Mechelen and Waasland ‑ Beveren meet at AFAS ‑ stadion Achter de Kazerne, in a match for the 16 th round of the Pro League. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 22‑02‑2020, for In the Pro League, Mechelen won by (4‑0). T. Peyre (12 ‘), J. Van Damme (52’), W. Togui (90 ‘) and I. de Camargo (6′) scored the goals for Mechelen. Waasland-Beveren show considerable differences in their results at home and away, so the home factor may be decisive in this match.
Mechelen:
The home team is currently in 16th position, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against AS Eupen, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Standard Liège, by (2‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 30 suffered; against 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 34 suffered. In their last 7 home games for the championship, Mechelen won 1, drew 2 and lost 4, for which they won 5 points out of 21 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 7 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
Living through an unpleasant moment, Mechelen’s team struggles to get away from the unwanted zone of qualifying. Their victories are rare and that is why they are aware that they will have to improve a lot to avoid taking risks. He has a good offensive system, however, the defense has left something to be desired. Without winning 3 games, you must now use the home factor as a possible extra advantage to go for the 3 points.
Waasland :
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 15th position, with 15 points won. In their last match, they beat Excel Mouscron at home by (2‑0), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Sporting Charleroi, by (0‑2). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 36 suffered; against 5 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 24 suffered. For the championship, Waasland-Beveren won 8 points out of a possible 21, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 7 away games. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 12 of the last 14 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there are 3 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘) and 4 of their 11 between minutes (0’‑ 15′); they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Like its opponent, the WB is struggling to get away from the bottom places. However, unlike its opponent, the WB is growing, having managed to pull off a hot streak. Thus, confident by the 4 unbeaten matches, they should propose the match even away from home, in search of another positive result to continue evolving.
PREDICTION: KV Mechelen to win @ 1,47
