7 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 55' |
| 46' | Time first goal conceded | 36' |
| 1.3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 6-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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