KV Mechelen vs Gent Prediction: Goals will fly in here

When they play Mechelen on Sunday, Gent will be going there with the intention of making it two wins out of two in the Belgian Pro League for themselves. While that was going on, Mechelen kicked off their season with a highly respectable 1-1 draw on the road against Club Brugge last Saturday.

Mechelen will come into this encounter off a draw against Club Brugge in the previous match in the First Division A. The score was 1-1. During that match, KV Mechelen had 46% possession of the ball and 9 shots on goal, with only 2 of them finding the back of the net. Rob Schoofs put the ball in the back of the net for KV Mechelen at the 37-minute mark. On the other side of the field, Club Brugge had 21 shots on goal, but only five of them were on target. Igor Thiago scored the goal for Club Brugge in the 64th minute. KV Mechelen have not been the best in recent games at blocking the goals of their opponents, but they have found ways to capitalize on the chances they have created for themselves. In their most recent six encounters, KV Mechelen has been on the receiving end of defensive punishment in six of those matches. Despite this, they have scored at least one goal in five of those matches. The form guide indicates that KV Mechelen have not been victorious over KAA Gent in either of their previous two league matches leading up to this matchup. In addition, the host team has failed to win either of their last two league matches when playing at home.

Gent enters this match on the heels of a victory in the Conference League Qualifiers, when they scored a 2-5 victory over MK Ilina in their most recent encounter. The goals for Gent were scored by Andrew Hjulsager (30 minutes), Hugo Cuypers (62 minutes, 89 minutes), Tarik Tissoudali (70 minutes), and Pieter Gerkens (72 minutes). The goal for MK Ilina came in the 66th minute from Adrián Kaprálik. In the last six matches that Gent have participated in, a total of 30 goals have been scored, which works out to an average of 5 goals per contest. This demonstrates the team's propensity for contests that are beneficial and productive for all parties involved. The competing teams have managed to score nine of these overall points. The form guide going into this match reveals that Gent have not been victorious against KV Mechelen when they have competed against them on the road in any of the previous three league meetings. In addition to this, the away team has won each of their last three league matches played away from their home stadium.

Mechelen possible starting lineup:

Coucke; Foulon, Vanlerberghe, Lavalee, Bolingoli-Mbombo; Mukau, Schoofs; Ngoy, Mrabti, Storm; Lauberbach

Gent possible starting lineup:

Nardi; Samoise, Watanabe, Torunarigha, Castro-Montes; Hong, Kums, De Sart; Cuypers, Orban, Hjulsager

The first weekend of the new season saw both Mechelen and Gent get off to successful starts, with Mechelen upsetting one of the championship favorites while playing away from home and Gent getting off to a winning start in front of their home fans as they would have anticipated. Even though it is nearly guaranteed that the visitors will end up finishing higher in the table than their upcoming opponents by the time the season is over, we can envision them being content to take a point home with them on Sunday. As a result of the attacking prowess displayed by both of these sides, we should anticipate a high number of goals being scored here.