Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KV Mechelen vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KV Mechelen
0 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sun 6 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafik Belghali 34' Y
Y 64' Hugo Cuypers
Y 65' Andrew Hjulsager
Y 84' Nurio Fortuna
Geoffry Hairemans 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

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

2
5
9
KV Mechelen 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug KAA Gent H 0–1 L
30 Jul Club Brugge KV A 1–1 D
23 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 3–2 W
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
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug KV Mechelen A 1–0 W
30 Jul KV Kortrijk H 3–2 W
23 Apr KV Oostende H 1–2 L
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

Season Stats

KV Mechelen KAA Gent
#17 Position #2
3 Points 19
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 13
14 Conceded 4
-9 GD +9
0.43 PPG 2.71
0% Win % 86%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! KV Mechelen vs KAA Gent — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Julien N'Goy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Rafik Belghali. He receives a card.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' KV Mechelen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's shape.
  • 49' Rob Schoofs is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
  • 53' Dimitri Lavalee doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Mechelen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' It is a substitution in KV Mechelen team. Ngal'ayel Mukau is replaced by Geoffry Hairemans on 61 minute.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Hugo Cuypers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 65' KAA Gent receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 69' Pieter Gerkens has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Hjulsager on 69 minute.
  • 74' The travelling KAA Gent supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Ismael Kandouss on, Hyun-seok Hong off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' KAA Gent come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 84' Nurio Fortuna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Geoffry Hairemans picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for KV Mechelen.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matisse Samoise 3
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Bill Antonio 2
Jonathan David 2
Franck Gniangbo 2
Nurio Fortuna 2
Laurent Depoitre 2
Benito Raman 2

Head to Head

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 2021-08-15 KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen 2021-02-19 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent

KV Mechelen Form

2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent L 2023-07-30 Club Brugge KV 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2023-04-23 RSC Anderlecht 2–3 KV Mechelen W 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

KAA Gent Form

2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent W 2023-07-30 KAA Gent 3–2 KV Kortrijk W 2023-04-23 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Oostende L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.34 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 74% + KAA Gent to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen12% Draw21% KAA Gent67%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
33%
Draw or KAA Gent
88%
KV Mechelen or KAA Gent
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen4% Draw43% KAA Gent53%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
18.9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
12.7%
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 4
6.6%
1 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 5
2.8%
1 – 4
2.5%
1 – 0
2.4%
1 – 5
1.1%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 26% 52%
+1.5 48% — 52%
+2 48% 24% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
72% ✓

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