Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Mechelen in 8th and Gent in 12th place.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Pro League.
Mechelen form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Mechelen at their home stadium (AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Mechelen are returning here after visiting Beerschot-Wilrijk in a Pro League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Ferdy Druijf and Sandy Walsh scored the goal(s). A strong away win before that one, visiting Beerschot-Wilrijk and winning 1-0.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Ferdy Druijf scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time.
This is expected to be a close game, with Mechelen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mechelen as a small favourite), we find three games. Mechelen has won one of these, drawn one and lost one.
A decent goal production from Mechelen in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
Gent form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Gent's previous game versus Royal Excel Mouscron (placed 16th), a Pro League 4-0 win played at home. Before that, Gent secured a home win against Sporting Charleroi with the score 3-1.
As mentioned above, Gent was the only team on the pitch versus Royal Excel Mouscron in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Roman Yaremchuk's lethal finishing against Royal Excel Mouscron. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Gent in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Gent, four draws and one defeat.
Gent have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Gent have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Gent - Mechelen 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Mechelen wins - draws - Gent wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Yaremchuk 13 goals |   G. Hairemans 8 goals |  I. Rinck de Camargo 5 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Gent missing players
| Mechelen | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 41 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 43 | 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 78% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 70% |
| 70% | 79% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 56% |
| 41% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 22% |
| 22% | 29% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 59% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 26% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| 19% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 9 | 8.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 29% | 36% |
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 37 | 60 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 3 | Genk | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 43 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 40 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | KV Oostende | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 38 |
| 10 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 | Gent | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 33 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -7 | 30 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -18 | 26 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 21 |