FREE BETS	ODDS	RETURNS	BET
	-	-
	-	-

Cercle Brugge v Mechelen : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges

Saturday afternoon at the Jan Breydelstadion, and it’s a Pro League showdown between Cercle Brugge and Mechelen. Onur Cinel and Frederik Vanderbiest going all-out to ensure victory. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our expansive database and pulled out the statistics that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. The best odds are there to make sure you get the best return.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cercle B 32%	-	-
Draw 25%	-	-
Mechelen 44%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
Mechelen 2-1 9%	-	-
Mechelen 1-0 9%	-	-
Cercle B 2-1 8%	-	-
Cercle B 1-0 7%	-	-
Mechelen 2-0 7%	-	-
Draw 2-2 6%	-	-
Draw 0-0 6%	-	-
Cercle B 2-0 5%	-	-
Mechelen 3-1 5%	-	-
Mechelen 3-0 4%	-	-
Cercle B 3-1 3%	-	-
Mechelen 3-2 3%	-	-
Cercle B 3-2 3%	-	-
Cercle B 3-0 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 55%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 45%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 46%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 51%	-	-
No 1st Goal 3%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 58%	-	-
BTTS - No 42%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 17%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 22%	-	-
Home/draw 56%	-	-
Away/draw 68%	-	-
Home/away 75%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 78%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 22%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 32%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 68%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 16%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 84%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	-	-
Home DNB 49%	-	-
Away DNB 61%	-	-
Cercle B win to nil 15%	-	-
Mechelen win to nil 22%	-	-

Win / draw / win Pro League table

Cercle B have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Cercle B have conceded 24 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cercle B have played 8 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Mechelen lay in 5th place on 24 points in the Pro League league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Mechelen have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Mechelen have played 8 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 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	Cercle B Mechelen
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Union SG	16	11	3	2	22	36	Dec 26	l 2-0A	d 1-1A	Jan 17
2	Brugge	16	10	2	4	8	32	Feb 14	l 2-0A	w 2-1F	Mar 21
3	Anderlecht	16	9	4	3	10	31	l 0-2A	Mar 21	Mar 14	l 3-1A
4	St Truiden	16	9	3	4	5	30	d 1-1F	Mar 7	l 1-3F	Dec 21
5	Mechelen	16	6	6	4	2	24	Dec 13	d 0-00-0	-	-
6	Genk	16	6	5	5	1	23	d 2-2A	Jan 24	Feb 14	w 0-1F
7	Gent	16	6	4	6	0	22	l 2-4A	Feb 21	d 1-1F	Mar 7
8	Z.Waregem	16	5	6	5	0	21	d 1-1A	d 1-1A	Feb 28	d 1-1F
9	S. Liege	16	6	3	7	-5	21	Dec 6	w 0-3F	l 0-1A	d 1-1A
10	S.Charleroi	16	5	4	7	-3	19	l 2-3A	Feb 7	Dec 7	w 0-2F
11	La Louviere	16	4	6	6	-4	18	Mar 14	l 2-1A	w 3-2F	Feb 21
12	Antwerp	16	4	5	7	-3	17	Jan 31	d 1-1A	Feb 7	l 2-1F
13	Westerlo	16	4	5	7	-5	17	w 4-1F	Jan 17	Jan 24	w 0-1F
14	Leuven	16	4	3	9	-9	15	l 1-2F	Dec 21	d 1-1F	Jan 31
15	Cercle B	16	2	7	7	-5	13	-	-	d 0-00-0	Dec 13
16	Dender	16	1	6	9	-14	9	Feb 28	d 0-00-0	Dec 27	w 1-3F

	Championship Round
	UEFA Conference League Play Offs
	Relegation Round

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cercle B	1 - 2	Leuven
Cercle B	1 - 1	Z.Waregem
Cercle B	2 - 2	Genk
Cercle B	2 - 4	Gent
Cercle B	2 - 3	S.Charleroi
Cercle B	1 - 1	St Truiden
Cercle B	4 - 1	Westerlo
Cercle B	0 - 2	Anderlecht
Cercle B	0 - 2	Kortrijk
Cercle B	3 - 1	St Truiden
Cercle B	2 - 1	Beerschot
Cercle B	1 - 3	Brugge
Cercle B	0 - 0	Antwerp
Cercle B	1 - 1	Westerlo
Cercle B	1 - 1	S. Liege
Cercle B	1 - 0	Mechelen
Cercle B	1 - 0	Leuven
Cercle B	0 - 0	Union SG
Cercle B	0 - 5	Anderlecht
Cercle B	2 - 0	S.Charleroi

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Draw

Lost

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

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
S.Charleroi	3 - 0	Mechelen
S. Liege	2 - 2	Mechelen
S.Charleroi	0 - 1	Mechelen
Beerschot	1 - 0	Mechelen
Union SG	0 - 1	Mechelen
Leuven	1 - 0	Mechelen
Anderlecht	4 - 1	Mechelen
Cercle B	1 - 0	Mechelen
Westerlo	1 - 1	Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

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

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Cercle B

Mechelen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 6

Clean sheets

2 / 6

CER

MEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cercle B
Cercle B	1 - 0
	2 - 3	Mechelen
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Cercle B	3 - 1
	0 - 1	Mechelen
Cercle B	3 - 2

Mechelen

Cercle B

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

5 / 7

Clean sheets

2 / 7

CER

MEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Mechelen	2 - 0
	0 - 2	Cercle B
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
	2 - 3	Cercle B
Mechelen	3 - 1

Goal Statistics

Mechelen's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Cercle Brugge have conceded in each of their last 7 Pro League matches. A PG of 1.6 for F. Vanderbiest's side suggests that run should continue.

	Cercle B 15th	Mechelen 5th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.3 goals	1.6 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 27% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 62% probability that Cercle B will score no more than 1 goal	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Mechelen will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-18 Cercle B have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted	-11 Mechelen have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.3 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.5 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season

CER

MEC

25%

better

view stats

Games scored	11		14
Failed to score	5		2
Scored first	4		11
Goals scored	19		20
Avg. goals scored	1.2		1.3
Avg. shots per game	10		8
Avg. shots per goal	9		7
Conversion rate for	12		15
Avg. XG for	1.7		1.2
KickOff rating		+25%

CER

MEC

24%

better

view stats

Games conceded	13		12
Clean sheets	3		4
Conceded first	10		4
Goals conceded	24		18
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		10
Conversion rate against	14%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.6		1.9
KickOff rating		+24%

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

Cercle B Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	4	4	6
M Delanghe	S Ngoura	G Magnée	F Nazinho

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
G Magnée DEF	16		4	2 -
E Diop MID	16	3	1	2 -
S Ngoura FWD	16	4	2	1 -
M Delanghe GLK	15			1 -
C Ravych DEF	15			1 -
P Gerkens MID	15	2		1 -
H Bruggen MID	15			5 -
A Minda FWD	15	3	1	-
E Utkus DEF	14	3		1 -
L Agyekum MID	14		1	2 -
O. Adewumi MID	13	1		2 -
F Nazinho DEF	12		3	6 -
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID	12		1	-
E. Kakou DEF	10	1		1
O Diakité FWD	10	2		2 -
M. Diaby MID	9			2 -
K. Kouassi FWD	5			1 -
A. Bayo FWD	5			-
N Wilde MID	4			-
I Diakité DEF	3			1 -
A. Ouattara FWD	3			-
Warleson GLK	2			-
V. Konaté DEF	1			-
D. Gomis DEF	1			-
H Jurado FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	12	4	12
S Ngoura	A Minda	G Magnée	G Magnée

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S Ngoura FWD	4	10	2	4
E Diop MID	3	10	1	5
A Minda FWD	3	12	1	1
E Utkus DEF	3	4
P Gerkens MID	2	5		2
O Diakité FWD	2	6		3
O. Adewumi MID	1	6
E. Kakou DEF	1	2
G Magnée DEF		3	4	12
C Ravych DEF		1		1
H Bruggen MID		3		1
L Agyekum MID		4	1	1
F Nazinho DEF		1	3	8
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID			1	2
M. Diaby MID		1		1
N Wilde MID				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
756	36	102
H Bruggen	G Magnée	E Utkus

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
H Bruggen MID	756	36	70
E Utkus DEF	641	19	102
E Diop MID	614	21	71
G Magnée DEF	602	36	64
C Ravych DEF	574	28	68
P Gerkens MID	489	20	48
F Nazinho DEF	469	30	66
E. Kakou DEF	354	17	46
M Delanghe GLK	325		10
L Agyekum MID	276	24	75
A Minda FWD	216		33
S Ngoura FWD	197	6	85
O Diakité FWD	149	6	44
M. Diaby MID	146	12	24
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID	93	13	24
O. Adewumi MID	91	3	26
I Diakité DEF	78	4	14
D. Gomis DEF	54	1	3
Warleson GLK	35
N Wilde MID	27		2
K. Kouassi FWD	20	1	7
A. Ouattara FWD	17		5
A. Bayo FWD	9		1
H Jurado FWD	5	2	4
V. Konaté DEF	2	1	1

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	5	3	5
L Lauberbach	L Lauberbach	B Raman	F Hammar

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
L Lauberbach FWD	16	5	1	4 -
F Hammar MID	15			5 -
T Koudou DEF	14	2		3 -
R Halhal DEF	14		1	3 -
J Martínez DEF	13	1	1	2 -
B Bafdili MID	13	1	2	2 -
B Antonio FWD	13		1	-
B Raman FWD	13	1	3	-
K Mrabti MID	12	2	1	2 -
M Konaté MID	12	1	1	2 -
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	11			2 -
M. Zekri DEF	11			1 -
G Diouf DEF	11		1	4 -
M Servais MID	10	1		2 -
M Brederode FWD	10	3	1	1 -
T Jago DEF	7			-
O Wolf GLK	5			1 -
D Salifou MID	5			1 -
H. Özdemir FWD	5			1 -
R Teague MID	4			-
H Bandé FWD	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	23	3	4
L Lauberbach	L Lauberbach	B Raman	B Bafdili

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L Lauberbach FWD	5	23	1
M Brederode FWD	3	4	1	3
T Koudou DEF	2	2		2
K Mrabti MID	2	2	1	1
J Martínez DEF	1	2	1	3
B Bafdili MID	1	4	2	4
B Raman FWD	1	5	3	1
M Konaté MID	1	2	1
M Servais MID	1	6		1
F Hammar MID				1
R Halhal DEF		1	1	1
B Antonio FWD		2	1
M. Zekri DEF		3		1
G Diouf DEF			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
760	60	108
R Halhal	F Hammar	F Hammar

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Halhal DEF	760	20	70
F Hammar MID	568	60	108
T Koudou DEF	524	14	48
J Martínez DEF	507	13	30
M Konaté MID	383	14	41
M Servais MID	381	20	43
G Diouf DEF	346	16	41
L Lauberbach FWD	319	12	83
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	307		7
T Jago DEF	277	7	24
M Brederode FWD	263	6	44
B Bafdili MID	238	4	26
M. Zekri DEF	199	16	35
K Mrabti MID	182	8	25
O Wolf GLK	159		3
D Salifou MID	152	8	19
B Raman FWD	121	10	19
B Antonio FWD	75	5	23
H. Özdemir FWD	25	4	11
R Teague MID	17	1	2
H Bandé FWD	10		4