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

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

Mechelen, led by manager Frederik Vanderbiest, visit Onur Cinel and his Cercle Brugge side at the Jan Breydelstadion on Saturday afternoon in the Pro League. All the odds are delivered straight from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Pro League match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Mechelen and Cercle B fans should have some reason to cheer as their clubs go head-to-head, with a match prediction of both teams to score looking a much better pick than any bet on the outright winner. The two sides are more than capable of finding the net, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookmakers odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cercle B are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cercle B 36%	1.80 9%	1.80
Draw 24%	3.80 5%	3.90
Mechelen 39%	3.90 13%	4.20 5%
Draw 1-1 11%	7.50 6%	7.00
Mechelen 2-1 9%	13.00 13%	11.00
Cercle B 2-1 8%	8.50	7.50
Mechelen 1-0 8%	15.00	12.00 8%
Cercle B 1-0 7%	9.00	8.00 6%
Draw 2-2 6%	13.00 13%	11.00
Mechelen 2-0 6%	23.00 12%	19.00
Cercle B 2-0 5%	10.00 11%	9.00
Draw 0-0 5%	15.00	12.00 8%
Mechelen 3-1 4%	29.00 15%	21.00
Cercle B 3-1 4%	13.00 8%	11.00
Mechelen 3-2 3%	29.00 15%	23.00
Cercle B 3-2 3%	21.00	15.00 13%
Mechelen 3-0 3%	41.00 20%	34.00
Cercle B 3-0 3%	15.00 15%	13.00 8%
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	1.65 2%	1.62 3%
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	2.20 2%	2.20 2%
Home 1st Goal 48%	1.62 6%	1.60
Away 1st Goal 49%	2.38 5%	2.50
No 1st Goal 3%	15.00	12.00 8%
BTTS - Yes 61%	1.62 3%	1.60 1%
BTTS - No 39%	2.20 5%	2.20 2%
BTTS - Home Win 20%	3.40 6%	3.10
BTTS - Draw 19%	4.75 5%	4.50 2%
BTTS - Away Win 21%	6.50 13%	6.50 8%
Home/draw 61%	1.25 6%	1.22
Away/draw 64%	1.95 11%	2.00 3%
Home/away 76%	1.25 2%	1.25
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	1.20 2%	1.20 2%
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	4.33 4%	4.20 3%
Over 3.5 Goals 36%	2.63 5%	2.50 4%
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	1.44 4%	1.48 3%
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	4.50	4.33 3%
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1.18	1.18 2%
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	10.00	8.00 7%
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1.06	1.06 1%
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1.03	1.02 1%
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	15.00	12.00 8%
Home DNB 53%	1.36 5%	1.33 1%
Away DNB 56%	3.00 12%	3.00
Cercle B win to nil 17%	3.50 8%	-
Mechelen win to nil 18%	8.00 11%	-
Cercle B / Cercle B 29%	2.75 6%	2.70
Cercle B / Mechelen 3%	29.00 15%	26.00
Cercle B / Draw 6%	13.00	12.00
Draw / Cercle B 17%	5.00 5%	4.60 4%
Draw / Mechelen 9%	9.00 10%	8.50
Draw / Draw 13%	6.50	5.75 4%
Mechelen / Cercle B 4%	21.00 11%	17.00
Mechelen / Mechelen 13%	6.50 13%	6.50
Mechelen / Draw 6%	15.00	13.00

Win / draw / win Pro League table

Cercle B have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Cercle B have conceded 26 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cercle B have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Mechelen lay in 5th place on 27 points in the Pro League league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals and kept 5 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	17	11	4	2	22	37	Dec 26	l 2-0A	d 1-1A	Jan 17
2	St Truiden	17	10	3	4	6	33	d 1-1F	Mar 7	l 1-3F	Dec 21
3	Brugge	17	10	2	5	7	32	Feb 14	l 2-0A	w 2-1F	Mar 21
4	Anderlecht	17	9	4	4	6	31	l 0-2A	Mar 21	Mar 14	l 3-1A
5	Mechelen	17	7	6	4	3	27	Dec 13	d 0-00-0	-	-
6	S. Liege	17	7	3	7	-4	24	l 1-2A	w 0-3F	l 0-1A	d 1-1A
7	Gent	17	6	5	6	0	23	l 2-4A	Feb 21	d 1-1F	Mar 7
8	Genk	17	6	5	6	-2	23	d 2-2A	Jan 24	Feb 14	w 0-1F
9	Z.Waregem	17	5	7	5	0	22	d 1-1A	d 1-1A	Feb 28	d 1-1F
10	Antwerp	17	5	5	7	0	20	Jan 31	d 1-1A	Feb 7	l 2-1F
11	Westerlo	17	5	5	7	-1	20	w 4-1F	Jan 17	Jan 24	w 0-1F
12	S.Charleroi	17	5	4	8	-4	19	l 2-3A	Feb 7	w 1-0F	w 0-2F
13	La Louviere	17	4	6	7	-5	18	Mar 14	l 2-1A	w 3-2F	Feb 21
14	Leuven	17	4	4	9	-9	16	l 1-2F	Dec 21	d 1-1F	Jan 31
15	Cercle B	17	2	7	8	-6	13	-	-	d 0-00-0	Dec 13
16	Dender	17	2	6	9	-13	12	Feb 28	d 0-00-0	Dec 27	w 1-3F

	Championship Round
	UEFA Conference League Play Offs
	Relegation Round

Win / draw / win form

Cercle B have not won in 12 consecutive league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cercle B	1 - 2	S. Liege
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

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
H	Cercle B	1 - 2	S. Liege
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

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

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Mechelen	1 - 0	S.Charleroi
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

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 9 Pro League outings. A PG of 1.5 for F. Vanderbiest's side suggests that run should continue.

	Cercle B 15th	Mechelen 5th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.5 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Cercle B will score 1 or more goals	0 21% 1 33% 2 25% 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	-21 Cercle B have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted	-11 Mechelen have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.2 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.6 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season

CER

MEC

24%

better

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Games scored	12		14
Failed to score	5		2
Scored first	4		11
Goals scored	20		20
Avg. goals scored	1.2		1.2
Avg. shots per game	10		8
Avg. shots per goal	9		7
Conversion rate for	11		15
Avg. XG for	1.7		1.2
KickOff rating		+24%

CER

MEC

27%

better

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Games conceded	14		12
Clean sheets	3		4
Conceded first	11		4
Goals conceded	26		18
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		10
Conversion rate against	15%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.6		1.9
KickOff rating		+27%

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
16	4	4	6
M Delanghe	S Ngoura	G Magnée	F Nazinho

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
G Magnée DEF	17		4	2 -
E Diop MID	17	3	1	2 -
S Ngoura FWD	17	4	2	1 -
M Delanghe GLK	16			1 -
C Ravych DEF	16			1 -
P Gerkens MID	16	2		1 -
A Minda FWD	16	3	2	-
E Utkus DEF	15	2		1 -
L Agyekum MID	15		1	2 -
H Bruggen MID	15			5 -
O. Adewumi MID	14	2		2 -
F Nazinho DEF	13		3	6 -
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID	12		1	-
E. Kakou DEF	11	1		1
O Diakité FWD	11	2		2 -
M. Diaby MID	10			2 -
K. Kouassi FWD	5			1 -
A. Bayo FWD	5			-
I Diakité DEF	4			1 -
N Wilde MID	4			-
A. Ouattara FWD	3			-
Warleson GLK	2			-
H Jurado FWD	2			-
V. Konaté DEF	1			-
D. Gomis DEF	1			-

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

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S Ngoura FWD	4	12	2	4
E Diop MID	3	10	1	6
A Minda FWD	3	12	2	2
P Gerkens MID	2	5		2
E Utkus DEF	2	4
O. Adewumi MID	2	8
O Diakité FWD	2	6		3
E. Kakou DEF	1	3
G Magnée DEF		3	4	12
C Ravych DEF		2		1
L Agyekum MID		4	1	1
H Bruggen MID		3		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	40	111
H Bruggen	G Magnée	E Utkus

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
H Bruggen MID	756	36	70
E Utkus DEF	696	20	111
E Diop MID	677	22	78
G Magnée DEF	655	40	70
C Ravych DEF	635	33	76
F Nazinho DEF	526	31	68
P Gerkens MID	524	22	52
E. Kakou DEF	376	18	48
M Delanghe GLK	345		10
L Agyekum MID	282	24	77
A Minda FWD	236	1	34
S Ngoura FWD	217	7	90
M. Diaby MID	162	12	28
O Diakité FWD	154	7	46
I Diakité DEF	111	6	20
O. Adewumi MID	107	5	36
E. Nunes Barbosa dos Santos MID	93	13	24
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	7	2	5
V. Konaté DEF	2	1	1

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
16	5	3	5
L Lauberbach	L Lauberbach	B Raman	F Hammar

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
L Lauberbach FWD	17	5	1	4 -
F Hammar MID	16			5 -
T Koudou DEF	15	3		4 -
R Halhal DEF	14		1	3 -
B Bafdili MID	14	1	2	2 -
B Raman FWD	14	1	3	-
J Martínez DEF	13	1	1	2 -
K Mrabti MID	13	2	2	3 -
M Konaté MID	13	1	1	2 -
B Antonio FWD	13		1	-
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	12			2 -
M. Zekri DEF	12			1 -
G Diouf DEF	12		1	4 -
M Servais MID	11	1		2 -
M Brederode FWD	11	3	1	2 -
T Jago DEF	8			-
D Salifou MID	6			1 -
O Wolf GLK	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	24	3	4
L Lauberbach	L Lauberbach	B Raman	B Bafdili

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L Lauberbach FWD	5	24	1
T Koudou DEF	3	3		2
M Brederode FWD	3	4	1	3
K Mrabti MID	2	2	2	2
B Bafdili MID	1	4	2	4
B Raman FWD	1	5	3	1
J Martínez DEF	1	2	1	3
M Konaté MID	1	3	1
M Servais MID	1	7		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
D Salifou MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
760	61	112
R Halhal	F Hammar	F Hammar

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Halhal DEF	760	20	70
F Hammar MID	602	61	112
T Koudou DEF	571	14	49
J Martínez DEF	507	13	30
M Konaté MID	427	15	45
M Servais MID	421	22	49
L Lauberbach FWD	353	14	91
G Diouf DEF	350	16	41
I. Mirás Blanco GLK	348		8
T Jago DEF	335	10	30
M Brederode FWD	304	8	46
B Bafdili MID	241	4	27
K Mrabti MID	208	11	29
M. Zekri DEF	205	16	35
D Salifou MID	180	9	24
O Wolf GLK	159		3
B Raman FWD	124	10	19
B Antonio FWD	76	5	23
H. Özdemir FWD	25	4	11
R Teague MID	17	1	2
H Bandé FWD	10		4