Anderlecht vs KV Mechelen Match Preview

Anderlecht is ranked at 5th place with 45 points and comes after two wins two draws and a loss over the last five matches. The end of the regular season is near and with five games left, they are in need of a win here in order to try and finish in the top four.

They have scored 39 goals so far and in the last five matches, they have scored a total of five goals but managed to do so only in two games while failing to score in the other three. At home it has been a different matter as they have been much better, in fact, they suffered their first defeat only two weeks ago. Nmecha is on fire for them this season having scored 12 goals and also gave them a ticket for the Cup semi-finals with his goal in the game against Cercle Brugge KSV.

KV Mechelen, on the other hand, is ranked at 10th place with 40 points and comes after the same results with two wins two draws, and a loss over the last five matches. They saw themselves drop out of the Europa League zone after the most recent defeat against a direct rival like Oostende and now they sit three points behind the 8th place which is the last one that gives a playoff ticket.

With 42 goals scored so far, they have been pretty good on the offensive side, but their defense has been leaky with 46 goals conceded. In the last five matches, they scored four goals and managed to find the back of the net on three occasions. For them, Hairemans is the leading scorer with 8 goals and is expected to play from the start here alongside Mrabti and de Camargo.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least a goal here. Anderlecht will try to bounce back after their first home defeat and I expect them to score at least a goal considering the poor defensive side of their rivals. Mechelen has got nothing to lose now that they are out of the Cup and in the remaining games have got to try and win as many as they can.