Pro League: The mid-table positions show the journey Mechelen and Gent have been on so far. Both teams are up for it; let's go!
- Mechelen is in the best form (4-2-0)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen have played 17 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-7 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Mechelen, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Mechelen shared the glory with KV Oostende in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Jordi Vanlerberghe, defender, was given a rating of 8.03/10 in that game, top of the team. Vanlerberghe won 6 of 7 duels. Mechelen salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against KV Oostende, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Sheldon Bateau equalizing.
Before that, Mechelen had a home game versus Standard Liège which ended with a victory 3-1.A decent goal production from Mechelen in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 17 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 30 goals have been conceded.
Gent form and stats
Playing away, Gent have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Gent goalkeeper Sinan Bolat is eager to challenge this, with his 208 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Gent are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Pro League against Standard Liège. Bruno Godeau was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.84. The defender Godeau won 4 of 8 duels.
Prior to that result Gent won their away game at KV Oostende. The scoreline was 4-0.Gent has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 17 games. Gent have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gent - Mechelen 2-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mechelen won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Gent has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Yaremchuk 20 goals |   N. Storm 11 goals |  I. Rinck de Camargo 9 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Gent missing players
| Mechelen | Gent | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 19 | 39 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 68 | 37 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | 66 |
| 63 | 34 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 47 |
| 97% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 97% |
| 85% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 68% | 74% |
| 72% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 53% | 59% |
| 46% | 53% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 28% |
| 23% | 32% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | 13% |
| 69% | 63% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 54% |
| 18% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| 15% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | 15% |
| 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 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 10.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 35% | 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 38% | 40% |
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 |