GolVolt — Westerlo vs Mechelen: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Westerlo score 3.8 goals per match

Westerlo3.8 Mechelen1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Mechelen score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 5 September: Mechelen – Westerlo 0:4

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Shunsuke Saito: 2 goals. Before that, Westerlo went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Streak

Westerlo unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 23 August, 0:4 against Lommel SK.

Player in form

Norman Bassette: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.58

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Streak

Westerlo have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 21 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Pro League, this season.

Norman Bassette

Westerlo · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, SK Beveren: 2 goals, rating 8.0.

Myron van Brederode

Mechelen · forward

3goals 0assists 7.15avg rating

Last match, Sint-Truiden: rating 6.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Westerlo at home and Mechelen away, as in this match.

Westerlo

at home · 10

3W3D4L2.5scored per match2.5conceded per match

Mechelen

away · 10

0W4D6L0.7scored per match2.5conceded per match

Head to head

7 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 5 Sep 2026 · Pro League Mechelen 0:4 Westerlo Sakamoto 7' · Saito 27', 67' · Storm 88'. Westerlo: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

2wins

2 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Westerlo (4-2-3-1, last: SK Beveren) · Mechelen (3-4-2-1, last: Sint-Truiden).

AJJungdal LFFlø SKKimura ALLapage DOOurega IFFofana CSSandra NKBohamdi-Kamoni ISSakamoto SSSaito NBBassette NMMiras KCCorbanie MEEerdhuijzen JMMarsà SMMichez FHHammar MDDecherf TKKoudou BRRaman MBvan Brederode BBBoersma

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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