Gent battle against Mechelen for glory and sporting success.
- Gent have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Gent form and stats
A Pro League draw at home so far for Gent. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 17 matches.
No payout for Gent in their previous match, an away game at KV Oostende that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Joseph Okumu got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.2/10. Okumu won 9 of 13 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sint-Truiden (1-2).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Gent handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and three defeats.
Early season league goal statistics from Gent's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.
Mechelen form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Pro League ended in defeat. Last season Mechelen had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 8, drew 4 and lost 5.
Mechelen failed to get anything from their last game, a Pro League home match vs AS Eupen (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Midfield player Geoffry Hairemans was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Hairemans served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against RFC Seraing wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.We have checked recent matches where Mechelen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, three draws and four defeats.
Mechelen have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Gent-Mechelen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gent five wins, Mechelen one win, four draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. Druijf 2 goals |   A. Hanche-Olsen 1 goals |  T. Tissoudali 1 goals |
Gent missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Gent | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 8.7 |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 4.3 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 23% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
- Gent have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
| Gent | Last season | Mechelen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 68 | 35 | Scored | S | 31 | 69 | ||
| 48 | 24 | Conceded | C | 29 | 65 | ||
| 98% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | ||
| 60% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 45% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 22% | ||
| 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 18% | ||
| 15% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 15% | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Kortrijk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | KV Oostende | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | AS Eupen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Cercle Brugge | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Genk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Antwerp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Gent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 Liège | 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 |