Sunday , 16 August 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

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 Louviere 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

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

Key Stats

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

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). KAA Gent are 6th (3 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KV Mechelen and KAA Gent get this one started.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

KAA Gent 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

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
0.82 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen27% Draw25% KAA Gent48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
52%
Draw or KAA Gent
73%
KV Mechelen or KAA Gent
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen13% Draw46% KAA Gent41%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.4%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
11.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 3
6.7%
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
3%
1 – 4
2.6%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 24% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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