Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Mechelen and Gent, taking place on Sunday, 16 April 2023, at AFAS-Stadion in Mechelen.
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Mechelen, Recent FormBuilding up confidence within his squad will be a priority for Mechelen supremo Steven Defour after sustaining a heavy 4-1 away loss to Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Their share of possession in that meeting was 49%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, who had 17 shots on goal with 11 on target.
Defour will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 14 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 5 goals they've managed to net. They have recently found some good scoring form at home, hitting the net in 5 of their last 6 matches at AFAS-Stadion. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling Defour of late, his defence having only notched up 1 clean sheet from their last 6 home games.
Despite picking up some valuable points from 2 wins, the 4 lost matches from 6 will be the main concern for them.
Geoffry Hairemans will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Mechelen.
Gent, Recent FormA point gained from their 1-1 draw against Union Saint-Gilloise in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Gent. In that game they had 62% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Union Saint-Gilloise who had 5 attempts and 3 on target.
With 16 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 5 goals in the same period. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. With 13 clean sheets so far this season, they have one of the best shut out records in the league.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Having scored 7 goals in his last 6 league games for Gent, Gift Orban will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Mechelen will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Gent, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 3-0 defeat.
Goals should be on the cards for De Buffalo's in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Mechelen in their last 10 meetings together. When Gent visit Mechelen in the league, goals tend to happen, with 7 from their previous 3 encounters and a scoring average of 2.33 goals per match.
Gent man Laurent Depoitre will be confident about extending his scoring record against Mechelen, having hit the netting 4 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
With only Rayane Falchou (Personal reasons) and Sandy Walsh (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Steven Defour will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Hein Vanhaezebrouck has a number of injury concerns in his Gent squad to contend with: Núrio Fortuna (Unknown), Bruno Godeau (Ankle), Andrew Hjulsager (Achilles tendon) and Darko Lemajić (Muscle)
Mechelen Playing at home | Gent Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 2.2 |
| 1.6 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 38' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3.9 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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