Cercle Brugge vs Mechelen. Prediction and bets on the Belgian Championship match

Current form

Before the start of the season, Cercle Brugge was considered a clear contender for a place in the top six, but they frankly failed in the first half of the championship. At the moment, the green-blacks are only in 14th place in the table with 21 points and are two points behind 12th Westerlo, sixth Gent is nine points ahead and it will be almost impossible to win back such a handicap. In the last round, Cercle Brugge drew 1:1 with Sint-Truiden, extending the series without defeat to four matches, but only one of them ended in victory.

Disqualifications and injuries

Bruninho and Varleson are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Cercle Brugge are unbeaten in their last six matches, with two wins and four draws.
• Cercle Brugge have conceded in four of their last five matches

Tentative line-up: Delange - Diakite, Rovic, Kaku - Eric, Agikum, Van Der Bruggen, Magni - Minda, Somers, Olaigbe.

Current form

Mechelen could not set ambitious goals for objective reasons, but with a certain amount of luck and stability it had the opportunity to fight for European cups. So far, Besnik Hasi team is unable to jump above its head and occupies the ninth line in the table with 27 points, three points behind sixth-placed Gent. In the last round, Mechelen drew a goalless draw with Standard, extending its winless streak in the championship to five matches.

Disqualifications and injuries

Antonio, Falchu and Storm are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

• Mechelen have not won in their last five league matches – two defeats and three draws
• Mechelen beat Cercle Brugge in their last two matches

Estimated line-up: De Wolff - Tuba, Mrbati, Reymaekers - Marsa, Schoofs, Heiremans, Walsh - Dahl, Pfluk, Raman.