Mechelen - Standard Liège predictions

The online bookies marked Mechelen as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put Standard Liège winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

It would be a minor miracle for Standard Liège to win at Mechelen, and they’re likely aware of that. Though risky, such an outcome could bring solid profits thanks to the 3.78 price on most online sportsbooks.

There is no denying that Mechelen put on quite a show in their previous Pro League outing. They were given the odds of 2.85 to claim an away win against a strong side and they fully delivered. The Saturday hosts were level at halftime and ended up claiming a rather surprisingly convincing Westerlo in the end.

Standard Liège faced Gent in the previous round as hosts. With most bookmakers online pricing a home win at 3.85, even the draw at half-time was somewhat surprising. The stalemate didn’t last, however, and Gent decisively won the game 1:4.

Experts have pointed at Mechelen’s defence as their biggest issue at the moment. They conceded 6 goals over the last 3 Pro League games.

Results and standings notwithstanding, Standard Liège have run into some defensive issues in this stretch of the Pro League. In the past 3 matches, they allowed more than 5 goals to their opponents, which may be cause for concern for their supporters.

Mechelen played as the visitors the last time they participated in this showdown, but they managed to win anyway. As such, it’s quite clear why they’re the favourites this Saturday, even though the victory was with a one-goal difference.

Quite a long list of injuries for the hosts. Gaëtan Coucke, David Bates, Toon Raemaekers, Norman Bassette, Elias Cobbaut will all be absent for this match. Even though the betting odds consider them favourites, it’s important to remember that a good part of their regular roster is out of contention.

Our advice is to stay on the safe side and go for the Over 2.5 Goals market. It’s reliable, very probable, and available at odds of 1.60 if you use the Betway sportsbook.