Gent vs Mechelen

9 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Eric Lambrechts

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Tiago Araújo 37’
  • Josué Vergara 45’

Match summary

Gent beat Mechelen 2-0. Gent led 2-0 at half-time.

Tiago Araújo put Gent ahead from a corner in the 37th minute and Josué Vergara made it 2-0 in the 45th minute.

The chances backed that up: Gent created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Mechelen's 0.34 from 5.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
15 Shots 5
8 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 1
92 Attacks 72
44 Dangerous attacks 34
516 Passes 462
84.7% Pass accuracy 82.9%
25 Tackles 12
11 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Gent Mechelen
Kick-off
Corner
6’
11’
Benito RamanShot on target
Corner
20’
Corner
23’
28’
Kobe CorbanieGora Diouf
29’
Corner
Tiago AraújoLeft foot shot1-0 (Gent)
37’
Corner
37’
Josué VergaraShot on target
40’
Josué VergaraRight foot shot2-0 (Gent)
45’
Half-time2-0
46’
Malcolm Lohunanu-MbasiBenito Raman
Maksim PaskotsiChristian Burgess
46’
Second half underway
Mathias DelorgeTibe De Vlieger
71’
Hyllarion GooreAbdelkahar Kadri
71’
Hyllarion GooreShot on target
72’
76’
Ian StruyfJosé Marsà
77’
Maxim KireevDennis Praet
Hyllarion GooreShot on target
77’
Ibrahima CisseJosué Vergara
80’
84’
Dikeni SalifouShot on target
85’
Massimo DecoeneFoul
86’
Cedric Jan Van MeirvenneBilal Bafdili
Ibrahima CisseShot on target
88’
Momodou SonkoShot on target
90+4’
Hyllarion GooreShot on target
90+5’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 0.34 37’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), 1-0 37’ 45’ Josué Vergara (Gent), 2-0 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 0.34 37’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), 1-0 Araújo 37’ 45’ Josué Vergara (Gent), 2-0 Vergara 45’
Gent 1.17 xGMechelen 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mechelen attacking Gent attacking 
40’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 45’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 11’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+4’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Hyllarion Goore (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Maxim Kireev (Mechelen), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Tibe De Vlieger (Gent), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Dikeni Salifou (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Hyllarion Goore (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Hyllarion Goore (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90+2’ Maxim Kireev (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Matties Volckaert (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 45’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 11’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Josué Vergara (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Hyllarion Goore (Gent), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Maxim Kireev (Mechelen), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Ibrahima Cisse (Gent), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Dikeni Salifou (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Tibe De Vlieger (Gent), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Hyllarion Goore (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Hyllarion Goore (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 22’ Momodou Sonko (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Maxim Kireev (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Tiago Araújo (Gent), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Matties Volckaert (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Gent 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roef
Ngom
Burgess 46’
Heyden
Araújo
Volckaert
Vlieger 71’
Lopes
Sonko
Kadri 71’
Vergara 80’
Mechelen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Miras
Zekri
Decoene
Diouf 28’
Marsà 76’
Hammar
Salifou
Bafdili 86’
Praet 77’
Brederode
Raman 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Davy Roef
90′ 2 0 30 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Mouhamed El Ngom
90′ 3 3 1 5 1 56 3 – – –
Christian Burgess Taken off
45′ – 1 – 2 1 45 – – – –
Siebe Van der Heyden
90′ 2 – – 3 1 74 – – – –
Matties Volckaert
90′ 3 – – 6 2 26 – – – –
Maksim Paskotsi Came on as a substitute
45′ 2 – – 2 – 29 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Tibe De Vlieger Taken off
71′ – – 46 2 – 4 – 7 – 1 –
Leonardo Lopes
90′ – – 55 1 – 5 – 9 2 4 –
Tiago Araújo
90′ 1 – 54 – – – 1 2 – 1 –
Abdelkahar Kadri Taken off
71′ – – 36 – – 2 1 3 1 – –
Momodou Sonko
90′ – 1 25 1 – 3 1 5 1 – –
Mathias Delorge Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 13 1 – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Josué Vergara Taken off
80′ 1 – 4 2 0.69 – – 5 1 12 –
Hyllarion Goore Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 3 3 0.15 – 1 2 1 10 –
Ibrahima Cisse Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 1 0.06 – – 2 – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Gent win 49% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.40
Mechelen win 24% Avg odds 3.96

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Gent LDDDL
Mechelen WLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mechelen 1-0 Gent, 03 May 26 Next meeting: Mechelen vs Gent, 09 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Gent vs Mechelen meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.