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Belgium Jupiler Pro League 2025/26 · Regular Season - 28

Gent vs KV Mechelen, 08 March 2026: result and statistics

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Gent

3 : 1 Half-time score 2:0 08 March 2026
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KV Mechelen

2.2 xG Expected goals (xG) 0.5
Jupiler Pro League standings Pro League , Championship Round
#TeamPScoredConcededPoints
5 Gent 40 53 57 29
6 KV Mechelen 40 48 61 29

Squad news

Preliminary squads: Gent — KV Mechelen

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Preliminary
Gent 3-4-1-2
CoachRik De Mil
KV Mechelen 3-4-3
CoachFrederic Vanderbiest
7.3 33. D. Roef
6.8 4. D. Hashioka
6.8 57. M. Volckaert
6.7 44. S. Van Der Heyden
7.0 8. M. Skoras
6.8 27. T. De Vlieger
6.8 22. L. Lopes
6.9 20. T. Araujo
6.8 24. Hong Hyun-Seok
6.6 21. M. Dean
6.8 7. W. Kanga
7.7 13. N. Miras
7.0 2. R. Halhal
6.9 8. M. Konate
6.9 33. T. St. Jago
6.9 7. T. Koudou
7.0 19. K. Mrabti
7.2 6. F. Hammar
7.1 17. M. Servais
7.0 27. K. Vanrafelghem
7.0 9. M. van Brederode
6.4 28. B. Boersma
Gent Substitutes
30
K. Peersman G
29
J. Duverne D
6.6
10
A. Omgba M
6.5
37
A. Kadri M
7.0
25
H. Essaouabi D
6.5
15
A. Ito M
6.9
11
M. Sonko F
6.6
35
G. De Meyer D
75
I. Cisse F
8.0
KV Mechelen Substitutes
15
T. Van Ingelgom G
14
B. Raman F
6.8
38
B. Antonio F
6.5
29
D. Salifou M
6.8
10
M. Kireev M
6.9
3
J. Marsa D
6.8
39
M. Decoene M
6.8
11
B. Bafdili M
6.7
23
M. Zekri D
6.6

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Gent — KV Mechelen

Gent

1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses in the last 5 matches

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Gent

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Gent — at home

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Gent
KV Mechelen

3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses in the last 5 matches

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KV Mechelen — all matches

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KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen — away

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KV Mechelen

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Head-to-head: Gent and KV Mechelen

Head-to-head
DateCompetitionOpponentScore
16.08.2025 Jupiler Pro League KV Mechelen — Gent 1:1
07.02.2025 Jupiler Pro League KV Mechelen — Gent 3:3
15.09.2024 Jupiler Pro League Gent — KV Mechelen 2:0
04.05.2024 Jupiler Pro League KV Mechelen — Gent 2:4
20.04.2024 Jupiler Pro League Gent — KV Mechelen 3:1

Match timeline

Match events: Gent — KV Mechelen

First half 2 - 0
Wilfried Kanga Yellow card · Foul
I. Cisse Replaced: W. Kanga Substitution
Mory Konate Yellow card · Foul
1 - 0
M. Dean Penalty
2 - 0
L. Lopes Assist: S. Van Der Heyden Goal
Second half 3 - 1
B. Raman Replaced: K. Vanrafelghem Substitution
B. Antonio Replaced: M. Konate Substitution
M. Sonko Replaced: Hong Hyun-Seok Substitution
Tiago Araújo Yellow card · Foul
2 - 1
M. van Brederode Assist: R. Halhal Goal
M. Kireev Replaced: K. Mrabti Substitution
Mathis Servais Yellow card · Foul
J. Duverne Replaced: T. Araujo Substitution
A. Omgba Replaced: M. Dean Substitution
H. Essaouabi Replaced: D. Hashioka Substitution
3 - 1
I. Cisse Assist: L. Lopes Goal
J. Marsa Replaced: M. Servais Substitution
Gent Metric KV Mechelen
3 Goals 1
2.2 Expected goals (xG) 0.5
13 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 3
1 Shots inside the box 6
3 Shots outside the box 2
3 Corners 5
9 Fouls 19
1 Offsides 2
46 % Ball possession, % 54 %
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
379 Total passes 465
296 Accurate passes 376
78 % Pass accuracy, % 81 %
2 Yellow cards 2
Referee: Lothar D'hondt, Belgium

Player statistics

Player ratings: Gent — KV Mechelen

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Gent Rating
27
Tibe De Vlieger M · 90 min
8.2
Assists 0 Total passes 46 Pass accuracy, % 41 % Tackles 4 Interceptions 3 Blocks 3 Duels: won / total 11 / 16 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 6 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
75
Ibrahima Cisse F · 72 min · Substitute appearance · goals: 1
8.0
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 15 Pass accuracy, % 8 % Key passes 1 Tackles 3 Duels: won / total 11 / 17 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
22
Leonardo Lopes M · 90 min · goals: 1 · assists: 1
7.9
Goals 1 Assists 1 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 45 Pass accuracy, % 34 % Key passes 1 Tackles 2 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 9 / 16 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Dribbled past 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
44
Siebe Van Der Heyden D · 90 min · assists: 1
7.3
Assists 1 Shots 1 Total passes 44 Pass accuracy, % 36 % Key passes 1 Tackles 3 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 7 / 10 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
20
Tiago Araújo M · 82 min
7.3
Assists 0 Total passes 29 Pass accuracy, % 21 % Key passes 1 Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 4 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
21
Max Dean F · 82 min · goals: 1
7.3
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 3 Shots on target 2 Total passes 11 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Duels: won / total 2 / 3 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Penalties scored 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
24
Hyun-Seok Hong F · 60 min
7.3
Assists 0 Total passes 25 Pass accuracy, % 22 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 5 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Fouls drawn 3 Goals conceded 0 Penalties won 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
25
Hatim Essaouabi D · 8 min · Substitute appearance
7.0
Assists 0 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Michał Skóraś M · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 3 Shots on target 1 Total passes 32 Pass accuracy, % 26 % Key passes 5 Tackles 1 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
4
Daiki Hashioka D · 82 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 39 Pass accuracy, % 32 % Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 3 / 5 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
29
Jean-Kévin Duverne D · 8 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 4 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
10
Aimé Omgba M · 8 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 9 Pass accuracy, % 8 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Momodou Sonko F · 30 min · Substitute appearance
6.5
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 9 Pass accuracy, % 7 % Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 5 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
33
Davy Roef G · 90 min · Captain
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 24 Pass accuracy, % 12 % Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Goalkeeper saves 2 Goals conceded 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
57
Matties Volckaert D · 90 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 45 Pass accuracy, % 35 % Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total — / 4 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
7
Wilfried Kanga F · 18 min
6.2
Assists 0 Total passes 2 Duels: won / total 1 / 3 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
30
Kjell Peersman G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
35
Gilles De Meyer D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
37
Abdelkahar Kadri M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
15
Atsuki Ito M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
KV Mechelen Rating
7
Thérence Koudou M · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 58 Pass accuracy, % 49 % Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 6 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Fredrik Hammar M · 90 min · Captain
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 44 Pass accuracy, % 32 % Tackles 4 Duels: won / total 9 / 15 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
9
Myron Van Brederode F · 90 min · goals: 1
6.9
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 34 Pass accuracy, % 25 % Duels: won / total — / 7 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
13
Nacho Miras G · 90 min
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 33 Pass accuracy, % 29 % Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goalkeeper saves 3 Goals conceded 3 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
17
Mathis Servais M · 89 min
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 36 Pass accuracy, % 27 % Key passes 2 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 9 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
38
Bill Antonio F · 45 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 10 Pass accuracy, % 1 % Key passes 1 Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 7 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2
Redouane Halhal D · 90 min · assists: 1
6.5
Assists 1 Total passes 78 Pass accuracy, % 70 % Key passes 1 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 3 / 7 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Benito Raman F · 45 min · Substitute appearance
6.5
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Duels: won / total 2 / 5 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
28
Bouke Boersma F · 90 min
6.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 12 Pass accuracy, % 5 % Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 5 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
19
Kerim Mrabti M · 74 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 43 Pass accuracy, % 36 % Duels: won / total 2 / 10 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 4 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Keano Vanrafelghem F · 45 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 21 Pass accuracy, % 15 % Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
10
Maxim Kireev M · 16 min · Substitute appearance
6.2
Assists 0 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Duels: won / total 1 / 3 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
33
Tommy St. Jago D · 90 min
5.9
Assists 0 Total passes 59 Pass accuracy, % 56 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 1 / 7 Dribbled past 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Mory Konate D · 45 min
5.7
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 27 Pass accuracy, % 26 % Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 5 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Penalties conceded 1 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
3
José Marsà D · 1 min · Substitute appearance
—
Assists 0 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
15
Tijn Van Ingelgom G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
39
Massimo Decoene M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
23
Moncef Zekri D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
29
Dikeni Salifou M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Bilal Bafdili M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Gent — KV Mechelen

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Gent
Average per match
13.4
Team 5.4 Opponent 8
Above the line in 5 of 5 matches

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Gent

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Corners · Gent — at home

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Gent
KV Mechelen
Average per match
8.8
Team 3 Opponent 5.8
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen

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Shots on target: Gent — KV Mechelen

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Gent
Average per match
7.8
Team 3.2 Opponent 4.6
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Gent

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Gent
KV Mechelen
Average per match
8.8
Team 4 Opponent 4.8
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen

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Yellow cards: Gent — KV Mechelen

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Gent
Average per match
4
Team 1.3 Opponent 2.8
Above the line in 2 of 4 matches

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Gent

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Yellow cards · Gent — at home

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Gent
KV Mechelen
Average per match
4
Team 2 Opponent 2
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen

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Match information

Match information: Gent — KV Mechelen

Kick-off08 March 2026, 17:00
CompetitionJupiler Pro League
Season2025/26
Round / stageRegular Season - 28
VenuePlanet Group Arena
CityGent
RefereeLothar D'hondt, Belgium

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Gent — KV Mechelen

01 What time does Gent vs KV Mechelen kick off?

Gent vs KV Mechelen (Jupiler Pro League) kicks off 08 March 2026, 17:00.

02 Where is Gent vs KV Mechelen being played?

The match is played at Planet Group Arena (Gent).

03 Who is the referee for Gent vs KV Mechelen?

The referee for Gent vs KV Mechelen is Lothar D'hondt, Belgium.

04 What is the recent form of Gent and KV Mechelen?

Gent: 1 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 5–10. KV Mechelen: 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 10–6.

05 How many times have Gent and KV Mechelen played each other?

Our database has 5 previous head-to-head meetings for these teams.

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