Friday , 2 October 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KAA Gent
1 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 18:45 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Giorgi Chakvetadze 56' Y
Y 60' Rob Schoofs
Alessio Castro-Montes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
  • Referee Christof Dierick
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Rien Vanyzere
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

9
5
2
KAA Gent 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen 2020-02-01 KV Mechelen 0–3 KAA Gent 2019-09-15 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#2 Position #17
19 Points 3
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 4
13 Scored 5
4 Conceded 14
+9 GD -9
2.71 PPG 0.43
86% Win % 0%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts). KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko 2 G 1 A
Ibrahima Cisse 2 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. KAA Gent host KV Mechelen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Michael Ngadeu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Ivory Coast international William Togui has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Rob Schoofs is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 36' Franck Gniangbo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and KAA Gent are in front.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Davy Roef, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Igor de Camargo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 227 appearances.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 58' Igor de Camargo gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces William Togui and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' The referee shows Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' Thibault Peyre, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Marian Shved. He replaces Joachim Van Damme on 66 minute.
  • 71' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 73' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Roman Bezus on, Giorgi Chakvetadze off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' KAA Gent have won 453 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Roman Yaremchuk is withdrawn and Jordan Botaka gets his opportunity.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 87' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Franck Gniangbo by Niklas Dorsch on 87 minute.
  • 90' Alessio Castro-Montes was booked on 90.
  • It finishes all square. KAA Gent and KV Mechelen share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matisse Samoise 3
Franck Gniangbo 2
Nurio Fortuna 2
Laurent Depoitre 2
Benito Raman 2
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Bill Antonio 2
Jonathan David 2

Head to Head

2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen 2020-02-01 KV Mechelen 0–3 KAA Gent 2019-09-15 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen

KAA Gent Form

2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen W 2020-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent L 2020-08-15 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Kortrijk L 2020-08-09 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KAA Gent L 2020-03-07 KAA Gent 1–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2020-03-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 KAA Gent L

KV Mechelen Form

2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2020-08-22 KV Mechelen 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-08-14 Royal Excel Mouscron 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2020-08-09 KV Mechelen 2–2 RSC Anderlecht D 2020-03-07 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAS Eupen D 2020-02-28 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–3 KV Mechelen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.16 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent67% Draw21% KV Mechelen12%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
88%
Draw or KV Mechelen
33%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent52% Draw41% KV Mechelen7%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.3%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.7%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
3.3%
0 – 1
3%
5 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 24% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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