Mechelen vs Gent

6 August 2023 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Dimitri Lavalėe 54’ (og)

Match summary

Gent won 1-0 away at Mechelen. It was goalless at half-time.

Lavalėe's own goal put Gent ahead in the 54th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Mechelen created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Gent 1.78 from 11. Rob Schoofs had a penalty saved for Mechelen.

Match stats

Mechelen Gent
14 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.76 xG 1.78
0.97 Non-penalty xG 1.78

Key events

Mechelen Gent
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
54’
Dimitri Lavalėe
Own goal0-1 (Gent)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Mechelen
  • Rafik Belghali
  • Geoffry Hairemans
Gent
  • Núrio Fortuna
  • Andrew Hjulsager
  • Hugo Cuypers

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.78 54’ Dimitri Lavalėe (Gent) own goal, 0-1 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.78 54’ Dimitri Lavalėe (Gent) own goal, 0-1 Lavalėe 54’
Mechelen 1.76 xGGent 1.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gent attacking Mechelen attacking 
90+5’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 89’ Sandy Walsh (Mechelen), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 43’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 52’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 18’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 28’ Núrio Fortuna (Gent), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 61’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 88’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Sven Kums (Gent), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Sven Kums (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Malick Fofana (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Jordi Vanlerberghe (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Dimitri Lavalėe (Mechelen), own goal 90+5’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 89’ Sandy Walsh (Mechelen), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 43’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 18’ Julien De Sart (Gent), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 52’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 28’ Núrio Fortuna (Gent), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 61’ Hugo Cuypers (Gent), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 88’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Sven Kums (Gent), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Lion Lauberbach (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Andrew Hjulsager (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Sven Kums (Gent), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Malick Fofana (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Julien De Sart (Gent), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Rafik Belghali (Mechelen), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Jordi Vanlerberghe (Mechelen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Dimitri Lavalėe (Mechelen), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Gaëtan Coucke
90′ – – – – – – –
Rafik Belghali Taken off
62′ – – 2 0.05 – –
Jordi Vanlerberghe
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Dimitri Lavalėe Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Daam Foulon Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Ngal'ayel Mukau Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Rob Schoofs
90′ – – 2 0.82 – – –
Julien Ngoy Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Kerim Mrabti
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Nikola Storm
90′ – – 4 0.07 – – –
Lion Lauberbach
90′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Sandy Walsh Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.60 – – –
Geoffry Hairemans Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – –
Yonas Malede Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
David Robert Bates Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
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

Mechelen win 23% Avg odds 4.14
Draw 23% Avg odds 3.99
Gent win 54% Avg odds 1.75

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

Form going into the game

Mechelen LLDWD
Gent WDDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mechelen 1-1 Gent, 16 Apr 23 Next meeting: Gent 1-2 Mechelen, 19 Jan 24  All Mechelen vs Gent 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.