KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.
- KAA Gent 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- KV Mechelen 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Erik Lambrechts
- Referee Lothar D'Hondt
- Referee Christof Dierick
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Referee Rien Vanyzere
- Referee Thibaud Nijssen
- Referee
7 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 3.1 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Royal Antwerp FC | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | KAA Gent | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | KRC Genk | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Royal Standard de Liège | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | SK Beveren | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | UR La Louviere Centre | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | KV Mechelen | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | KVC Westerlo | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | KV Mechelen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Aug | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Aug | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Aug | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Mar | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 1–4 | L |
| 01 Mar | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | KAA Gent | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Aug | Royal Excel Mouscron | A | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Aug | RSC Anderlecht | H | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Mar | KAS Eupen | H | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Feb | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| KAA Gent | KV Mechelen | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #15 |
| 3 | Points | 0 |
| 1 | Played | 1 |
| 1 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| 2 | Scored | 0 |
| 0 | Conceded | 2 |
| +2 | GD | -2 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 0.00 |
| 100% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
0%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
KAA Gent are 6th (3 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KAA Gent
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: KV Mechelen gets underway.
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' Gaetan Coucke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
- 20' KAA Gent is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 30' KAA Gent are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 35' Lucas Bijker has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 36' The deadlock is broken! Franck Gniangbo gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
- 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Issa Kabore made 223 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 51' William Togui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 58' Fresh legs for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen! Igor de Camargo comes on to replace William Togui.
- 60' The referee shows Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player a Yellow card on 60.
- 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' A change in the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ranks — Joachim Van Damme exits the field as Marian Shved enters on 66.
- 71' It looks surprising KAA Gent does not make any changes. Nikola Storm has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Roman Bezus on, Giorgi Chakvetadze off on 73 minutes.
- 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 81' Jordan Botaka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roman Yaremchuk at the 81 minute mark.
- 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 87' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Niklas Dorsch on, Franck Gniangbo off on 87 minutes.
- 90' It’s a booking for KAA Gent player. Alessio Castro-Montes gets a Yellow card.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KAA Gent to claim maximum points.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 34
- 33
- 25
- 24
- 10
-
7
Roman Yaremchuk ↓ Jordan Botaka 81'
- 32
- 5
- 14
-
11
Franck Gniangbo ↓ Niklas Dorsch 87'
Bench
-
30
Niklas Dorsch ↑ 87'
- 15
-
9
Roman Bezus ↑ 73'
-
17
Jordan Botaka ↑ 81'
- 36
- 26
- 18
Coach
Laszlo Boloni
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 6
- 13
- 23
-
3
Lucas Bijker ↓ Onur Kaya 81'
- 16
- 11
-
9
William Togui ↓ Igor de Camargo 58'
- 1
- 40
- 29
Bench
- 30
- 15
-
8
Onur Kaya ↑ 81'
- 19
-
35
Marian Shved ↑ 66'
- 2
- 20
-
10
Igor de Camargo ↑ 58'
- 14
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matisse Samoise | 3 |
| Laurent Depoitre | 2 |
| Benito Raman | 2 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 2 |
| Bill Antonio | 2 |
| Jonathan David | 2 |
| Franck Gniangbo | 2 |
| Nurio Fortuna | 2 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.07
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41
KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 70% + KAA Gent to win 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
89%
Draw or KV Mechelen
31%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KAA Gent win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
17.5%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
4 – 1
2.8%
0 – 1
2.7%
5 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | KV Mechelen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -2 | 27% | 23% | 50% |
| -1.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| -1 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| -0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +0.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +1 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
66%
✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.