Mechelen - Westerlo predictions

A quick look at the betting odds with some of the biggest bookmakers online is enough to tell you who the favourites are. Priced at 1.80, a home win seems the obvious choice. An upset is not quite impossible, mind you, which adds a small degree of risk but is ultimately food increasing profits.

The away team’s chances of winning this Saturday are dubious at best. They are the clear underdogs in a matchup with Mechelen, and the fact that they’re the visiting team isn’t making things any easier.

Mechelen are coming on the back of a big disappointment in their most recent home match at Sint-Truiden. They were initially 2.17 favourites to take the win and took an early lead, but their opponents completely turned things around in the second half.

Westerlo are coming off from a crushing 0:3 defeat at their previous away game. The match was a largely one-sided affair. Top online bookmakers heavily favoured Gent, who took the lead in the first half and went on to take home 3 points towards the Pro League title.

With more than 5 conceded goals over their latest 3 fixtures, Mechelen’s performance leaves something to be desired. That said, savvy punters could be able to exploit this – think BTTS or Over 5 Goals markets, for example.

Westerlo may need to work on their defence if they want to get anywhere. In the 3 most recent matches they played, they conceded more than 5 times in total, which is not a good record to have.

These two teams already clashed this season, and Mechelen walked away with a solid away win. It was fairly narrow, though, giving Westerlo supporters some hope for this game despite the unfavourable matchup.

Westerlo will have an even more difficult time of this match than what was expected. They will be missing at least a few players due to injury - Jordan Bos, Nacer Chadli, Emin Bayram will all be unable to perform.

An Over 2.5 Goals is a great bet if you like staying on the safe side. The betting value for this market is strong compared even to the 1.81, which makes this an easy betting prediction to make.