KV Mechelen vs Gent

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🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Nicolas Laforge 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
KV Mechelen 5 · Gent 4
Referee Stats
26 matches · 3.62 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.62
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.12
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 42%
Draws 23%
Away wins 35%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Gent outshot their opponent (6-23).
  • Gent controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 7-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25
Avg: 1.20 / 1.25

Points

28
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3
Gent (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

24 / 36
Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

21
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

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
GF
1.20
1.25
GA
1.80
33%
O2.5
67%
67%
BTTS
67%
53%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank5th
Gent rank4th
KV Mechelen points45
Gent points45
KV Mechelen: #5 · 45 pts · GD +2
18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Gent: #4 · 45 pts · GD +6
18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

W W L W D
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals8-5
Record3-1-1
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

W L W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals11-7
Record3-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 7%

Gent trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home87%
KV Mechelen clean sheet at home27%
Gent score away73%
Gent clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first53%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first50%
Gent score first40%
Gent win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 50% · Gent 43%
Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 21.6' · Gent 21.7'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.20 vs 1.39
KV Mechelen concede at home1.25 vs 1.23
Gent score away1.20 vs 1.23
Gent concede away1.80 vs 1.39
KV Mechelen score 14% below league average, while Gent score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 2% above league average at home, and Gent are 30% above 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
46-60 2
31-45 1
0-15 0

Gent goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
11
Total Shots
6
23
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
1
7
Shots Inside Box
3
16
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
2
11
Fouls
9
9
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
10
2
Total Passes
345
558
Passes Accurate
260
487
Passes %
75%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
17'
17' Goal · 1-0
B. Bafdili
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Raman
33'
33' M. Samoise
46'
46' P. Pflücke
1st substitution · For: G. Diouf
47'
47' G. Diouf
59'
59' B. Raman
2nd substitution · For: B. Antonio
63'
63' B. Goore
1st substitution · For: A. Kadri
63'
63' Tiago Araújo
2nd substitution · For: M. Sonko
64'
64' Goal · 1-1
O. Gandelman
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kadri
72'
72' T. Koudou
3rd substitution · For: K. Mrabti
72'
72' B. Bafdili
4th substitution · For: H. Özdemir
83'
83' M. Samoise
3rd substitution · For: T. De Vlieger
83'
83' O. Gandelman
4th substitution · For: F. Surdez
85'
85' L. Lauberbach
5th substitution · For: M. Konaté
89'
89' M. Paskotši
5th substitution · For: S. Kotto
90+4'
90+4' José Marsà

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

KV Mechelen drew 1-1 with Gent on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Nicolas Laforge. It was played at unknown.

First half: KV Mechelen took the lead at 17' when B. Bafdili scored, with the assist credited to B. Raman, making the score 1-0. M. Samoise received a yellow card for Gent at 33'.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Pflücke replacing G. Diouf. G. Diouf received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 47'. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 59', with B. Raman replacing B. Antonio. Gent made their 1st substitution at 63', with B. Goore replacing A. Kadri. Gent made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Tiago Araújo replacing M. Sonko. Gent leveled the score at 64' when O. Gandelman scored, with the assist credited to A. Kadri, making the score 1-1. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Koudou replacing K. Mrabti. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 72', with B. Bafdili replacing H. Özdemir. Gent made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Samoise replacing T. De Vlieger. Gent made their 4th substitution at 83', with O. Gandelman replacing F. Surdez. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Lauberbach replacing M. Konaté. Gent made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. Paskotši replacing S. Kotto. José Marsà received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+4'.

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

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Gent outshot their opponent (6-23).
  • Gent controlled possession (62%).

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