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KV Mechelen vs St. Gilloise Prediction & Betting tips
With Mechelen and Union there are two tradition clubs from first division B in the semi-finals of the Belgian cup. Who can draw the sheet in the two matches and let the fans dream of a victory at the Heysel?
KV Mechelen :
Mechelen has the ambition to resubmit as soon as possible to the highest level. They won the first period and are on schedule. In the cup they were able to compete against the teams of first division A. So in the previous rounds, Antwerp, Lokeren and Kortrijk were eliminated easily. Because of these results, they are the favorite to reach the final.
With the top posters that are now succeeding each other at a fast pace, it is difficult for KV Mechelen to set priorities: competition or cup? Turns out that the cup adventure is a busy topic in the Mechelen dressing room. Rob Schoofs partly attributes the loss of points against Roeselare. The midfielder does not bother about it: the smack of Friday night has arrived. “It is very acid loss.”
First of all, the cup match against Union comes naturally. The urge for cup success is great on the Malines side, but Schoofs does not lose sight of the big goal. Coming weekend, KV Mechelen will head for the Kiel to a possible all-deciding game for the second period title. ‘In the first period they also said that it was’ do or die’ on Beerschot Wilrijk. We went there to lose and still won the period. We can win anywhere, we should not be afraid of that. ”
St. Gilloise:
Union has become a good team in first division B in the last few seasons. They always compete at the top of the rankings. Because of this, they are allowed to compete in Play-off 2 with the lesser teams from 1A. This resulted in many beautiful moments last season. They can certainly look back with satisfaction at this cup campaign. She first eliminated Anderlecht (0-3!), Then Knokke from the amateur class but later the current leader from 1A, Racing Genk.
Union went back two match days in its own home against KV Mechelen and has a big backlog on Malinwa and Beerschot-Wilrijk in the second period of 1B. Coach Luka Elsner expects the necessary professional strength of his players in the coming weeks: ‘KV Mechelen champion in 1B and we win the Cup of Belgium? It will be a struggle for me who will become champion. We still have our role to play the upcoming matches in the competition. I want to see from my players that they are going full of victory every game again. ‘
They already tanked confidence with a victory last weekend, while the competitors dropped points. They follow in the second period at six points from leaders KV Mechelen and Beerschot Wilrijk, who both lost points this weekend. The Brussels players are still with six games to go now almost as sure of their ticket for play-off 2 and even have a water chew on more.
KV Mechelen vs St. Gilloise head to head matches
13.01.19 PL St. Gilloise KV Mechelen 1 : 2
09.11.18 PL KV Mechelen St. Gilloise 2 : 1
09.09.18 PL St. Gilloise KV Mechelen 2 : 2
11.07.18 CF St. Gilloise KV Mechelen 0 : 2
22.07.17 CF KV Mechelen St. Gilloise 1 : 0