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Gent v Mechelen, Belgian Pro League, Sun, 15 Aug 2021: statistics and head to head

2021-22. Sun, 15 Aug 2021

GentHome
20Full time, half-time 1–0
MechelenAway

Gent won by 2 goals.

WWWDWLeague form, oldest to newestDDDWL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Gent have 1 scored home results and Mechelen 1 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Gent at home: 1.00 points per match (1 measured matches); Mechelen away: 0.00 points per match (1 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Gent scored 2.00 per home match (1 measured match); Mechelen scored 0.00 away (1). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.41 per club appearance across 66 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 1 of 2 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Gent: 3 wins; Mechelen: 0 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half10

The match in numbers

GentMechelen
  • 20Shots6
  • 8Shots on target3
  • 13Corners2
  • 10Fouls11
  • 2Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Gent

  • Shots20
  • On target8
  • Goals2

40% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Mechelen

  • Shots6
  • On target3
  • Goals0

50% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

6 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

3
Gent wins
3
Draws
0
Mechelen wins
Goals / meeting
2.50
15 goals in 6 meetings
Both scored
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Over 1.5
83%
5 of 6 meetings
Over 2.5
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Over 3.5
17%
1 of 6 meetings
Gent clean sheets
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Mechelen clean sheets
0%
0 of 6 meetings
Corners / meeting
9.50
6 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.67
6 with card data
  1. Mechelen v GentFri, 19 Feb 2021 · Belgian Pro League 2020-211–1HT 1–1
  2. Gent v MechelenSun, 30 Aug 2020 · Belgian Pro League 2020-211–0HT 1–0
  3. Mechelen v GentSat, 1 Feb 2020 · Belgian Pro League 2019-200–3HT 0–1
  4. Gent v MechelenSun, 15 Sept 2019 · Belgian Pro League 2019-203–0HT 3–0
  5. Gent v MechelenSun, 18 Feb 2018 · Belgian Pro League 2017-182–2HT 0–2
  6. Mechelen v GentSat, 12 Aug 2017 · Belgian Pro League 2017-181–1HT 0–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Gent at homeWDDWWW
Mechelen awayDLLLDD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Gent at home, Mechelen away
  • 56%
    Both teams scored
    League 53%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 96%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 85%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 81%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 56%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 55%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 41%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 35%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 24%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 17%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 3.3
    Avg total goals
    League 2.94
    17 + 17 matches
  • 97%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 75%
    17 + 16 matches
  • 33%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 36%
    17 + 16 matches
  • 11.9
    Corners per match
    League 10.30
    17 + 16 matches
  • 79%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 68%
    17 + 16 matches
  • 70%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 59%
    17 + 16 matches
  • 67%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 46%
    17 + 16 matches
  • 4.1
    Cards per match
    League 4.58
    17 + 16 matches
  • 61%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 64%
    17 + 16 matches
  • 33%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 44%
    17 + 16 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2021-22

Home and awayOverall
Gent at home, Mechelen away
Gent (home)Mechelen (away)
5Position7
LWWWWLast 5, oldest to newestLWDDL
17Played17
2.12Points per match1.06
65%Win %29%
2.18Scored / match1.24
0.94Conceded / match2.18
3.12Avg total goals3.41
53%Both scored59%
35%Clean sheets12%
12%Failed to score29%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

GentMechelen
  • 0.941st half scored / match0.81
  • 0.471st half conceded / match0.56
  • 1.242nd half scored / match0.50
  • 0.472nd half conceded / match1.44
  • 59%Leading at half-time44%
  • 94%1st half over 0.5100%
  • 29%1st half over 1.538%
  • 82%2nd half over 0.581%
  • 53%2nd half over 1.544%
  • 65%Scored in both halves25%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Gent at home, Mechelen away, this season.

Goals

GentMechelen
  • 2.18Scored / match1.24
  • 0.94Conceded / match2.18
  • 3.12Match total / match3.41
  • 88%Scored 1+71%
  • 71%Scored 2+41%
  • 65%Conceded 1+88%
  • 24%Conceded 2+59%
  • 82%Match over 1.588%
  • 59%Match over 2.553%
  • 41%Match over 3.541%

Shots and xG

GentMechelen
  • 16.76Shots for10.19
  • 9.71Shots against16.25
  • 6.59On target for4.00
  • 3.76On target against6.00
  • 13%Shot conversion13%

Corners

GentMechelen
  • 7.00Corners for4.81
  • 4.65Corners against7.31
  • 11.65Match total12.13
  • 94%Over 7.594%
  • 82%Over 8.575%
  • 65%Over 9.575%
  • 59%Over 10.575%
  • 47%Over 11.556%

Cards

GentMechelen
  • 1.35Cards for2.06
  • 2.94Cards against1.94
  • 4.29Match total4.00
  • 82%Over 2.581%
  • 65%Over 3.556%
  • 35%Over 4.531%
  • 29%Over 5.519%
  • 9.94Fouls committed11.94

The table, 2021-22

#ClubPGDPts
3Anderlecht343664
4Antwerp341763
5Gent342662
6Charleroi34954
7Mechelen34-452
8Genk341951
9St Truiden34251
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