Gent vs KV Mechelen

1 - 1

🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Planet Group Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jan Boterberg 🔁 Championship Group - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 31

Championship Group Table

Gent 5 · KV Mechelen 6

Referee Stats

Jan Boterberg

22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	27%
Draws	36%
Away wins	36%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (6-8).
KV Mechelen controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Gent (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 21

Avg: 1.45 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.15

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50

PPG

1.15

1.45

1.20

1.05

1.80

O2.5

80%

40%

BTTS

60%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Gent rank5th

KV Mechelen rank6th

Gent points6

KV Mechelen points6

Gent: #5 · 6 pts · GD -10

14 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 14 pts from safety.

KV Mechelen: #6 · 6 pts · GD -15

14 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 14 pts from safety.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gent last 5 home

D D L D D

Points4/15

Weighted index27

Goals2-4

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

KV Mechelen last 5 away

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals4-15

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 60% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 20%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Gent score at home40%

Gent clean sheet at home40%

KV Mechelen score away60%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Gent score first60%

Gent win after scoring first0%

KV Mechelen score first20%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gent 0% · KV Mechelen 33%

Avg first goal minute: Gent 31.3' · KV Mechelen 15.0'

Vs league average

Gent score at home1.45 vs 1.97

Gent concede at home1.05 vs 1.07

KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.07

KV Mechelen concede away1.80 vs 1.97

Gent score 26% below league average, while KV Mechelen score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: Gent are 2% below league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Gent goal timing (home)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

317

580

Passes Accurate

244

496

Passes %

77%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Dean

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Skóraś

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Salifou

1st substitution · For: B. Antonio

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Hong Hyun-Seok

1st substitution · For: B. Goore

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Raman

2nd substitution · For: Bouke Boersma

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Kadri

2nd substitution · For: A. Ito

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. St. Jago

3rd substitution · For: M. Kireev

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Goore

3rd substitution · For: J. Duverne

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Antonio

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Servais

90+6'

90+6' M. Dean

Gent vs KV Mechelen 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gent drew 1-1 with KV Mechelen on Monday, 06 April 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at Planet Group Arena.

First half: Gent took the lead at 15' when M. Dean scored, with the assist credited to M. Skóraś, making the score 1-0.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Salifou replacing B. Antonio. Gent made their 1st substitution at 67', with Hong Hyun-Seok replacing B. Goore. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 68', with B. Raman replacing Bouke Boersma. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Kadri replacing A. Ito. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 90', with T. St. Jago replacing M. Kireev. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 90', with B. Goore replacing J. Duverne. KV Mechelen found a late equaliser at 90+5' when B. Antonio scored, with the assist credited to M. Servais, making the score 1-1. M. Dean received a yellow card for Gent at 90+6'.

Gent used 3 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 3 substitutions. Gent got 1 yellow card.