Thursday , 2 July 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KAA Gent
1 – 2
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Fri 19 Jan 2024 · 19:45 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Kerim Mrabti
Ismael Kandouss 39' Y
Matisse Samoise 41' Y
Y 50' Daam Foulon
Y 63' Elias Cobbaut
Y 90' Jannes Van Hecke

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jonathan Lardot

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
2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen 2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent 2023-04-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 2022-10-16 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen 2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan KV Mechelen H 1–2 L
26 Dec KV Kortrijk A 2–0 W
21 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 4–0 W
17 Dec Club Brugge KV A 0–2 L
09 Dec RWDM Molenbeek FC H 4–0 W
03 Dec KRC Genk A 2–2 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan KAA Gent A 2–1 W
27 Dec Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–3 L
20 Dec Royal Standard de Liege H 3–0 W
17 Dec Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–1 L
10 Dec Club Brugge KV H 0–0 D
03 Dec K. Sint-Truidense VV H 0–2 L

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' That's the starting whistle at Ghelamco Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KAA Gent and KV Mechelen.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' KV Mechelen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Daniel Schmidt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Sven Kums is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' A stunning finish from Daam Foulon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Kerim Mrabti picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ismael Kandouss on 39 minutes.
  • 41' It’s a booking for KAA Gent player. Matisse Samoise gets a card.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 223 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Daam Foulon on 50 minutes.
  • 55' KAA Gent are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Julien De Sart makes it 1-1.
  • 61' The KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Lion Lauberbach departs to be replaced by Yonas Malede.
  • 63' Elias Cobbaut is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 63' KAA Gent make a change. Omri Gandelman trudges off to be replaced by Tibe De Vlieger on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Laurent Depoitre is replacing Pieter Gerkens for the KAA Gent side.
  • 69' Pieter Gerkens, a Belgium , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' The KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. Kerim Mrabti departs to be replaced by Patrick Pflucke.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Noah Fadiga. He replaces Daisuke Yokota on 78 minute.
  • 83' Bill Antonio makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and KV Mechelen are in front.
  • 88' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 89' KV Mechelen make a change. Geoffry Hairemans trudges off to be replaced by Isaac Asante on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Jannes Van Hecke picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • KAA Gent will have plenty to reflect on. KV Mechelen were simply the better side today.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen 2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent 2023-04-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 2022-10-16 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen 2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen

KAA Gent Form

2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen L 2023-12-26 KV Kortrijk 0–2 KAA Gent W 2023-12-21 KAA Gent 4–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-12-17 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KAA Gent L 2023-12-09 KAA Gent 4–0 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2023-12-03 KRC Genk 2–2 KAA Gent D

KV Mechelen Form

2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2023-12-27 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-12-20 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2023-12-17 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-12-10 KV Mechelen 0–0 Club Brugge KV D 2023-12-03 KV Mechelen 0–2 K. Sint-Truidense VV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent52% Draw25% KV Mechelen23%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
77%
Draw or KV Mechelen
48%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent39% Draw43% KV Mechelen18%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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