Gent vs KV Mechelen: result 3-1 and analysis
Jupiler Pro LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 3, 2014 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Planet Group Arena, Gent
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What was the result of Gent vs KV Mechelen?
Gent won 3-1 on August 3, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 45′M. KosanovićKV Mechelen (pen.)
- 49′L. DepoitreGent
- 61′B. RamanGent
- 85′L. DepoitreGent
Official lineup for Gent vs KV Mechelen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Gent
- 9L. Depoitre
- 11B. Raman
- 5Karim Belhocine
- 10Renato Cardoso Porto Neto
- 14S. Kums
- 26C. Lepoint
- 13A. Puljić
- 21N. Asare
- 32T. Foket
- 55R. Gershon
- 1M. Sels
KV Mechelen
- 7T. Matthys
- 16J. Adesanya
- 12S. De Petter
- 24G. Claes
- 44I. Cissé
- 94S. Hanni
- 2Laurens Paulussen
- 19M. Biset
- 33M. Kosanović
- 37Ivan Obradović
- 28Tomislav Pachovski
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Gent have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; KV Mechelen have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2014 | Cercle Brugge(away) | 0-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
| May 3, 2014 | Lierse(home) | 4-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Oostende(away) | 1-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 19, 2014 | SK Beveren(away) | 4-2 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 12, 2014 | SK Beveren(home) | 2-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2014 | Genk(home) | 3-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| May 3, 2014 | Cercle Brugge(home) | 2-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Charleroi(away) | 0-3 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 19, 2014 | Kortrijk(home) | 2-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 12, 2014 | Kortrijk(away) | 1-4 | Jupiler Pro League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Gent wins, 0 draws, 2 KV Mechelen wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2013 | KV Mechelen 0-1 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 4, 2013 | Gent 2-1 KV Mechelen | Jupiler Pro League |
| Dec 26, 2012 | KV Mechelen 1-0 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 15, 2012 | Gent 0-2 KV Mechelen | Jupiler Pro League |
| Mar 3, 2012 | KV Mechelen 0-2 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Nov 4, 2011 | Gent 6-2 KV Mechelen | Jupiler Pro League |
How many goals should we expect?
Gent score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; KV Mechelen score 1.0 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 1.7 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| KV Mechelen | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Gent sit 1st in Jupiler Pro League (22 points from 8 matches) and KV Mechelen sit 14th (6 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gent | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
| 14 | KV Mechelen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
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