Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
KAA Gent
2 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 15 Sep 2024 · 17:15 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Daam Foulon
Y 45' Jules Van Cleemput
YR 45' Jules Van Cleemput
Archie Brown 66' Y
Helio Varela 90' Y
Y 90' Aziz Ouattara

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Van Damme

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
2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep KV Mechelen H 2–0 W
01 Sep Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug KVC Westerlo H 4–1 W
11 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 0–1 L
04 Aug FC Verbroedering Dender EH H 1–2 L
28 Jul KV Kortrijk A 1–0 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep KAA Gent A 0–2 L
31 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 5–2 W
24 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 1–0 W
17 Aug RSC Anderlecht H 1–3 L
09 Aug Royal Standard de Liège A 0–0 D
03 Aug KVC Westerlo H 2–4 L

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' KAA Gent have kicked off against KV Mechelen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 6' What composure from Franck Surdez! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 11' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 12' The referee shows KV Mechelen player a card on 12.
  • 17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Besnik Hasi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' GOAL! Noah Fadiga fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 36' With 1 assists to his name this season, Patrick Pflucke is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
  • 41' KAA Gent seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Jules Van Cleemput is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 46 minute. Jose Marsa leaves to be changed by Ahmed Touba.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with KAA Gent winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Sven Kums by Atsuki Ito on 61 minute.
  • 66' KAA Gent player sees a card in front of him.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Max Dean as he leaves the pitch. Andri Gudjohnsen steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 70' Omri Gandelman makes way for Pieter Gerkens at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from KAA Gent.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Petter Dahl. He replaces Nikola Storm on 71 minute.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KAA Gent and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Helio Varela has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franck Surdez on 79 minute.
  • 84' 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.
  • 89' It’s high time Wouter Vrancken made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Helio Varela on 90 minutes earns him a card. KAA Gent will be frustrated.
  • With this win, KAA Gent is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

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

2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 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

KAA Gent Form

2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen W 2024-09-01 KAA Gent 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2024-08-18 KAA Gent 4–1 KVC Westerlo W 2024-08-11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 KAA Gent L 2024-08-04 KAA Gent 1–2 FC Verbroedering Dender EH L 2024-07-28 KV Kortrijk 0–1 KAA Gent W

KV Mechelen Form

2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-08-17 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KV Mechelen D 2024-08-03 KV Mechelen 2–4 KVC Westerlo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.24 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.44 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent71% Draw19% KV Mechelen10%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
90%
Draw or KV Mechelen
29%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent55% Draw40% KV Mechelen5%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.2%
3 – 0
12.3%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
4 – 1
3.3%
5 – 0
3.1%
0 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 23% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 24% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+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
64% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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