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Club Brugge
Belgian Pro League | Gameweek 1
Jul 30, 2023 at 5.30pm UK
Jan Breydelstadion
KV Mechelen

Brugge
1 - 1
Mechelen

Thiago (65' pen.)
De Cuyper (37')
De Cuyper (77')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Schoofs (38')
Ngoy (14'), Foulon (26')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Belgian Pro League clash between Club Brugge and Mechelen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Brugge 3-0 Aarhus
Thursday, July 27 at 7pm in Europa Conference League

We said: Club Brugge 2-0 Mechelen

In their bid to regain the Belgian Pro League title, Club Brugge will be keen to make a strong start, and although Mechelen can take confidence from their resilience in the Super Cup, we anticipate Deila's men being too strong on home turf and taking all three points in the curtain-raiser. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Club Brugge win with a probability of 57.07%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Mechelen had a probability of 20.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Club Brugge win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.65%), while for a Mechelen win it was 0-1 (5.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood.

Result
Club BruggeDrawMechelen
57.07% (0.11199999999999 0.11) 22.52% (0.113 0.11) 20.41% (-0.222 -0.22)
Both teams to score 53.9% (-0.72499999999999 -0.72)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.87% (-0.793 -0.79)45.13% (0.79499999999999 0.79)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.52% (-0.765 -0.77)67.48% (0.767 0.77)
Club Brugge Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.42% (-0.238 -0.24)15.58% (0.239 0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.45% (-0.44 -0.44)44.54% (0.441 0.44)
Mechelen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.85% (-0.677 -0.68)36.14% (0.67899999999999 0.68)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.07% (-0.695 -0.69)72.93% (0.697 0.7)
Score Analysis
    Club Brugge 57.06%
    Mechelen 20.41%
    Draw 22.51%
Club BruggeDrawMechelen
1-0 @ 10.46% (0.26 0.26)
2-1 @ 9.9% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.73% (0.172 0.17)
3-1 @ 6.14% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-0 @ 6.03% (0.058 0.06)
3-2 @ 3.12% (-0.087 -0.09)
4-1 @ 2.85% (-0.049 -0.05)
4-0 @ 2.8% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.45% (-0.052 -0.05)
5-1 @ 1.06% (-0.027 -0.03)
5-0 @ 1.04% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 57.06%
1-1 @ 10.65% (0.08 0.08)
0-0 @ 5.63% (0.19 0.19)
2-2 @ 5.04% (-0.096 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.06% (-0.05 -0.05)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 22.51%
0-1 @ 5.73% (0.090000000000001 0.09)
1-2 @ 5.42% (-0.059 -0.06)
0-2 @ 2.92% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.84% (-0.055 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.71% (-0.065 -0.07)
0-3 @ 0.99% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 20.41%

Head to Head
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Gameweek 31
Mechelen
0-3
Brugge
Lang (16' pen., 20'), Mechele (68')
Oct 1, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 10
Brugge
3-0
Mechelen
Jutlga Blanc (37'), Sobol (53'), Buchanan (86')
Apr 10, 2022 5.30pm
Gameweek 30
Brugge
2-0
Mechelen
Rits (32'), Skov Olsen (76')
Odoi (3'), Nsoki (87')

Van Hecke (41')
Nov 19, 2021 7.45pm
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Mechelen
2-1
Brugge
Cuypers (65'), Schoofs (78')
Hairemans (24'), Souza (55'), Vanlerberghe (62')
Dost (51')
Balanta (68')
Dec 17, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
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0-3
Brugge

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Diatta (69', 74'), Okereke (89')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Genk1410132819931
2Royal AntwerpAntwerp1482427111626
3Club BruggeBrugge147432316725
4Anderlecht1465324121223
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11Sint-Truiden144552024-417
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14Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge144371626-1015
15KortrijkKortrijk144281025-1514
16Beerschot WilrijkBeerschot VA141491231-197


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