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

Sat 27th Dec, 17:15 BST, Afas Stadion, Mechelen

We’ve Pro League action to look forward to on Saturday evening, as Frederik Vanderbiest and his Mechelen side host Hayk Milkon’s Dender at the Afas Stadion. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, stats and head-to-head data for both teams. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Mechelen
49%
--
Draw
25%
--
Dender
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Mechelen 1-0
11%
--
Mechelen 2-1
9%
--
Mechelen 2-0
8%
--
Dender 1-0
7%
--
Dender 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Mechelen 3-1
5%
--
Mechelen 3-0
5%
--
Dender 2-0
4%
--
Mechelen 3-2
3%
--
Dender 3-1
2%
--
Mechelen 4-1
2%
--
Dender 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Mechelen win to nil
26%
--
Dender win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win Pro League table

Mechelen have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Pro League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Mechelen have outscored their opponents by 24 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Mechelen have played 9 games at home winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Dender are in 16th position in the Pro League on 12 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Dender have conceded 27 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mechelen
Dender
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG1711422237 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
l
 
0-1A
Mar 14
2
St Truiden171034633 
l
 
1-3F
Dec 21
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
3
Brugge171025732 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
Dec 14
l
 
2-1A
4
Anderlecht17944631 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
5
Mechelen18864430 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
Dec 27
6
S. Liege18738-524 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
Dec 20
d
 
1-1A
7
Z.Waregem18585023 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
8
Gent17656023 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
Mar 21
l
 
3-0A
9
Genk17656-223 
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
Jan 31
l
 
2-1F
10
Antwerp17557020 
Feb 7
l
 
2-1F
Jan 17
w
 
1-2F
11
Westerlo17557-120 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
12
S.Charleroi17548-419 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Mar 7
l
 
3-1A
13
La Louviere18477-519 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
14
Leuven18549-819 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
15
Cercle B18279-713 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
16
Dender17269-1312 
Dec 27
w
 
1-3F
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Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Mechelen 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
11
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
Mechelen0 - 1S. Liege
Mechelen1 - 1Union SG
Mechelen1 - 1Leuven
Mechelen1 - 3St Truiden
Mechelen0 - 0Cercle B
Mechelen3 - 2La Louviere
Mechelen1 - 1Gent
Mechelen2 - 1Brugge
Mechelen1 - 1S.Charleroi
Mechelen0 - 0S. Liege
Mechelen2 - 3Westerlo
Mechelen1 - 1Leuven
Mechelen5 - 2Dender
Mechelen2 - 1Dender
Mechelen1 - 1St Truiden
Mechelen3 - 3Gent
Mechelen1 - 2Genk
Mechelen0 - 0S. Liege
Mechelen1 - 1Antwerp
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 1S. Liege
AMechelen1 - 0Genk
HMechelen1 - 1Union SG
AMechelen1 - 3Anderlecht
HMechelen1 - 1Leuven
AMechelen3 - 1Dender
HMechelen1 - 3St Truiden
AMechelen2 - 0S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 0Cercle B
AMechelen1 - 1S. Liege
HMechelen3 - 2La Louviere
AMechelen1 - 2Antwerp
HMechelen1 - 1Gent
AMechelen1 - 0Westerlo
HMechelen2 - 1Brugge
AMechelen1 - 1Z.Waregem
AMechelen2 - 2Dender
HMechelen1 - 1S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 0S. Liege
Dender 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
La Louviere1 - 2Dender
Antwerp1 - 2Dender
Brugge2 - 1Dender
Westerlo1 - 1Dender
Genk2 - 1Dender
Gent3 - 0Dender
S.Charleroi3 - 1Dender
St Truiden2 - 0Dender
S. Liege1 - 1Dender
S. Liege0 - 0Dender
Westerlo4 - 2Dender
S.Charleroi4 - 1Dender
Leuven4 - 4Dender
Mechelen5 - 2Dender
Mechelen2 - 1Dender
Union SG4 - 1Dender
Leuven3 - 2Dender
S.Charleroi5 - 0Dender
S. Liege1 - 0Dender
Anderlecht2 - 3Dender
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADender2 - 1La Louviere
HDender2 - 2Westerlo
ADender2 - 1Antwerp
HDender2 - 2Z.Waregem
ADender1 - 2Brugge
ADender1 - 1Westerlo
HDender1 - 3Mechelen
ADender1 - 2Genk
HDender0 - 0La Louviere
ADender0 - 3Gent
HDender0 - 1Union SG
ADender1 - 3S.Charleroi
HDender0 - 1Leuven
HDender0 - 2Anderlecht
ADender0 - 2St Truiden
ADender1 - 1S. Liege
HDender0 - 0Cercle B
HDender2 - 2Mechelen
ADender0 - 0S. Liege
HDender5 - 0Leuven
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Mechelen since 2025
Mechelen
Dender
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
2 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
0 / 2
MEC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
Mechelen5 - 2
Mechelen2 - 1
League games at Dender since 2024
Dender
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
5
10
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
MEC
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dender
1 - 3Mechelen
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 5Mechelen
Goal Statistics

Mechelen's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Dender have conceded in each of their last 8 Pro League games. A PG of 1.6 for F. Vanderbiest's side suggests that run should continue.

Mechelen 5th Dender 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Mechelen will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Dender will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Mechelen have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+18
Dender have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season
Mechelen
PG (predicted goals)
Dender
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
MEC
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MEC
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16535
L LauberbachL LauberbachB RamanF Hammar
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Lauberbach FWD1751
4
-
F Hammar MID16
5
-
T Koudou DEF153
4
-
R Halhal DEF141
3
-
B Bafdili MID1412
2
-
B Raman FWD1413
-
J Martínez DEF1311
2
-
M Konaté  MID1311
2
-
K Mrabti  MID1322
3
-
B Antonio FWD131
-
I. Mirás Blanco GLK12
2
-
M. Zekri DEF12
1
-
G Diouf DEF121
4
-
M Servais MID111
2
-
M Brederode FWD1131
2
-
T Jago DEF8
-
D Salifou MID6
1
-
O Wolf GLK5
1
-
H. Özdemir FWD5
1
-
R Teague MID4
-
H Bandé FWD2
-
Dender Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17524
L MarijnissenB NsimbaF FerraroM Viltard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Marijnissen DEF171
2
-
F Ferraro DEF172
3
-
N Rodes MID17
-
N Mbamba MID171
3
-
R Kvet MID172
1
-
M Viltard MID16
3
1
B Nsimba FWD1652
2
-
B. Fredrick DEF14
2
-
L. De Fougerolles DEF131
1
1
M Berte FWD111
-
M Verrips  GLK10
-
M Sambu DEF102
1
-
K Cools DEF10
1
-
D Hrncar MID9
-
R Oratmangoen FWD91
-
J Kadiri FWD81
1
-
G Dietsch GLK7
1
-
N. Moutha-Sebtaoui DEF7
-
B Goncalves DEF71
2
-
D Tosevski  FWD73
1
K. Koton MID5
-
D. Acquah MID4
-
D Sahi FWD4
-