KV Mechelen hosts Antwerp in round 1 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Sunday, July 25th at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen)
KV Mechelen is now holding at a more or less good level. In 2019, Malinois even won the cup, being a team of the 2nd division. But the local football association banally did not let the team into the Europa League, suspecting it of participating in fixed matches. Despite this, Mechelen managed to take the final 6th place in the season before last, and the next championship brought the 8th line. However, the club sold a young midfielder Aster Vranks, for whom Wolfsburg paid about 8 million euros. That sale allowed them to recruit newcomers, and Vrancken, who has been working as head coach since 2018, should create an efficient team from them.
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Antwerp has been performing successfully for several years. In 2020, they were able to win the national cup. And in the last Europa League draw, the Great Old were able to beat Tottenham and went to the knockout rounds, where they were eliminated in February, losing to Glasgow Rangers both at home and in Glasgow. This did not prevent Antwerp from finishing the championship in 3rd place (and the club earned 60 points in the regular season, losing only to the undisputed leader Club Brugge KV). But now the team has changed dramatically. Experienced leaders like Dieumerci Mbokani, the club's top scorer, and Lior Rafaelov left the club. And, most importantly, Antwerp got a new coach, Brian Priske. Under the new mentor, they conducted a rather ambitious and generous transfer campaign (especially at the level of Belgium). Especially the 20-year-old Balikwisha has come at a price. Verstraete, Frey, and Alassane Yussuf also joined the team. However, the results in friendly games were not successful.
The home side won five times in a row in this pair. Last season the victories were devastating (4-1 in Antwerp and 3-0 in Mechelen). Antwerp is potentially stronger, but it has changed a lot, and the players need to find interaction. Mechelen should use this, so we bet on their home victory with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: KV Mechelen to win with 0.0 handicap
