Gent vs Mechelen stats and head-to-head

2023-24. Fri, 19 Jan 2024

12Full time, half-time 0–1

Mechelen won by 1 goal.

WLWWWLeague form, oldest to newestWLLWW

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

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Gent have 10 scored home results and Mechelen 10 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Gent at home: 2.20 points per match (10 measured matches); Mechelen away: 0.80 points per match (10 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Gent scored 2.30 per home match (10 measured matches); Mechelen scored 1.00 away (10). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.42 per club appearance across 320 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 20 pooled club appearances (65.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Gent: 6 wins; Mechelen: 1 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 half01

Second half11

The match in numbers

GentMechelen

23Shots9
7Shots on target2
8Corners4
4Fouls15
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Gent

Shots23
On target7
Goals1

30% of shots on target, 14% of those scored.

Mechelen

Shots9
On target2
Goals2

22% of shots on target, 100% 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.

10 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.

Gent wins

Draws

Mechelen wins

Goals / meeting

2.80

28 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

80%

8 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

20%

2 of 10 meetings

Gent clean sheets

60%

6 of 10 meetings

Mechelen clean sheets

0 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

9.80

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.70

10 with card data

Mechelen v GentSun, 6 Aug 2023 · Belgian Pro League 2023-240–1HT 0–0
Mechelen v GentSun, 16 Apr 2023 · Belgian Pro League 2022-231–1HT 1–1
Gent v MechelenSun, 16 Oct 2022 · Belgian Pro League 2022-233–0HT 1–0
Mechelen v GentWed, 15 Dec 2021 · Belgian Pro League 2021-224–3HT 1–1
Gent v MechelenSun, 15 Aug 2021 · Belgian Pro League 2021-222–0HT 1–0
Mechelen v GentFri, 19 Feb 2021 · Belgian Pro League 2020-211–1HT 1–1
Gent v MechelenSun, 30 Aug 2020 · Belgian Pro League 2020-211–0HT 1–0
Mechelen v GentSat, 1 Feb 2020 · Belgian Pro League 2019-200–3HT 0–1
Gent v MechelenSun, 15 Sept 2019 · Belgian Pro League 2019-203–0HT 3–0
Gent v MechelenSun, 18 Feb 2018 · Belgian Pro League 2017-182–2HT 0–2

Latest stored form

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

Home and away All matches

Gent at homeWDDWWW

Fri, 18 Septv Standard2–1C 5–6 · Y 1–0
Thu, 3 Septv Oud-Heverlee Leuven1–0C 10–1 · Y 1–2
Sun, 30 Augv Club Brugge2–1C 1–5 · Y 5–4
Thu, 20 Augv Hibernian0–0C ––– · Y –––
Thu, 13 Augv IFK Göteborg1–1C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 9 Augv Mechelen2–0C 4–1 · Y 0–1

Mechelen awayDLLLDD

Sat, 19 Sept@ Lommel SK0–0C 6–5 · Y 4–2
Sat, 29 Aug@ RAAL La Louviere2–2C 6–1 · Y 2–2
Sat, 22 Aug@ Charleroi0–2C 2–3 · Y 0–0
Sun, 9 Aug@ Gent0–2C 1–4 · Y 1–0
Sun, 24 May@ St Truiden0–3C 2–2 · Y 2–2
Sun, 17 May@ Anderlecht2–2C 2–2 · Y 4–0

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 away Overall

Gent at home, Mechelen away

63%
Both teams scored
League 55%
20 + 20 matches
98%
Over 0.5 goals
League 95%
20 + 20 matches
83%
Over 1.5 goals
League 77%
20 + 20 matches
63%
Over 2.5 goals
League 55%
20 + 20 matches
45%
Over 3.5 goals
League 34%
20 + 20 matches
18%
Over 4.5 goals
League 15%
20 + 20 matches
3.1
Avg total goals
League 2.82
20 + 20 matches
80%
1st half over 0.5
League 73%
20 + 20 matches
43%
1st half over 1.5
League 35%
20 + 20 matches
10.3
Corners per match
League 9.88
20 + 20 matches
73%
Corners over 8.5
League 63%
20 + 20 matches
63%
Corners over 9.5
League 51%
20 + 20 matches
58%
Corners over 10.5
League 40%
20 + 20 matches
3.8
Cards per match
League 3.97
20 + 20 matches
53%
Cards over 3.5
League 57%
20 + 20 matches
38%
Cards over 4.5
League 38%
20 + 20 matches

Stored season context, 2023-24

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, 2023-24

Home and away Overall

Gent at home, Mechelen away

Gent (home)		Mechelen (away)
4	Position	5
WWWLW	Last 5, oldest to newest	WLDLW
20	Played	20
1.95	Points per match	1.35
55%	Win %	40%
2.35	Scored / match	1.20
1.15	Conceded / match	1.45
3.50	Avg total goals	2.65
75%	Both scored	50%
20%	Clean sheets	25%
5%	Failed to score	30%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

GentMechelen

1.051st half scored / match0.45
0.701st half conceded / match0.70
1.302nd half scored / match0.75
0.452nd half conceded / match0.75
40%Leading at half-time25%
90%1st half over 0.570%
55%1st half over 1.530%
90%2nd half over 0.590%
60%2nd half over 1.535%
50%Scored in both halves25%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Gent at home, Mechelen away, this season.

Goals

GentMechelen

2.35Scored / match1.20
1.15Conceded / match1.45
3.50Match total / match2.65
95%Scored 1+70%
70%Scored 2+30%
80%Conceded 1+75%
35%Conceded 2+45%
95%Match over 1.570%
75%Match over 2.550%
55%Match over 3.535%

Shots and xG

GentMechelen

15.50Shots for10.80
11.50Shots against16.30
6.10On target for4.30
3.90On target against5.35
15%Shot conversion11%

Corners

GentMechelen

6.00Corners for4.10
4.50Corners against6.05
10.50Match total10.15
90%Over 7.580%
75%Over 8.570%
70%Over 9.555%
60%Over 10.555%
30%Over 11.540%

Cards

GentMechelen

1.40Cards for2.00
2.65Cards against1.55
4.05Match total3.55
80%Over 2.575%
60%Over 3.545%
45%Over 4.530%
15%Over 5.510%
10.05Fouls committed10.60

The table, 2023-24

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
2	Anderlecht	40	28	77
3	Club Brugge	40	48	75
4	Gent	41	33	74
5	Mechelen	40	7	61
6	Genk	41	10	60
7	Cercle Brugge	40	10	60

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