Mechelen v Lierse predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Mechelen v Lierse predictions PRO League, Belgium	27/10/2012 20:00	full time result	Mechelen to win	1.80	Bet at Ladbrokes
Betting prediction was written by Guillaume

MECHELEN V LIERSE PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW : BETTING STATS

Mechelen (10^th) returned to victory last week in Cercle Brugge (1-2), bringing their total to 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.

They scored 18 goals and conceded 17.

Lierse (14^th) is desperately looking for his second win of the season, they didnt’t win since august 25^th against Cercle Brugge. Lierse is the champion of draws (7) and lost 3 times.

They scored 11 goals and conceded 14.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Mechelen was in Cercle Brugge last week and, after 2 games without victory, they finally won again. So they are looking for a second win in a row now by hosting Lierse at home in order to get closer to the top of the league. They will be playing without Dialiba and Ghomsi who are both suspended for this game.

Lierse is also looking for points when they will travel to Mechelen, indeed they lost 3 of their last 4 games and they are moving dangerously towards the relegation zone ( only 3 points ahead of Beveren).

Last season, they drew in Mechelen (1-1) and Lierse won the return game at home (2-1).

MECHELEN V LIERSE PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING STATS PREVIEW

The market is very homogeneous about odds for the home team. Most of the bookmakers are offering a price of 1.80 for Mechelen like Ladbrokes. Draw is offered by Pinnacle at 3.86 and Tipico offers Lierse to win at 4.50.

Mechelen is looking much fitter than Lierse at the moment so I think the price for the home team to win is quite interesting.

MECHELEN V LIERSE PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

The Asian market is set to Mechelen – 0.5 at 1.82 with Betvictor and Lierse + 0.5 @ 2.12 with Pinnacle. Meetings between these 2 teams are always tight: during last 10 meetings, it ended up 9 times with a 1 goal margin difference or a draw. I give priority to the shape of the moment rather than statistics here and would go for the home team.

MECHELEN V LIERSE PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

The over 2.5 goals is seen a favorite, which is understandable. Its odd is priced at 1.85 with Unibet, while the under reaches 2.10 with Betvictor. Mechelen remained over that cut 3 times in 5 home games, and Lierse was over that cut twice in 5 away games. So the over 2.5 goals sounds like a decent choice.