Gent vs KV Mechelen

Final score: Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen in the Jupiler Pro League, March 8, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Gent, 3 draws, 2 wins for KV Mechelen.

Overview

Football: Jupiler Pro League · Round 28
Venue: Planet Group Arena, Gent
Form: DWWWW Gent
: DLDLL KV Mechelen

8' Wilfried Kanga
18' ▲ I. Cisse ▼ W. Kanga
30' Mory Konate
31' M. Deanpen. 1-0
45' L. Lopes · S. Van Der Heyden 2-0
HT2-0
46' ▲ B. Raman ▼ K. Vanrafelghem
46' ▲ B. Antonio ▼ M. Konate
60' ▲ M. Sonko ▼ Hong Hyun-Seok
63' Tiago Araújo
69' 2-1 M. van Brederode · R. Halhal
74' ▲ M. Kireev ▼ K. Mrabti
81' Mathis Servais
82' ▲ J. Duverne ▼ T. Araujo
82' ▲ A. Omgba ▼ M. Dean
82' ▲ H. Essaouabi ▼ D. Hashioka
83' I. Cisse · L. Lopes 3-1
90'+5 ▲ J. Marsa ▼ M. Servais
FT3-1

Line-ups

Gent Formation: 3-4-1-2 · Coach: Rik De Mil

33D. Roef 6.3
4D. Hashioka ▼ 82' 6.9
57M. Volckaert 6.3
44S. Van Der Heyden ⇢ 7.3
8M. Skoras 6.9
27T. De Vlieger 8.2
22L. Lopes ⚽ ⇢ 7.9
20T. Araujo ▼ 82' 7.3
24Hong Hyun-Seok ▼ 60' 7.3
21M. Dean ⚽ ▼ 82' 7.3
7W. Kanga ▼ 18' 6.2

Substitutes 9

30K. Peersman
29J. Duverne ▲ 82' 6.7
10A. Omgba ▲ 82' 6.6
37A. Kadri
25H. Essaouabi ▲ 82' 7.0
15A. Ito
11M. Sonko ▲ 60' 6.5
35G. De Meyer
75I. Cisse ⚽ ▲ 18' 8.0

KV Mechelen Formation: 3-4-3 · Coach: Frederic Vanderbiest

13N. Miras 6.7
2R. Halhal ⇢ 6.5
8M. Konate ▼ 46' 5.7
33T. St. Jago 5.9
7T. Koudou 6.9
19K. Mrabti ▼ 74' 6.3
6F. Hammar 6.9
17M. Servais ▼ 90' 6.6
27K. Vanrafelghem ▼ 46' 6.3
9M. van Brederode ⚽ 6.9
28B. Boersma 6.3

Substitutes 9

15T. Van Ingelgom
14B. Raman ▲ 46' 6.5
38B. Antonio ▲ 46' 6.6
29D. Salifou
10M. Kireev ▲ 74' 6.2
3J. Marsa ▲ 90'
39M. Decoene
11B. Bafdili
23M. Zekri

Statistics

02⚑3

⚑520

46%Possession54%

13Shots8

5Shots on target3

6Shots off target2

10Shots inside box6

3Shots outside box2

2Blocked shots3

3Corners5

1Offsides2

9Fouls19

2Yellow cards2

2Saves3

-0.84Goals prevented-0.84

379Passes465

296Accurate passes376

78%Pass accuracy81%

2.20Expected goals (xG)0.50

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
2	Club Brugge KV	30	59 - 36	+23	63
2	Union St. Gilloise	40	66 - 27	+39	53
3	St. Truiden	30	47 - 35	+12	57
5	Gent	40	53 - 57	-4	29
6	Anderlecht	30	43 - 39	+4	44
6	KV Mechelen	40	48 - 61	-13	29
7	Genk	30	46 - 47	-1	42
8	Standard Liege	30	27 - 35	-8	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	36 - 40	-4	39
10	Antwerp	30	31 - 32	-1	35
11	Charleroi	30	38 - 42	-4	34
12	OH Leuven	30	32 - 43	-11	34
13	Zulte Waregem	30	38 - 47	-9	32
14	Cercle Brugge	30	39 - 47	-8	31
15	RAAL La Louvière	30	30 - 37	-7	31
16	Dender	30	24 - 51	-27	19