KV Mechelen vs Gent

0 - 1
🕒 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:00 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Nicolas Laforge 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
KV Mechelen 8 · Gent 6
Referee Stats
26 matches · 4.65 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.65
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.62
Over 4.5 cards 46%
Home wins 42%
Draws 35%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 10-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.75 / 1.15

Points

34
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Gent (Away stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 10-5-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 25
Avg: 1.62 / 1.19

Points

35
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.70
PPG
1.67
1.75
GF
1.62
1.15
GA
1.19
47%
O2.5
33%
33%
BTTS
53%
47%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank8th
Gent rank6th
KV Mechelen points45
Gent points47
KV Mechelen: #8 · 45 pts · GD +5
18 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Gent: #6 · 47 pts · GD +15
16 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

W W D D W
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals12-5
Record3-2-0
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.

Gent last 5 away

D L W L L
Points4/15
Weighted index31
Goals6-10
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.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 7%

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home67%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home47%
Gent score away73%
Gent clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first47%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first86%
Gent score first53%
Gent win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 50% · Gent 50%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 42.7' · Gent 21.8'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.75 vs 1.60
KV Mechelen concede at home1.15 vs 1.20
Gent score away1.62 vs 1.20
Gent concede away1.19 vs 1.60
KV Mechelen score 10% above league average, while Gent score 34% above league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 5% below league average at home, and Gent are 25% 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: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
16-30 0

Gent goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 1
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
2
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
9
8
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
14
14
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
489
478
Passes Accurate
415
400
Passes %
85%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
35'
35' R. Belghali
54'
54' Goal · 0-1
D. Lavalée
Own Goal
62'
62' N. Mukau
1st substitution · For: G. Hairemans
62'
62' R. Belghali
2nd substitution · For: S. Walsh
62'
62' J. Ngoy
3rd substitution · For: Y. Malede
65'
65' H. Cuypers
66'
66' A. Hjulsager
71'
71' A. Hjulsager
1st substitution · For: P. Gerkens
79'
79' D. Lavalée
4th substitution · For: D. Bates
79'
79' D. Foulon
5th substitution · For: A. Van Hoorenbeeck
79'
79' Hong Hyun-Seok
2nd substitution · For: I. Kandouss
79'
79' M. Fofana
3rd substitution · For: T. Tissoudali
85'
85' Núrio Fortuna
90+1'
90+1' G. Hairemans

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

Gent beat KV Mechelen 1-0 on Sunday, 06 August 2023 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Nicolas Laforge. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Belghali received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 35'.

Second half: Gent took the lead at 54' when D. Lavalée scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 62', with N. Mukau replacing G. Hairemans. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 62', with R. Belghali replacing S. Walsh. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Ngoy replacing Y. Malede. H. Cuypers received a yellow card for Gent at 65'. A. Hjulsager received a yellow card for Gent at 66'. Gent made their 1st substitution at 71', with A. Hjulsager replacing P. Gerkens. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 79', with D. Lavalée replacing D. Bates. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 79', with D. Foulon replacing A. Van Hoorenbeeck. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Hong Hyun-Seok replacing I. Kandouss. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Fofana replacing T. Tissoudali. Núrio Fortuna received a yellow card for Gent at 85'. G. Hairemans received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+1'.

KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions while Gent used 3 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards, while Gent got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games27
Home Wins5
Draws9
Away Wins13
Over 2.5 Goals14 (51.9%)
BTTS16 (59.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (42.9%)
BTTS9 (64.3%)

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