Thursday , 2 July 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22
KAA Gent
2 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Sven Kums 55' Y
Y 56' Vinicius de Souza Costa
Y 77' Sheldon Bateau
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 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
15 Aug KV Mechelen H 2–0 W
08 Aug KV Oostende A 0–1 L
01 Aug Beerschot VA H 2–2 D
25 Jul K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–2 L
18 Apr SV Zulte-Waregem A 7–2 W
10 Apr Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 4–0 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug KAA Gent A 0–2 L
07 Aug KAS Eupen H 1–3 L
31 Jul FC Seraing A 0–1 L
25 Jul Royal Antwerp FC H 3–2 W
18 Apr KV Kortrijk A 4–1 W
10 Apr SV Zulte-Waregem H 4–2 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' And we are off! KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Sven Kums, a Belgium , has 38 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Mechelen backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 28' A stunning finish from Michael Ngadeu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 33' KV Mechelen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' KAA Gent is showing some good football. However, KAA Gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Yellow-Red KV Mechelen team. Ferdy Druijf is replaced by Hugo Cuypers on 54 minute.
  • 55' KAA Gent receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. Vinicius de Souza Costa is booked for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Sheldon Bateau has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 18 appearances.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Vinicius de Souza Costa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' Giorgi Chakvetadze gets the nod from KAA Gent. He replaces Yonas Malede and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Yellow-Red KV Mechelen team. Nikola Storm is replaced by Onur Kaya on 77 minute.
  • 77' Sheldon Bateau is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Laurent Depoitre is hanging Tarik Tissoudali on the field on 82 minute.
  • 84' KAA Gent make a change. Alessio Castro-Montes trudges off to be replaced by Joseph Okumu on 84 minutes.
  • 86' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thibault Peyre is hanging Rob Schoofs on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Andreas Hanche-Olsen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • It finishes all square. KAA Gent and KV Mechelen share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 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

2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen W 2021-08-08 KV Oostende 1–0 KAA Gent L 2021-08-01 KAA Gent 2–2 Beerschot VA D 2021-07-25 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KAA Gent L 2021-04-18 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–7 KAA Gent W 2021-04-10 KAA Gent 4–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

KV Mechelen Form

2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2021-08-07 KV Mechelen 1–3 KAS Eupen L 2021-07-31 FC Seraing 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-04-18 KV Kortrijk 1–4 KV Mechelen W 2021-04-10 KV Mechelen 4–2 SV Zulte-Waregem W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.91 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent59% Draw23% KV Mechelen18%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
82%
Draw or KV Mechelen
41%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent41% Draw44% KV Mechelen15%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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