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KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2019-20
KAA Gent
3 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 15 Sep 2019 · 16:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+2'
Y 8' Geoffry Hairemans
Y 19' Rob Schoofs
Jonathan David 28' Y
Y 73' Sheldon Bateau

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
  • Referee Ruben Wyns
  • Referee Kevin Van Damme
  • Referee Karel De Rocker
  • Referee Jonathan Lardot
  • Referee Romain Devillers
  • Referee Jonas Timmermans
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

8
5
2
KAA Gent 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-15 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep KV Mechelen H 3–0 W
01 Sep Cercle Brugge KSV H 3–2 W
29 Aug HNK Rijeka A 1–1 D
22 Aug HNK Rijeka H 2–1 W
18 Aug KV Oostende H 2–0 W
15 Aug AEK Larnaka H 3–0 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep KAA Gent A 0–3 L
30 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron H 2–2 D
24 Aug KV Oostende A 1–2 L
17 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 3–1 W
09 Aug RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
03 Aug KRC Genk H 3–1 W

Season Stats

KAA Gent KV Mechelen
#4 Position #5
45 Points 45
30 Played 30
13 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 12 / 9 / 9
49 Scored 39
43 Conceded 37
+6 GD +2
1.50 PPG 1.50
43% Win % 40%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! KAA Gent welcome KV Mechelen for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Geoffry Hairemans on 8.
  • 13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KAA Gent and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Poor challenge from Rob Schoofs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 24' Michael Ngadeu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' Jonathan David has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 28.
  • 30' What a strike from Roman Yaremchuk! The score is 1-0.
  • 32' Jonathan David has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' The whistle greets Thomas Kaminski as he departs to be replaced by Colin Coosemans.
  • 45' The 40-year-old Onur Kaya has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Laurent Depoitre does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
  • 46' The whistle greets Thibault Peyre as he departs to be replaced by Aster Vranckx.
  • 51' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Mamadou Sylla comes on to replace Elisha Owusu.
  • 61' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 69' The whistle greets Dante Vanzeir as he departs to be replaced by Clement Tainmont.
  • 73' Sheldon Bateau catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' Giorgi Kvilitaia is replacing Jonathan David for the KAA Gent side.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' Trinidad and Tobago international Sheldon Bateau has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jess Thorup will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Another three points for KAA Gent.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent65% Draw21% KV Mechelen14%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
86%
Draw or KV Mechelen
35%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent48% Draw40% KV Mechelen12%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 23% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.