Mechelen vs Gent stats and head-to-head

2025-26. Sat, 16 Aug 2025

11Full time, half-time 1–0

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

WLDDLLeague form, oldest to newestLDDDL

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

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Mechelen have 1 scored home results and Gent 1 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Mechelen at home: 3.00 points per match (1 measured matches); Gent 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. Mechelen scored 2.00 per home match (1 measured match); Gent scored 1.00 away (1). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.38 per club appearance across 52 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 2 of 2 pooled club appearances (100.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Mechelen: 2 wins; Gent: 6 wins; draws: 2.

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 half01

The match in numbers

MechelenGent

7Shots23
3Shots on target11
2Corners11
9Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Mechelen

Shots7
On target3
Goals1

43% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Gent

Shots23
On target11
Goals1

48% of shots on target, 9% 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.

Mechelen wins

Draws

Gent wins

Goals / meeting

3.60

36 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

60%

6 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

Mechelen clean sheets

0 of 10 meetings

Gent clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.80

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.60

10 with card data

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
Gent v MechelenSun, 15 Aug 2021 · Belgian Pro League 2021-222–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

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

Home and away All matches

Mechelen at homeLWDDLL

Fri, 11 Septv Anderlecht0–1C 10–5 · Y 1–4
Sat, 5 Septv Westerlo0–4C 5–6 · Y 3–2
Sun, 16 Augv Standard3–3C 5–2 · Y 0–3
Thu, 21 Mayv Club Brugge2–2C 3–5 · Y 1–2
Sun, 3 Mayv Gent1–0C 7–4 · Y 2–3
Sun, 26 Aprv St Truiden1–4C 4–7 · Y 1–1

Gent awayWWWWDW

Sat, 10 Oct@ Waregem2–0C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 13 Sept@ Genk1–1C 9–4 · Y 5–2
Sun, 6 Sept@ Cercle Brugge3–0C 0–8 · Y 0–1
Thu, 27 Aug@ Hibernian3–2C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 16 Aug@ RAAL La Louviere2–1C 3–6 · Y 0–1
Thu, 6 Aug@ IFK Göteborg1–0C ––– · Y –––

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

Mechelen at home, Gent away

63%
Both teams scored
League 54%
20 + 20 matches
93%
Over 0.5 goals
League 92%
20 + 20 matches
75%
Over 1.5 goals
League 76%
20 + 20 matches
50%
Over 2.5 goals
League 49%
20 + 20 matches
35%
Over 3.5 goals
League 27%
20 + 20 matches
18%
Over 4.5 goals
League 14%
20 + 20 matches
2.7
Avg total goals
League 2.68
20 + 20 matches
75%
1st half over 0.5
League 71%
20 + 20 matches
23%
1st half over 1.5
League 35%
20 + 20 matches
10.4
Corners per match
League 10.17
20 + 20 matches
75%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
20 + 20 matches
63%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
20 + 20 matches
50%
Corners over 10.5
League 46%
20 + 20 matches
4.0
Cards per match
League 4.07
20 + 20 matches
48%
Cards over 3.5
League 55%
20 + 20 matches
38%
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

Mechelen at home, Gent away

Mechelen (home)		Gent (away)
10	Position	9
LLLWD	Last 5, oldest to newest	LDLDL
20	Played	20
1.40	Points per match	1.05
35%	Win %	25%
1.20	Scored / match	1.20
1.25	Conceded / match	1.80
2.45	Avg total goals	3.00
65%	Both scored	60%
25%	Clean sheets	15%
15%	Failed to score	35%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

MechelenGent

0.601st half scored / match0.50
0.251st half conceded / match0.80
0.602nd half scored / match0.70
1.002nd half conceded / match1.00
50%Leading at half-time25%
75%1st half over 0.575%
10%1st half over 1.535%
80%2nd half over 0.585%
50%2nd half over 1.560%
25%Scored in both halves25%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Mechelen at home, Gent away, this season.

Goals

MechelenGent

1.20Scored / match1.20
1.25Conceded / match1.80
2.45Match total / match3.00
85%Scored 1+65%
30%Scored 2+25%
75%Conceded 1+85%
30%Conceded 2+45%
70%Match over 1.580%
40%Match over 2.560%
25%Match over 3.545%

Shots and xG

MechelenGent

10.65Shots for11.15
14.95Shots against16.45
3.50On target for4.25
5.45On target against5.60
11%Shot conversion11%

Corners

MechelenGent

4.35Corners for4.40
5.80Corners against6.30
10.15Match total10.70
90%Over 7.585%
70%Over 8.580%
55%Over 9.570%
45%Over 10.555%
25%Over 11.540%

Cards

MechelenGent

2.15Cards for1.85
2.65Cards against1.40
4.80Match total3.25
80%Over 2.555%
65%Over 3.530%
45%Over 4.530%
30%Over 5.520%
10.20Fouls committed10.25

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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