Gent vs KV Mechelen

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:15 Europe/London 📍 Planet Group Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin van Damme 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Gent 6 · KV Mechelen 8
Referee Stats
24 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.25
Reds avg 0.38
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 54%
Draws 25%
Away wins 21%
How the match was won
  • Gent outshot their opponent (22-11).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Gent (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-4-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 32
Avg: 1.40 / 1.60

Points

25
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 5-6-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 30
Avg: 1.10 / 1.50

Points

21
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.25
PPG
1.05
1.40
GF
1.10
1.60
GA
1.50
47%
O2.5
33%
60%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Gent rank6th
KV Mechelen rank8th
Gent points45
KV Mechelen points38
Gent: #6 · 45 pts · GD +8
14 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
KV Mechelen: #8 · 38 pts · GD +5
21 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Gent last 5 home

L D W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

KV Mechelen last 5 away

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals3-6
Record2-0-3
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 2.547%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.593%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 20%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Gent score at home93%
Gent clean sheet at home33%
KV Mechelen score away67%
KV Mechelen clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Gent score first53%
Gent win after scoring first75%
KV Mechelen score first53%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Gent 43% · KV Mechelen 17%
Avg first goal minute: Gent 13.8' · KV Mechelen 31.3'

Vs league average

Gent score at home1.40 vs 1.59
Gent concede at home1.60 vs 1.09
KV Mechelen score away1.10 vs 1.09
KV Mechelen concede away1.50 vs 1.59
Gent score 12% below league average, while KV Mechelen score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Gent are 47% above league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 6% 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: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
16-30 5
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
6
Total Shots
22
11
Shots off Goal
11
3
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
12
10
Shots Outside Box
10
1
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
10
11
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
6
5
Total Passes
472
509
Passes Accurate
406
433
Passes %
86%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' Goal · 1-0
F. Surdez
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Delorge-Knieper
12'
12' D. Foulon
31'
31' Goal · 2-0
N. Fadiga
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Gandelman
45+2'
45+2' J. Van Cleemput
45+2'
45+2' J. Van Cleemput
46'
46' L. Lauberbach
1st substitution · For: R. Belghali
46'
46' José Marsà
2nd substitution · For: A. Touba
61'
61' S. Kums
1st substitution · For: A. Ito
66'
66' A. Brown
69'
69' O. Gandelman
2nd substitution · For: A. Guðjohnsen
70'
70' M. Dean
3rd substitution · For: P. Gerkens
71'
71' N. Storm
3rd substitution · For: P. Dahl
72'
72' P. Pflücke
4th substitution · For: B. Bafdili
72'
72' K. Mrabti
5th substitution · For: B. Raman
79'
79' F. Surdez
4th substitution · For: Hélio Varela
79'
79' H. Gambor
5th substitution · For: J. Torunarigha
90+2'
90+2' Hélio Varela
90+2'
90+2' A. Ouattara

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

Gent beat KV Mechelen 2-0 on Sunday, 15 September 2024 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Kevin van Damme. It was played at Planet Group Arena.

First half: Gent took an early lead at 6' when F. Surdez scored, with the assist credited to M. Delorge-Knieper, making the score 1-0. D. Foulon received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 12'. Gent extended the lead at 31' when N. Fadiga scored, with the assist credited to O. Gandelman, making the score 2-0. J. Van Cleemput received a red card for KV Mechelen at 45+2'. J. Van Cleemput received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Lauberbach replacing R. Belghali. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 46', with José Marsà replacing A. Touba. Gent made their 1st substitution at 61', with S. Kums replacing A. Ito. A. Brown received a yellow card for Gent at 66'. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 69', with O. Gandelman replacing A. Guðjohnsen. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Dean replacing P. Gerkens. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 71', with N. Storm replacing P. Dahl. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 72', with P. Pflücke replacing B. Bafdili. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 72', with K. Mrabti replacing B. Raman. Gent made their 4th substitution at 79', with F. Surdez replacing Hélio Varela. Gent made their 5th substitution at 79', with H. Gambor replacing J. Torunarigha. Hélio Varela received a yellow card for Gent at 90+2'. A. Ouattara received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+2'.

Gent used 5 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions. Gent got 2 yellow cards, while KV Mechelen got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Gent outshot their opponent (22-11).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games27
Home Wins13
Draws9
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals14 (51.9%)
BTTS16 (59.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games13
Home Wins8
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals8 (61.5%)
BTTS7 (53.8%)

Gent vs KV Mechelen Head-to-Head History by Season