Mechelen vs Club Brugge Prediction and Betting Tips | December 7th 2024 

Mechelen and Club Brugge will trade tackles in a Belgian Jupiler League matchday 17 clash on Saturday. The game will be played at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

The home side are coming into the game on the back of a penalty shootout defeat away to Beerschot VA in the Belgian Cup round of 16. They went ahead through Geofrey Hairemans' 75th-minute strike while Antoine Colassin equalized with two minutes left on the clock. Tolis put Beerschot ahead in the 109th minute while Bilal Bafdili prompted penalties with his 119th-minute equalizer. Beerschot eventually progressed with a 4-3 victory in the shootout.

Club Brugge, meanwhile, triumphed over Patro Eisden with a 3-1 away win in the Cup. They went ahead through Casper Nielsen's 13th-minute strike while Lukas Van Eenoo equalized in the 31st minute. Hans Vanaken and Ardon Jasari scored second-half goals to help their side advance to the quarterfinal.

The Blauw-Zwart will turn their attention to their title defense, where their last game saw them claim a 4-1 home win over Dender. Mechelen fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Kortrijk.

The loss left them in fifth spot in the table, having garnered 24 points from 16 games. Club Brugge are second on 31 points.

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Mechelen vs Club Brugge Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Club Brugge have 60 wins from the last 102 head-to-head games. Mechelen were victorious 17 times while 25 games ended in stalemates.
• One of those draws came in their most recent clash in July 2024 when both sides shared the spoils in a 1-1 stalemate.
• Four of the last six head-to-head games have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.
• Club Brugge are unbeaten in their last nine games across competitions (seven wins).
• Mechelen have won just one of their last six competitive games (three draws).
• Seven of Brugge's last nine league games have witnessed goals at both ends.

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Mechelen vs Club Brugge Prediction

Mechelen's games this season have tended to be high-scoring, with seven of their last eight league games having produced at least three goals. Furthermore, Benick Hasi's side are unbeaten in their last seven home games (five wins).

Club Brugge made their worst start to a season in decades at the start of this campaign but they have since gotten back to their best and will be full of confidence.

We are backing Nicky Hayen's side to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Mechelen 1-2 Club Brugge

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Mechelen vs Club Brugge Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Club Brugge to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals