Mechelen vs Gent

4 May 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–3

Geoffry Hairemans 19’
Islam Slimani 32’

Matías Fernández-Pardo 25’
Stefan Mitrović 42’
Tarik Tissoudali 45+4’
Andrew Hjulsager 86’

Match summary

Gent came from behind to win 4-2 away at Mechelen. Gent led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Geoffry Hairemans put Mechelen ahead in the 19th minute, Matías Fernández-Pardo equalised in the 25th minute, Islam Slimani put Mechelen back in front with a header in the 32nd minute, Stefan Mitrović equalised in the 42nd minute, and Tarik Tissoudali put Gent in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Andrew Hjulsager made it 2-4 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Gent created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Mechelen's 0.78 from 16.

Match stats

15 Shots 13

8 Shots on Target 5

6 Corners 2

2 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

0.78 xG 1.55

0.78 Non-penalty xG 1.55

Key events

Mechelen Gent

Kick-off

Geoffry Hairemans

1-0

19’

25’

Matías Fernández-Pardo

1-1

Islam Slimani

2-1

32’

42’

Stefan Mitrović

2-2

45+4’

Tarik Tissoudali

2-3

Half-time2-3

86’

Andrew Hjulsager

2-4

Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Mechelen

Sandy Walsh
Daam Foulon

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.

Mechelen 0.78 xGGent 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Gent attacking Mechelen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Yannick Thoelen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sandy Walsh Taken off	85′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Munashe Garananga	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
David Robert Bates	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daam Foulon Taken off	85′	–	–	3	0.08	–	–
Ngal'ayel Mukau	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Rob Schoofs	90′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Geoffry Hairemans Taken off	69′	1	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Kerim Mrabti	90′	–	–	4	0.23	–	–	–
Nikola Storm Taken off	69′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Norman Bassette Taken off	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Islam Slimani Came on as a substitute	74′	1	–	2	0.15	–	–	–
Patrick Pflücke Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Bilal Bafdili Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lion Lauberbach Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Davy Roef	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stefan Mitrović	90′	1	–	2	0.29	–	–	–
Tsuyoshi Watanabe	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Jordan Torunarigha	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matisse Samoise	90′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Julien De Sart	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Omri Gandelman	90′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Archie Brown Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hong Hyun-seok Taken off	83′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matías Fernández-Pardo Taken off	46′	1	–	1	0.66	–	–	–
Tarik Tissoudali Taken off	90′	1	–	4	0.24	–	–	–
Núrio Fortuna Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pieter Gerkens Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Andrew Hjulsager Came on as a substitute	7′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–

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 29% Avg odds 3.26

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92

Gent win 47% Avg odds 2.00

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

Form going into the game

Mechelen L W L D W

Gent W L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Gent 3-1 Mechelen, 20 Apr 24 Next meeting: Gent 2-0 Mechelen, 15 Sep 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.