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Club Brugge
Belgian Pro League | Gameweek 1
Jul 30, 2023 at 5.30pm UK
Jan Breydelstadion
KV Mechelen

Brugge
1 - 1
Mechelen

Thiago (65' pen.)
De Cuyper (37')
De Cuyper (77')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Schoofs (38')
Ngoy (14'), Foulon (26')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Belgian Pro League clash between Club Brugge and Mechelen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Brugge 3-0 Aarhus
Thursday, July 27 at 7pm in Europa Conference League

We said: Club Brugge 2-0 Mechelen

In their bid to regain the Belgian Pro League title, Club Brugge will be keen to make a strong start, and although Mechelen can take confidence from their resilience in the Super Cup, we anticipate Deila's men being too strong on home turf and taking all three points in the curtain-raiser. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Club Brugge win with a probability of 57.07%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Mechelen had a probability of 20.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for a Mechelen win it was 0-1 (5.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood.

Result
Club BruggeDrawMechelen
57.07% (0.11199999999999 0.11) 22.52% (0.113 0.11) 20.41% (-0.222 -0.22)
Both teams to score 53.9% (-0.72499999999999 -0.72)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.87% (-0.793 -0.79)45.13% (0.79499999999999 0.79)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.52% (-0.765 -0.77)67.48% (0.767 0.77)
Club Brugge Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.42% (-0.238 -0.24)15.58% (0.239 0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.45% (-0.44 -0.44)44.54% (0.441 0.44)
Mechelen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.85% (-0.677 -0.68)36.14% (0.67899999999999 0.68)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.07% (-0.695 -0.69)72.93% (0.697 0.7)
Score Analysis
    Club Brugge 57.06%
    Mechelen 20.41%
    Draw 22.51%
Club BruggeDrawMechelen
1-0 @ 10.46% (0.26 0.26)
2-1 @ 9.9% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.73% (0.172 0.17)
3-1 @ 6.14% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-0 @ 6.03% (0.058 0.06)
3-2 @ 3.12% (-0.087 -0.09)
4-1 @ 2.85% (-0.049 -0.05)
4-0 @ 2.8% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.45% (-0.052 -0.05)
5-1 @ 1.06% (-0.027 -0.03)
5-0 @ 1.04% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 57.06%
1-1 @ 10.65% (0.08 0.08)
0-0 @ 5.63% (0.19 0.19)
2-2 @ 5.04% (-0.096 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.06% (-0.05 -0.05)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 22.51%
0-1 @ 5.73% (0.090000000000001 0.09)
1-2 @ 5.42% (-0.059 -0.06)
0-2 @ 2.92% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.84% (-0.055 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.71% (-0.065 -0.07)
0-3 @ 0.99% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 20.41%

Head to Head
Apr 2, 2023 5.30pm
Gameweek 31
Mechelen
0-3
Brugge
Lang (16' pen., 20'), Mechele (68')
Oct 1, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 10
Brugge
3-0
Mechelen
Jutlga Blanc (37'), Sobol (53'), Buchanan (86')
Apr 10, 2022 5.30pm
Gameweek 30
Brugge
2-0
Mechelen
Rits (32'), Skov Olsen (76')
Odoi (3'), Nsoki (87')

Van Hecke (41')
Nov 19, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 14
Mechelen
2-1
Brugge
Cuypers (65'), Schoofs (78')
Hairemans (24'), Souza (55'), Vanlerberghe (62')
Dost (51')
Balanta (68')
Dec 17, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Mechelen
0-3
Brugge

Peyre (41'), Storm (45'), Bushiri (63')
Diatta (69', 74'), Okereke (89')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Round
1CharleroiCharleroi54103451-1742
2KortrijkKortrijk52122864-3631
3RWD MolenbeekRWDM52123974-3530
4EupenEupen50142766-3925
Championship Round
1Club BruggeBrugge761080334745
2Anderlecht732267373043
3Union SGUnion SG721474403442
4Genk731357441334
5Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge723254441033
6Royal AntwerpAntwerp710658411729
Conference League Play-off Group
1GentGent760174462842
2MechelenMechelen73135348533
3Sint-Truiden72324657-1129
4Leuven73224356-1326
5Standard Liege70524256-1422
6Westerlo70345271-1918
 
Regular Season
1Union SGUnion SG30217263313270
2Anderlecht30189358302863
3Royal AntwerpAntwerp301410655272852
4Club BruggeBrugge30149762293351
5Genk301211751312047
6GentGent301211753381547
7Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge301451144341047
8MechelenMechelen30136113934545
9Sint-Truiden301010103546-1140
10Standard Liege30810123341-834
11Westerlo3079144254-1230
12Leuven3078153447-1329
13CharleroiCharleroi3078152648-2229
14EupenEupen3073202458-3424
15KortrijkKortrijk3066182257-3524
16RWD MolenbeekRWDM3058173167-3623


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