Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KAA Gent
3 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 8 Mar 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-03-08 KAA Gent 3–1 KV Mechelen 2025-08-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 2025-02-07 KV Mechelen 3–3 KAA Gent 2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar KV Mechelen H 3–1 W
01 Mar KRC Genk A 0–3 L
20 Feb Cercle Brugge KSV H 0–1 L
14 Feb Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 3–2 W
07 Feb Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–3 L
30 Jan UR La Louvière Centre A 1–1 D
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar KAA Gent A 1–3 L
28 Feb SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–1 W
22 Feb UR La Louvière Centre A 2–0 W
13 Feb KRC Genk H 2–3 L
08 Feb Royal Antwerp FC H 2–0 W
01 Feb Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 2–2 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. KAA Gent is hosting KV Mechelen for another epic battle.
  • The points are shared — KAA Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen. Honours even.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

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

2026-03-08 KAA Gent 3–1 KV Mechelen 2025-08-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 2025-02-07 KV Mechelen 3–3 KAA Gent 2024-09-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 2024-01-19 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Mechelen

KAA Gent Form

2026-03-08 KAA Gent 3–1 KV Mechelen W 2026-03-01 KRC Genk 3–0 KAA Gent L 2026-02-20 KAA Gent 0–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2026-02-14 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–3 KAA Gent W 2026-02-07 KAA Gent 1–3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2026-01-30 UR La Louvière Centre 1–1 KAA Gent D

KV Mechelen Form

2026-03-08 KAA Gent 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-02-28 KV Mechelen 2–1 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2026-02-22 UR La Louvière Centre 0–2 KV Mechelen W 2026-02-13 KV Mechelen 2–3 KRC Genk L 2026-02-08 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2026-02-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–2 KV Mechelen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.39 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent64% Draw21% KV Mechelen15%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
84%
Draw or KV Mechelen
36%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent50% Draw38% KV Mechelen12%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 22% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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