Standard Liège - Mechelen predictions

Mechelen will give Standard Liège a run for their money and there is no doubt about it. However, at 2.50 odds on home win in this match, we still recommend backing the hosts.

While Mechelen may manage to claw their way to a win yet, it will be quite a struggle. As we can see thanks to the 2.87 betting odds for an away win, the odds are stacked against them – though it’s still manageable.

Standard Liège’s previous away game against Westerlo saw a lot of back-and-forth to little avail. Neither side managed to pull ahead throughout the match and ultimately settled for a 3:3 draw.

The top online bookmakers priced an away win in Mechelen’s previous away match win at 5.62, marking it as borderline impossible. As such, no one was surprised when they fell behind in the first half and went on to lose the match to Gent 3:1.

Standard Liège’s recent performances have raised some questions about their defence. They conceded 6 goals throughout their latest three Pro League matches and betting on Over 4.5 seems like a reasonable option.

Mechelen’s recent track record shows a very concerning amount of concessions – 8 of them in their previous 3 matches, to be exact. While it’s obvious their defence has a lot of problems, Over markets might be a good option for this match.

This is the second time these two teams will clash as part of the current Pro League season. Mechelen won the first time around, though it was a rather close victory and most bookies are expecting this match to end differently.