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RSC Anderlecht v Mechelen : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 17th May, 12:30 BST, Constant Vanden Stockstadion, Brussels

Sunday lunch time at the Constant Vanden Stockstadion, and it’s a Pro League showdown between RSC Anderlecht and Mechelen. Edward Still and Frederik Vanderbiest going all-out to claim the win. In this preview you'll find odds for 17 top betting markets as well as predictions, stats and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. All can be selected using the tabs below.

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Edward Still and his side approach kick-off, our prediction is for a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the match. Statistics imply both clubs possess a number of attacking options, with goals in plentiful supply of late. With a real favourite to win the game, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Anderlecht are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Anderlecht 54%	-	3/4
Draw 22%	-	3/1
Mechelen 24%	-	16/5
Draw 1-1 10%	-	6/1
Anderlecht 2-1 10%	-	13/2
Anderlecht 1-0 8%	-	7/1
Anderlecht 2-0 8%	-	15/2
Anderlecht 3-1 6%	-	10/1
Mechelen 2-1 6%	-	11/1
Draw 2-2 6%	-	10/1
Anderlecht 3-0 5%	-	11/1
Mechelen 1-0 5%	-	11/1
Anderlecht 3-2 4%	-	16/1
Draw 0-0 4%	-	11/1
Anderlecht 4-1 3%	-	18/1
Mechelen 2-0 3%	-	18/1
Mechelen 3-1 3%	-	22/1
Mechelen 3-2 3%	-	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 64%	-	3/5
Under 2.5 Goals 37%	-	6/5
Home 1st Goal 53%	-	11/20
Away 1st Goal 45%	-	8/5
No 1st Goal 2%	-	11/1
BTTS - Yes 62%	-	13/20
BTTS - No 38%	-	23/20
BTTS - Home Win 30%	-	11/5
BTTS - Draw 18%	-	18/5
BTTS - Away Win 14%	-	11/2
Home/draw 76%	-	2/9
Away/draw 46%	-	21/20
Home/away 78%	-	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 84%	-	2/11
Under 1.5 Goals 16%	-	10/3
Over 3.5 Goals 41%	-	29/20
Under 3.5 Goals 59%	-	1/2
Over 4.5 Goals 23%	-	10/3
Under 4.5 Goals 77%	-	2/11
Over 5.5 Goals 11%	-	7/1
Under 5.5 Goals 89%	-	1/16
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	-	1/50
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	-	11/1
Home DNB 69%	-	1/3
Away DNB 39%	-	21/10
Anderlecht win to nil 24%	-	-
Mechelen win to nil 10%	-	-
Anderlecht / Anderlecht 30%	-	6/4
Anderlecht / Mechelen 3%	-	25/1
Anderlecht / Draw 6%	-	11/1
Draw / Anderlecht 16%	-	19/5
Draw / Mechelen 8%	-	8/1
Draw / Draw 13%	-	5/1
Mechelen / Anderlecht 4%	-	16/1
Mechelen / Mechelen 13%	-	5/1
Mechelen / Draw 6%	-	11/1

Win / draw / win Pro League table

Anderlecht have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 5. Anderlecht have conceded 22 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Anderlecht have played 18 games at home, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 30 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Mechelen lay in 5th place on 45 points in the Pro League league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 9 and losing 6 games. They have scored 37 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Mechelen have conceded 29 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Mechelen have played 17 away games, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Anderlecht Mechelen
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Union SG	7	5	1	1	7	49	w 1-0F	l 2-0A	d 1-1A	l 1-0A
2	Brugge	30	20	3	7	23	63	w 1-0F	d 2-2F	w 2-1F	l 4-1A
3	St Truiden	7	3	1	3	2	39	w 2-1A	d 2-2F	l 1-3F	l 1-0A
4	Gent	7	0	4	3	-5	27	w 1-0F	l 4-2F	d 1-1F	l 3-1A
5	Anderlecht	30	12	8	10	4	44	-	-	w 1-0F	l 3-1A
6	Mechelen	7	1	1	5	-12	27	w 3-1F	l 1-0A	-	-
7	Genk	30	11	9	10	-1	42	d 1-1F	l 2-0A	l 2-3F	w 0-1F
8	S. Liege	30	11	7	12	-8	40	w 1-0F	l 2-0A	l 0-1A	d 1-1A
9	Westerlo	30	10	9	11	-4	39	w 5-2F	l 4-0A	d 1-1A	w 0-1F
10	Antwerp	30	9	8	13	-1	35	d 0-00-0	d 2-2A	w 2-0F	l 2-1F
11	S.Charleroi	30	9	7	14	-4	34	l 1-2A	l 1-0A	w 1-0F	w 0-2F
12	Leuven	30	9	7	14	-11	34	w 5-1A	d 1-1F	d 1-1F	d 2-2A
13	Z.Waregem	30	8	8	14	-9	32	l 2-3A	w 2-4F	w 2-1F	d 1-1F
14	La Louviere	30	6	13	11	-7	31	d 0-00-0	w 0-1F	w 3-2F	w 0-2F
15	Cercle B	30	7	10	13	-8	31	l 2-3A	w 0-2F	d 0-00-0	w 2-3F
16	Dender	30	3	10	17	-27	19	d 0-00-0	w 0-2F	d 1-1F	w 1-3F

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Anderlecht	1 - 3	Brugge
Anderlecht	1 - 3	Union SG
Anderlecht	3 - 1	Gent
Anderlecht	2 - 3	Cercle B
Anderlecht	5 - 1	Leuven
Anderlecht	0 - 0	La Louviere
Anderlecht	0 - 0	Dender
Anderlecht	1 - 2	S.Charleroi
Anderlecht	2 - 1	St Truiden
Anderlecht	1 - 0	Union SG
Anderlecht	1 - 0	Brugge
Anderlecht	3 - 1	Mechelen
Anderlecht	1 - 0	S. Liege
Anderlecht	1 - 0	Gent
Anderlecht	0 - 0	Antwerp
Anderlecht	1 - 1	Genk
Anderlecht	2 - 3	Z.Waregem
Anderlecht	5 - 2	Westerlo
Anderlecht	1 - 3	Brugge
Anderlecht	0 - 1	Union SG

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Anderlecht	1 - 3	Brugge
H	Anderlecht	1 - 3	Union SG
A	Anderlecht	0 - 2	St Truiden
A	Anderlecht	2 - 1	Mechelen
H	Anderlecht	3 - 1	Gent
A	Anderlecht	2 - 4	Brugge
H	Anderlecht	2 - 3	Cercle B
A	Anderlecht	0 - 1	Mechelen
A	Anderlecht	2 - 2	Brugge
H	Anderlecht	5 - 1	Leuven
A	Anderlecht	4 - 2	Z.Waregem
H	Anderlecht	0 - 0	La Louviere
A	Anderlecht	0 - 2	Genk
A	Anderlecht	0 - 2	S. Liege
H	Anderlecht	0 - 0	Dender
A	Anderlecht	2 - 4	Gent
H	Anderlecht	1 - 2	S.Charleroi
A	Anderlecht	2 - 2	Antwerp
H	Anderlecht	2 - 1	St Truiden
A	Anderlecht	0 - 4	Westerlo

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brugge	6 - 1	Mechelen
Gent	1 - 1	Mechelen
Brugge	4 - 1	Mechelen
Gent	3 - 1	Mechelen
La Louviere	0 - 2	Mechelen
Leuven	2 - 2	Mechelen
Union SG	1 - 0	Mechelen
St Truiden	1 - 0	Mechelen
Cercle B	2 - 3	Mechelen
Genk	0 - 1	Mechelen
Anderlecht	3 - 1	Mechelen
Dender	1 - 3	Mechelen
S.Charleroi	0 - 2	Mechelen
S. Liege	1 - 1	Mechelen
Antwerp	2 - 1	Mechelen
Westerlo	0 - 1	Mechelen
Z.Waregem	1 - 1	Mechelen
Dender	2 - 2	Mechelen
Leuven	1 - 2	Mechelen
Westerlo	2 - 2	Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Mechelen	1 - 0	Gent
H	Mechelen	1 - 4	St Truiden
A	Mechelen	1 - 6	Brugge
H	Mechelen	1 - 2	Anderlecht
H	Mechelen	0 - 1	Union SG
A	Mechelen	1 - 1	Gent
A	Mechelen	1 - 4	Brugge
H	Mechelen	1 - 0	Anderlecht
A	Mechelen	1 - 3	Gent
H	Mechelen	2 - 1	Z.Waregem
A	Mechelen	2 - 0	La Louviere
H	Mechelen	2 - 3	Genk
H	Mechelen	2 - 0	Antwerp
A	Mechelen	2 - 2	Leuven
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Westerlo
A	Mechelen	0 - 1	Union SG
H	Mechelen	1 - 1	Dender
A	Mechelen	0 - 1	St Truiden
A	Mechelen	3 - 2	Cercle B
H	Mechelen	1 - 0	S.Charleroi

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Anderlecht have beaten Mechelen in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Anderlecht

Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

9 / 10

8 / 10

Clean sheets

2 / 10

1 / 10

ADL

MEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Anderlecht
Anderlecht	3 - 1
Anderlecht	4 - 1
Anderlecht	3 - 1
	2 - 3	Mechelen
Anderlecht	7 - 2
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Anderlecht	2 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Mechelen

Anderlecht

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

10 / 11

9 / 11

Clean sheets

2 / 11

1 / 11

ADL

MEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
	1 - 2	Anderlecht
Mechelen	1 - 0
	1 - 3	Anderlecht
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
	1 - 3	Anderlecht
	0 - 1	Anderlecht
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Mechelen	2 - 0
	3 - 4	Anderlecht
Mechelen	3 - 2
Draw	2 - 2	Draw

Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for RSC Anderlecht in their meeting with Mechelen, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 17 consecutive Pro League outings.

Goals have been difficult to come by for Mechelen of late. It has been 9 Pro League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Sunday lunch time against RSC Anderlecht.

	Anderlecht 6th	Mechelen 6th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.0 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 14% 1 27% 2 27% 3 18% 4+ 14% There is a 86% probability that Anderlecht will score 1 or more goals	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+1 Anderlecht’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+11 Mechelen have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
	1.6 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season

ADL

MEC

11%

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Games scored	26		31
Failed to score	10		5
Scored first	15		22
Goals scored	52		44
Avg. goals scored	1.4		1.2
Avg. shots per game	10		7
Avg. shots per goal	7		6
Conversion rate for	14		16
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.1
KickOff rating		+11%

ADL

MEC

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Games conceded	26		27
Clean sheets	10		9
Conceded first	18		13
Goals conceded	53		51
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		8
Conversion rate against	14%		13%
Avg. XG against	1.6		1.9
KickOff rating		+4%

Anderlecht v Mechelen Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Anderlecht Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
35	13	7	14
C Coosemans	T Hazard	T Hazard	N Saliba

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Coosemans GLK	35			2 -
T Hazard MID	33	13	7	6 -
N. De Cat MID	32	2	4	7 -
N Saliba MID	31	2	1	13 1
T. Degreef FWD	30	4	1	3 1
K Sardella DEF	29		1	2 1
L Hey DEF	28			6 -
A Bertaccini FWD	28	5	1	6 1
M. Cvetković FWD	28	9	2	4 -
E Llansana MID	27		1	6 -
Y Verschaeren MID	25	1	2	1 -
L Augustinsson DEF	24		3	4 -
M Stroeykens MID	23	1		2 -
I. Camara DEF	22	1	1	1 -
M Kana DEF	22			3 -
A. Maamar DEF	22		2	2 -
I. Kanate MID	17	1		1 -
M Diarra DEF	11			4 -
M Ilić DEF	10			4 -
C Huerta FWD	8	1		4 -
C. Gomes da Costa FWD	5			2 -
D Sikan FWD	5			-
M. Angely DEF	2			-
J Heekeren GLK	1			-
A. Tajaouart MID	1			-
M Rits MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
13	31	7	13
T Hazard	T Hazard	T Hazard	T Hazard

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Hazard MID	13	31	7	13
M. Cvetković FWD	9	20	2	2
A Bertaccini FWD	5	23	1	1
T. Degreef FWD	4	12	1	1
N. De Cat MID	2	4	4	4
N Saliba MID	2	14	1	4
Y Verschaeren MID	1	5	2	4
M Stroeykens MID	1	3		1
I. Camara DEF	1	4	1	4
I. Kanate MID	1	4
C Huerta FWD	1	6
K Sardella DEF		6	1	3
L Hey DEF		1		1
E Llansana MID		1	1	2
L Augustinsson DEF		2	3	4
M Kana DEF		2
A. Maamar DEF		1	2	3
M Diarra DEF		1
M Ilić DEF		1
C. Gomes da Costa FWD		1
D Sikan FWD		3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1281	71	136
T Hazard	N Saliba	N Saliba

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Hazard MID	1281	38	102
L Hey DEF	1246	19	97
M Kana DEF	1205	16	44
L Augustinsson DEF	1035	37	91
C Coosemans GLK	1032		26
K Sardella DEF	986	33	90
N Saliba MID	977	71	136
N. De Cat MID	970	58	132
E Llansana MID	873	62	114
A. Maamar DEF	589	33	76
Y Verschaeren MID	569	20	47
M Diarra DEF	563	7	45
I. Camara DEF	557	14	38
T. Degreef FWD	523	38	85
M Stroeykens MID	481	14	28
M Ilić DEF	428	10	38
A Bertaccini FWD	321	14	48
M. Cvetković FWD	288	14	71
C Huerta FWD	174	9	25
I. Kanate MID	120	13	38
M. Angely DEF	84	3	5
D Sikan FWD	47	3	19
C. Gomes da Costa FWD	43	6	15
J Heekeren GLK	43
A. Tajaouart MID	33	1	2
M Rits MID	12		1

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
34	7	4	11
F Hammar	M Brederode	M Brederode	F Hammar

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Hammar MID	34	1	1	11 -
T Koudou DEF	33	4	2	5 -
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	31			2 -
M Brederode FWD	30	7	4	2 -
R Halhal DEF	29	1	2	8 -
J Martínez DEF	29	1	2	4 -
K Mrabti MID	29	5	3	4 -
B Antonio FWD	29	1	1	2 -
M Servais MID	28	2	4	5 -
M Konaté MID	27	2	1	6 -
T Jago DEF	26		1	4 -
B Raman FWD	25	3	3	-
B Bafdili MID	19	1	3	2 -
G Diouf DEF	17	1	1	6 1
M. Zekri DEF	16			1 -
D Salifou MID	14			1 -
K. Vanrafelghem FWD	14	3		2 -
B. Boersma FWD	13	3	2	1 -
M. Kireev MID	12			1 -
I. Struyf DEF	10			2 -
H Bandé FWD	7			-
H. Özdemir FWD	7			1 -
O Wolf GLK	5			1 -
M Decoene MID	5			2 -
M. Lenaerts FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	14	4	10
M Brederode	M Brederode	M Brederode	M Brederode

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Brederode FWD	7	14	4	10
K Mrabti MID	5	10	3	4
T Koudou DEF	4	7	2	4
B Raman FWD	3	10	3	1
K. Vanrafelghem FWD	3	4
B. Boersma FWD	3	10	2	3
M Servais MID	2	10	4	5
M Konaté MID	2	6	1
F Hammar MID	1	5	1	3
R Halhal DEF	1	4	2	1
J Martínez DEF	1	3	2	4
B Antonio FWD	1	4	1	1
B Bafdili MID	1	4	3	4
G Diouf DEF	1	1	1
T Jago DEF			1	1
M. Zekri DEF		4		1
D Salifou MID		2
M. Kireev MID		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1576	140	255
R Halhal	F Hammar	F Hammar

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Halhal DEF	1576	47	147
T Jago DEF	1341	57	117
T Koudou DEF	1249	31	108
F Hammar MID	1216	140	255
J Martínez DEF	1101	40	87
M Servais MID	1055	44	112
M Brederode FWD	919	31	122
M Konaté MID	910	35	93
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	910	1	16
K Mrabti MID	765	30	84
G Diouf DEF	465	22	55
D Salifou MID	345	21	51
B Bafdili MID	286	8	37
B Antonio FWD	272	16	65
M. Zekri DEF	243	21	42
I. Struyf DEF	209	8	17
B Raman FWD	178	11	30
B. Boersma FWD	172	4	69
O Wolf GLK	159		3
K. Vanrafelghem FWD	145	13	37
M. Kireev MID	120	6	25
H. Özdemir FWD	48	6	17
H Bandé FWD	28		11
M Decoene MID	21	1	3
M. Lenaerts FWD	1