Saturday , 14 November 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KAA Gent
1 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Ghelamco Arena 13,105 HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Dean 15' 1–0
1–1 90+5' Bill Antonio
Max Dean 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jan Boterberg
  • Assistant 1 Nick Senecaut
  • Assistant 2 Kevin Debeuckelaere
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 29
2 Club Brugge KV 11 28
3 KAA Gent 11 28
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 27
5 RSC Anderlecht 11 20
6 Lommel SK 11 16
7 KRC Genk 11 15
8 Royal Standard de Liège 11 15
9 KVC Westerlo 11 14
10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 12
12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 11
13 Royal Antwerp FC 11 11
14 SV Zulte-Waregem 11 11
15 SK Beveren 11 10
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 11 9
17 UR La Louvière Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

9
5
2
KAA Gent 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr KV Mechelen H 1–1 D
22 Mar FC Verbroedering Dender EH A 3–1 W
13 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–0 W
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
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr KAA Gent A 1–1 D
22 Mar Club Brugge KV A 1–4 L
15 Mar RSC Anderlecht H 1–0 W
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

Season Stats

KAA Gent KV Mechelen
#3 Position #11
28 Points 12
11 Played 11
9 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5
20 Scored 13
6 Conceded 20
+14 GD -7
2.55 PPG 1.09
82% Win % 27%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts). KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent
Ibrahima Cisse 4 G
Momodou Lamin Sonko 3 G 1 A
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 6 A
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Ghelamco Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KAA Gent and KV Mechelen.
  • 5' Matties Volckaert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Assisted by Michal Skoras with the perfectly-timed delivery and Max Dean makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 20' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact 3-4-3.
  • 30' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KAA Gent that had 308 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 46' Fresh legs for KV Mechelen! Bill Antonio comes on to replace Dikeni Salifou.
  • 51' The 22-year-old Maxim Kireev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' 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 Benito Raman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bouke Boersma made 35 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Hyllarion Goore on, Hyun-seok Hong off on 67 minutes.
  • 68' Benito Raman makes way for Bouke Boersma at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
  • 71' Atsuki Ito gets the nod from KAA Gent. He replaces Abdelkahar Kadri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at Ghelamco Arena. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Max Dean is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The KV Mechelen bench stirs into life. Tommy St. Jago is withdrawn and Maxim Kireev gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rik De Mil

KV Mechelen Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

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

2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen 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

KAA Gent Form

2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2026-03-22 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 1–3 KAA Gent W 2026-03-13 KAA Gent 2–0 SV Zulte-Waregem W 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

KV Mechelen Form

2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2026-03-22 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-03-15 KV Mechelen 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.18 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent64% Draw21% KV Mechelen15%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
85%
Draw or KV Mechelen
36%
KAA Gent or KV Mechelen
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent49% Draw41% KV Mechelen10%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
11.3%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
9%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.3%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 23% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+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
48% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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