There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Pro League table so far. Here's the Gent - Mechelen latest:
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Gent and Mechelen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gent form and stats
8 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Gent have to build on here at GHELAMCO-arena in the Pro League. Gent has recorded two wins in a row here at GHELAMCO-arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Before that, Gent had a home game versus Sporting Charleroi which ended with a victory 4-0.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Gent played a great game against Zulte-Waregem and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A decent goal production from Gent in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 17 league matches. Gent have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Mechelen form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Mechelen have produced an overall stat of 8-4-5 so far.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Zulte-Waregem.
The visiting Mechelen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Mechelen have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Mechelen - Gent 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gent four wins, three draws and Mechelen three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Yaremchuk 17 goals |   G. Hairemans 8 goals |  I. Rinck de Camargo 8 goals |
Gent missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Gent | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 55 | 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | 54 |
| 42 | 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 54 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 71% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 76% | 82% |
| 56% | 65% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 59% | 68% |
| 26% | 35% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 35% | 41% |
| 15% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 53% | 47% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 65% |
| 32% | 35% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 21% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8.4 | 7.9 | 3.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.8 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 39% | 41% | 225% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | 33% |
- Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 47 | 76 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 60 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 56 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 53 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 49 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
| 9 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -6 | 47 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -16 | 46 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | -5 | 45 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 43 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -3 | 42 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 38 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -26 | 31 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -22 | 31 |