KV Mechelen vs Gent

KV Mechelen

1 - 0

Gent

🕒 Sun, 03 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Bourdeaud'hui 🔁 Championship Group - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 36

Championship Group Table

KV Mechelen 6 · Gent 5

Referee Stats

Simon Bourdeaud'hui

25 matches · 3.24 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.24
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	40%
Draws	32%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-9).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.20 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Gent (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

1.40

PPG

1.05

1.20

1.25

1.80

60%

O2.5

40%

60%

BTTS

40%

60%

Score 1st

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank6th

Gent rank5th

KV Mechelen points6

Gent points6

KV Mechelen: #6 · 6 pts · GD -15

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

Gent: #5 · 6 pts · GD -10

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.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-9

Record1-1-3

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 last 5 away

L D L D L

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals2-10

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.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home80%

KV Mechelen clean sheet at home20%

Gent score away40%

Gent clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first60%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first33%

Gent score first0%

Gent win after scoring first0%

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

Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 31.7' · Gent —

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.20 vs 1.97

KV Mechelen concede at home1.25 vs 1.07

Gent score away1.20 vs 1.07

Gent concede away1.80 vs 1.97

KV Mechelen score 39% below league average, while Gent score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 17% above league average at home, and Gent are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

KV Mechelen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Gent goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

415

398

Passes Accurate

337

330

Passes %

81%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

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16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Bouke Boersma

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mrabti

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Skóraś

1st substitution · For: B. Goore

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Dean

2nd substitution · For: M. Sonko

53'

53' M. Servais

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ K. Mrabti

1st substitution · For: D. Salifou

61'

61' A. Kadri

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Kadri

3rd substitution · For: A. Omgba

79'

79' Leonardo Lopes

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Antonio

2nd substitution · For: M. Decoene

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Hashioka

4th substitution · For: Hong Hyun-Seok

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Servais

3rd substitution · For: M. Kireev

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Koudou

4th substitution · For: G. Diouf

90+4'

90+4' R. Halhal

90+4'

90+4' S. Van der Heyden

KV Mechelen vs Gent 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

KV Mechelen beat Gent 1-0 on Sunday, 03 May 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Simon Bourdeaud'hui.

First half: KV Mechelen took the lead at 16' when Bouke Boersma scored, with the assist credited to K. Mrabti, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Gent made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Skóraś replacing B. Goore. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Dean replacing M. Sonko. M. Servais received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 53'. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 56', with K. Mrabti replacing D. Salifou. A. Kadri received a yellow card for Gent at 61'. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Kadri replacing A. Omgba. Leonardo Lopes received a yellow card for Gent at 79'. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Antonio replacing M. Decoene. Gent made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Hashioka replacing Hong Hyun-Seok. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with M. Servais replacing M. Kireev. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 89', with T. Koudou replacing G. Diouf. R. Halhal received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+4'. S. Van der Heyden received a yellow card for Gent at 90+4'.

KV Mechelen used 4 substitutions while Gent used 4 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards, while Gent got 3 yellow cards.