Thursday , 2 July 2026

KV Mechelen vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KV Mechelen
1 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Birger Verstraete 38' Y
Y 90' Matisse Samoise

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.

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

2
5
8
KV Mechelen 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr KAA Gent H 1–1 D
08 Apr Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–4 L
02 Apr Club Brugge KV H 0–3 L
19 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L
11 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–0 W
05 Mar Royal Antwerp FC A 0–5 L
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr KV Mechelen A 1–1 D
08 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–1 D
01 Apr FC Seraing A 5–0 W
19 Mar KAS Eupen H 3–0 W
12 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem A 6–2 W
05 Mar RSC Anderlecht H 1–0 W

Season Stats

KV Mechelen KAA Gent
#5 Position #4
45 Points 45
30 Played 30
12 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 11
39 Scored 49
37 Conceded 43
+2 GD +6
1.50 PPG 1.50
40% Win % 43%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). KAA Gent are 4th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KV Mechelen have kicked off against KAA Gent. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Alessio Castro-Montes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne. KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Belgium international Malick Fofana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' The -year-old Hyun-Seok Hong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and KAA Gent are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Birger Verstraete. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' Matisse Samoise does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
  • 45' Dries Wouters makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and KV Mechelen are in front.
  • 46' Fresh legs for KV Mechelen! Alessio Da Cruz comes on to replace Dries Wouters.
  • 51' It’s high time Hein Vanhaezebrouck made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 63 minute. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck leaves to be changed by Yonas Malede.
  • 68' KAA Gent have won 447 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 73 minute. Enock Agyei leaves to be changed by Julien Ngoy.
  • 75' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Alessio Castro-Montes is replaced by Malick Fofana.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' Dimitri Lavalee makes way for Ngal Ayel Mukau at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Mechelen.
  • 86' Tarik Tissoudali needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 89' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Laurent Depoitre comes on to replace Hyun-Seok Hong.
  • 90' Matisse Samoise picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — KV Mechelen 1-1 KAA Gent. Honours even.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

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

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 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent 2020-08-30 KAA Gent 1–0 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2023-04-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2023-04-08 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-04-02 KV Mechelen 0–3 Club Brugge KV L 2023-03-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 KV Mechelen L 2023-03-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2023-03-05 Royal Antwerp FC 5–0 KV Mechelen L

KAA Gent Form

2023-04-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2023-04-08 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-04-01 FC Seraing 0–5 KAA Gent W 2023-03-19 KAA Gent 3–0 KAS Eupen W 2023-03-12 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–6 KAA Gent W 2023-03-05 KAA Gent 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen25% Draw26% KAA Gent49%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
52%
Draw or KAA Gent
75%
KV Mechelen or KAA Gent
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen19% Draw43% KAA Gent38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 22% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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