Mechelen take on the visitors Cercle Brugge in the round 18 match of Belgian Jupiler Pro League. The match will be played on Friday, December 23rd at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen).
Mechelen looks relatively good this season. Malinois were remembered in 2019, when they managed to win both the national cup, for the second time in history, and 1st place in the 2nd division. This time the team managed to gain a foothold in the Jupiler League. For example, last season it was possible to finish on a fairly high, 7th place. Now the intermediate results are much lower, they have 2- or 3-match losing streaks this season. In October, however, it turned out to correct the situation by winning in a row against Standard and Eupen. But 3 recent league fights brought only 1 point, due to a draw with Zulte-Waregem, when at home they lost an advantage of 2 goals at home, losing both Gent and Charleroi on the road.
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Cercle Brugge now looks like a strong middle peasant. The "Green-black", of course, are listed lower than their neighbor. But they also have championship titles in their assets (although the last one was already in 1930) and a couple of cups. A new rise is associated with the arrival of Dmitry Rybolovlev in the project, which also controls Monaco. In Belgium, the Russian oligarch had less success, but he managed to return to the Jupiler League, and, last season, finished in 10th place. Now, after a difficult start (1 win and 6 points after 9 rounds), the team managed to turn the tide. The bet on Muslich, the ex-assistant, who became the head coach, helped. In October-November, they managed to win 6 meetings out of 8, which even allowed them to move up to the middle of the table.
Three times in a row between the teams a draw was recorded in regular time. Both Mechelen and Cercle Bruges gained momentum. So we are waiting for a rather spectacular game - we bet on "over 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
