Кортрејк против Мехелен

Kortrijk sit 17th with three points from eight games, and KV Mechelen are 14th on six. Neither side can afford to lose this one, though the gap is wider than the table suggests. Mechelen come in with wins over Sint-Truiden and Eupen and want a third in a row. It has been a rough spell for the hosts. New coach Daniel Beichler lost his first game 3-0 at Genk, where his side played the second half with ten men, and the club then went out of the cup against amateurs Heist. The earlier 2-1 win at Lierse is the performance he points to, and he wants more pressing and a team that attacks and defends together. Shandre Campbell is suspended for Kortrijk. Mechelen coach Fred Vanderbiest expects a very different opponent from two weeks ago. Simion Michez is doubtful and Bouke Boersma is out with a muscle problem, with scans still to come. Storms are forecast for the Guldensporenstadion. Our prediction: 1-1