Gent vs KV Mechelen

Gent

2 - 0

KV Mechelen

🕒 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Planet Group Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Eric Lambrechts 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Gent 2 · KV Mechelen 16

Referee Stats

Eric Lambrechts

3 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.33
Reds avg	0.67
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	67%
Draws	0%
Away wins	33%

Team Overview

Gent (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 1

Avg: 1.67 / 0.33

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

2 / 6

Avg: 0.67 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.33

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

3.00

PPG

0.33

1.67

0.67

0.33

2.00

33%

O2.5

33%

BTTS

33%

100%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Gent rank2nd

KV Mechelen rank16th

Gent points16

KV Mechelen points2

Gent: #2 · 16 pts · GD +8

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

KV Mechelen: #16 · 2 pts · GD -9

14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

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

Gent last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals5-1

Record3-0-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

KV Mechelen last 5 away

D L L

Points1/9

Weighted index17

Goals2-6

Record0-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 33%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Gent score at home100%

Gent clean sheet at home67%

KV Mechelen score away33%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Gent score first100%

Gent win after scoring first100%

KV Mechelen score first33%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first0%

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

Avg first goal minute: Gent 40.3' · KV Mechelen 6.0'

Vs league average

Gent score at home1.67 vs 1.72

Gent concede at home0.33 vs 1.31

KV Mechelen score away0.67 vs 1.31

KV Mechelen concede away2.00 vs 1.72

Gent score 3% below league average, while KV Mechelen score 49% below league average.

Defensive side: Gent are 75% below league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Gent goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ G. Diouf

1st substitution · For: K. Corbanie

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Tiago Araújo

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Y. Vergara Ortega

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sonko

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Burgess

1st substitution · For: M. Paskotši

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Raman

2nd substitution · For: M. Lohunanu-Mbasi

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. De Vlieger

2nd substitution · For: M. Delorge-Knieper

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Kadri

3rd substitution · For: B. Goore

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ José Marsà

3rd substitution · For: Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Praet

4th substitution · For: M. Kireev

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Y. Vergara Ortega

4th substitution · For: I. Cisse

85'

85' M. Decoene

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. Bafdili

5th substitution · For: C. Van Meirvenne

Gent vs KV Mechelen 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Gent beat KV Mechelen 2-0 on Sunday, 09 August 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Eric Lambrechts. It was played at Planet Group Arena.

First half: KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 28', with G. Diouf replacing K. Corbanie. Gent took the lead at 37' when Tiago Araújo scored, making the score 1-0. Gent extended the lead at 45' when J. Y. Vergara Ortega scored, with the assist credited to M. Sonko, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Gent made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Burgess replacing M. Paskotši. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Raman replacing M. Lohunanu-Mbasi. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 71', with T. De Vlieger replacing M. Delorge-Knieper. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 71', with A. Kadri replacing B. Goore. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 76', with José Marsà replacing Adrían Eduardo Choco Cordova. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 77', with D. Praet replacing M. Kireev. Gent made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Y. Vergara Ortega replacing I. Cisse. M. Decoene received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 85'. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 86', with B. Bafdili replacing C. Van Meirvenne.

Gent used 4 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 1 yellow card.