Gent vs Mechelen stats and head-to-head

2025-26. Sun, 8 Mar 2026

31Full time, half-time 2–0

Gent won by 2 goals.

LDDDLLeague form, oldest to newestWLDDL

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

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Gent have 13 scored home results and Mechelen 13 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Gent at home: 1.54 points per match (13 measured matches); Mechelen away: 1.62 points per match (13 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Gent scored 1.69 per home match (13 measured matches); Mechelen scored 1.38 away (13). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.30 per club appearance across 442 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 14 of 26 pooled club appearances (53.8%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Gent: 5 wins; Mechelen: 2 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 half20

Second half11

The match in numbers

GentMechelen

13Shots8
5Shots on target3
3Corners5
9Fouls19
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Gent

Shots13
On target5
Goals3

38% of shots on target, 60% of those scored.

Mechelen

Shots8
On target3
Goals1

38% of shots on target, 33% 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

3.60

36 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

70%

7 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

90%

9 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

60%

6 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Gent clean sheets

30%

3 of 10 meetings

Mechelen clean sheets

0 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.60

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.50

10 with card data

Mechelen v GentSat, 16 Aug 2025 · Belgian Pro League 2025-261–1HT 1–0
Mechelen v GentFri, 7 Feb 2025 · Belgian Pro League 2024-253–3HT 1–1
Gent v MechelenSun, 15 Sept 2024 · Belgian Pro League 2024-252–0HT 2–0
Mechelen v GentSat, 4 May 2024 · Belgian Pro League 2023-242–4HT 2–3
Gent v MechelenSat, 20 Apr 2024 · Belgian Pro League 2023-243–1HT 1–0
Gent v MechelenFri, 19 Jan 2024 · Belgian Pro League 2023-241–2HT 0–1
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

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

55%
Both teams scored
League 54%
20 + 20 matches
95%
Over 0.5 goals
League 92%
20 + 20 matches
80%
Over 1.5 goals
League 76%
20 + 20 matches
48%
Over 2.5 goals
League 49%
20 + 20 matches
33%
Over 3.5 goals
League 27%
20 + 20 matches
13%
Over 4.5 goals
League 14%
20 + 20 matches
2.8
Avg total goals
League 2.68
20 + 20 matches
85%
1st half over 0.5
League 71%
20 + 20 matches
40%
1st half over 1.5
League 35%
20 + 20 matches
10.4
Corners per match
League 10.17
20 + 20 matches
50%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
20 + 20 matches
48%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
20 + 20 matches
48%
Corners over 10.5
League 46%
20 + 20 matches
3.7
Cards per match
League 4.07
20 + 20 matches
53%
Cards over 3.5
League 55%
20 + 20 matches
30%
Cards over 4.5
League 40%
20 + 20 matches

Stored season context, 2025-26

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, 2025-26

Home and away Overall

Gent at home, Mechelen away

Gent (home)		Mechelen (away)
9	Position	10
DDLDD	Last 5, oldest to newest	DLLDL
20	Played	20
1.50	Points per match	1.15
40%	Win %	30%
1.45	Scored / match	1.20
1.05	Conceded / match	1.80
2.50	Avg total goals	3.00
50%	Both scored	60%
35%	Clean sheets	20%
25%	Failed to score	20%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

GentMechelen

0.701st half scored / match0.60
0.551st half conceded / match0.85
0.752nd half scored / match0.60
0.502nd half conceded / match0.95
35%Leading at half-time30%
80%1st half over 0.590%
35%1st half over 1.545%
75%2nd half over 0.580%
35%2nd half over 1.545%
30%Scored in both halves20%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Gent at home, Mechelen away, this season.

Goals

GentMechelen

1.45Scored / match1.20
1.05Conceded / match1.80
2.50Match total / match3.00
75%Scored 1+80%
40%Scored 2+30%
65%Conceded 1+80%
30%Conceded 2+50%
80%Match over 1.580%
40%Match over 2.555%
25%Match over 3.540%

Shots and xG

GentMechelen

14.20Shots for9.10
12.00Shots against14.90
3.75On target for3.50
4.40On target against5.45
10%Shot conversion13%

Corners

GentMechelen

5.00Corners for4.60
5.35Corners against5.90
10.35Match total10.50
70%Over 7.575%
50%Over 8.550%
50%Over 9.545%
50%Over 10.545%
35%Over 11.540%

Cards

GentMechelen

1.80Cards for2.20
2.00Cards against1.40
3.80Match total3.60
60%Over 2.565%
50%Over 3.555%
35%Over 4.525%
25%Over 5.515%
10.20Fouls committed10.50

The table, 2025-26

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
7	Westerlo	40	-7	52
8	Charleroi	40	0	51
9	Gent	40	-4	51
10	Mechelen	40	-13	51
11	Waregem	36	0	48
12	Antwerp	40	-5	48

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