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Aron Wright - January 31, 2023
Zulte Waregem vs KV Mechelen Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Belgian Cup on Thursday, 2 February 2023.
Waregem are currently in the clutches of the relegation zone in the Belgian top flight. Seldom have they registered wins this season – but one thing to be noted is that they have delivered some good performances at home recently.
Meanwhile, Mechelen have been a total failure on the road. In fact, in the past 12 months, they have a single league win to their name on the road.
Waregem recorded a 2-0 win in the latest encounter, and they are on an unbeaten run in the past two years. Do also note that they have a perfect winning record at home since 2020.
Going on, five of the last six clashes between the two teams had three or more goals.
This is one of those rare instances for Zulte, where they are deemed to be the favorites. They are at home, and are in comparatively better form than their counterparts.
Moreover, they have a superb h2h record against this rival, as opposed to Mechelen being a total mess on the road in the last whole year.
As things stand, expect a win for Waregem this Thursday.
Four of the past five h2h meetings had four or more goals, and five of the past six had three or more as well. Going on, Waregem failed to score just once at home since September, whereas Mechelen let in two or more goals in all but two of their road trips in the past four months.
It appears that chances are quite high for goals to come in plenty.
Despite having the upper hand this game week, the defense of the hosts does not inspire confidence. They failed to keep clean sheets in their last four fixtures, and in the past four years, they have a single clean sheet to their credit in h2h meetings.
Count on goals to come from either end of the pitch this Thursday.
Waregem lost just thrice in the past three months, and two of these defeats occurred against titans of the Belgian top flight. Moreover, they have been unbeaten at home since October, save for their clash against former Belgian champions Club Brugge.
On the other hand, Mechelen have a 100% losing record on the road after the World Cup break, disregarding a fixture against the relegation-threatened Kortrijk.
Moreover, they have a 100% losing record in h2h meetings at this ground in the past three years, and a 100% winless record in overall h2h encounters in the past two years.
Likely, a win for Zulte Waregem at an odd of 2.75 looks very promising.
Going on, both teams have leaky defenses, and seldom have kept clean sheets through this season. On top of that previous h2h clashes also have had goals in huge numbers.
As these two lock horns this Thursday, a high-scoring affair is expected. Likely, the Over 2.5 Match Goals wager at an odd of 1.67 would be a great choice.
