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Peter Green - August 4, 2023
KV Mechelen vs Gent Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Belgian Jupiler League on Sunday, 6 August 2023.
KV Mechelen had an unimpressive season last time. They ended up at 13th in the standings. The team started off this season with a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge.
Meanwhile, Gent had a decent run in the last season. They ended at 5th in the standings. Going on, they have started off with a 3-2 victory over Kortrijk this season.
Gent follows a four-match unbeaten streak against KV Mechelen. They won three of those four matches.
Three of the last five matches had goals over 2.5 ft. Gent was unbeaten in five of the last six clashes against Mechelen at this stadium.
Mechelen follows an unimpressive form at home of late. They were winless in four of the last five home matches across all competitions. Their only win in that stretch was against Netanya in a friendly match.
Meanwhile, Gent follows a strong form on the road of late. They won four of their last five road trips. In fact, they lost just twice in the last 12 road trips.
Since Gent follows a strong h2h form against Mechelen, we expect a win for them this Sunday.
The last eight road trips of Gent had goals over 2.5 ft. On the other side, Mechelen recorded three high-scoring matches in the last five home outings. Such a trend is more than enough to back the over 2.5 goals option.
The last five meetings between these two teams at this stadium had goals from both teams. On top of that Gent allowed goals in their last five road trips. Thus, we expect this match to have goals from both teams.
Mechelen’s unimpressive form at home with an inferior h2h form against Gent is more than enough to back the guests to seal a win here.
We like to start with Gent to win at 1.83 odds. While placing it as the main tip, we like to back the over 2.5 goals at 1.60 odds.
