Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KV Mechelen
1 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 16:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League .

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 Louviere 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
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 2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug KAA Gent H 1–1 D
09 Aug KVC Westerlo A 1–0 W
01 Aug Club Brugge KV H 2–1 W
26 Jul SV Zulte-Waregem A 1–1 D
16 Mar FC Verbroedering Dender EH H 2–1 W
08 Mar Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–0 W
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug KV Mechelen A 1–1 D
09 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 2–3 L
02 Aug UR La Louviere Centre H 1–0 W
27 Jul K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–3 L
25 May Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–3 L
18 May KRC Genk H 1–4 L

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' KV Mechelen have kicked off against KAA Gent. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent

KV Mechelen Form

2025-08-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2025-08-09 KVC Westerlo 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2025-08-01 KV Mechelen 2–1 Club Brugge KV W 2025-07-26 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2025-03-16 KV Mechelen 2–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W 2025-03-08 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 KV Mechelen W

KAA Gent Form

2025-08-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2025-08-09 KAA Gent 2–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-08-02 KAA Gent 1–0 UR La Louviere Centre W 2025-07-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 KAA Gent L 2025-05-25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 KAA Gent L 2025-05-18 KAA Gent 1–4 KRC Genk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.98 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen29% Draw24% KAA Gent47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
54%
Draw or KAA Gent
71%
KV Mechelen or KAA Gent
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen16% Draw44% KAA Gent40%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.1%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 3
5.9%
2 – 1
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
3%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 23% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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