Pro League preview and statistics: Gent - Mechelen at GHELAMCO-arena

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: GHELAMCO-arena (20000 seats)

Gent have excelled Mechelen this season, but every fixture opens at 0-0. Here's all the facts you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Gent have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Pro League
  • Mechelen have the most points from losing position (20) in Pro League

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.

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Gent form and stats

Gent have performed here at GHELAMCO-arena this season with 11 wins from 17 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3.

A strong away win for Gent against Sporting Charleroi the last match, as Lemajić (2) and Ngadeu were on target. Gent goalkeeper Roef did an outstanding job against Sporting Charleroi with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. The forward Lemajić was declared "man of the match" for Gent with a rating of 8.12/10. Lemajić scored two goals.

Ahead of that match, Gent lost 0-1 at home to Genk.

Gent are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Mechelen awaits in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Gent are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 17 league matches. Gent have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Mechelen form and stats

The visitors are W5-D3-L9 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. Mechelen has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Mechelen are travelling again after losing away to Genk in their previous match (2-4). A bonkers fixture with an abundance of goals last time out for Mechelen, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that game, will this game be as full of joy? Midfielder Hairemans was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.5. Hairemans scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sporting Charleroi.

After this away game Mechelen return home for a Pro League game against Gent. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Mechelen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 21 goals have been scored. For Mechelen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date registered scoreline involving both these participants is the Mechelen - Gent 4-3 played earlier this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Gent, three draws and two wins for Mechelen. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

GentT. Tissoudali
T. Tissoudali
19 goals
MechelenN. Storm
N. Storm
15 goals
MechelenH. Cuypers
H. Cuypers
13 goals

Gent missing players

Mechelen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gent Mechelen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
19 11 4 Won W 2 5 16
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 7
9 4 1 Lost L 3 10 13
59 37 11 Scored S 6 23 60
32 17 4 Conceded C 12 41 65
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 86%
47% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 61%
28% 39% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 44% 50%
11% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 33% 28%
44% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 61% 64%
39% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 11% 17%
25% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 28% 19%
 
6 6.7 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 5.1 5.7
4.8 4.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.9 6.2
1.9 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.1 1.9
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
14.6 16.3 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 10.5 11.2
5.5 6.4 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.3 4.3
30% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 32% 40%
 
10.3 10.2 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.8 16.2 14.8
3.7 3.9 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 6.1 5.2
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Gent have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gent have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Gent have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Pro League
  • Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mechelen have the most points from losing position (20) in Pro League
  • Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

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