KV Mechelen hosts Standard Liege in round 22 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Friday, January 17th at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen)
After a short break, Mechelen won Proximus League in the last season and rejoined the ranks of the top division. And it joined well. The team gained 10 victories in 21 rounds played and earned 34 points. Now it closes the top six, which will lead the fight for medals and places in European cups, following the results of a two-round tournament. Mechelen won in the last two rounds of the championship.
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On the other hand, Standard gave ground before the New Year. There was a time when it pursued leading Brugge with an insignificant lag behind it. However, Standard scored only two points in the last four rounds of the championship. And the last two of them were lost at all. And such a recession threw the team already to 5th place. After the New Year, Standard played two friendly matches. The indicators seem to be good - a draw with Borussia Dortmund and a victory over Zwolle. But the matches were friendly, and you can’t seriously rely on their results. Moreover, Borussia conducted a frank training, playing each of the halves with a new lineup.
The New Year respite was simply necessary for the Standard. Did it do the team any good? Well, we’ll find it out by the outcome of this match. In the meantime, it can be stated that the team has been haunted by a series of injuries since the start of the championship. And now it has a dozen people in the infirmary. Away matches of the championship are rather difficult for Standard. It gained only three victories in ten games. But Liege beat 13th, 14th, and the last team in the standings. Mechelen lost only two out of ten home games of the tournament. And one of them was lost to leading Brugge. Mechelen showed very good results in home matches against Standard. The hosts won in four of the last five meetings in Mechelen, and the sixth one ended in a draw. Based on the current indicators of opponents, Mechelen should not lose this time either.
Prediction for the match: KV Mechelen to win with +0.5 handicap
