Sunday , 16 August 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
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

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
#6 Position #15
3 Points 0
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
2 Scored 0
0 Conceded 2
+2 GD -2
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

KAA Gent are 6th (3 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. KAA Gent kicks off things out of here…
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. KAA Gent take all three points.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

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

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
3 / 4
2.31 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent65% Draw21% KV Mechelen14%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
86%
Draw or KV Mechelen
35%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent51% Draw39% KV Mechelen10%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
3 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 21% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 23% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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