KV Mechelen vs Gent: result 1-1 and analysis
Jupiler Pro LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 16, 2025 at 04:15 PM (UTC)AFAS Stadion, Malines
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What was the result of KV Mechelen vs Gent?
KV Mechelen and Gent drew 1-1 on August 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 17′B. BafdiliKV Mechelen
- 64′O. GandelmanGent
Official lineup for KV Mechelen vs Gent
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
KV Mechelen
3-4-1-2- 14B. Raman
- 20L. Lauberbach
- 35B. Bafdili
- 77P. Pflücke
- 16R. Schoofs
- 6F. Hammar
- 7T. Koudou
- 3José Marsà
- 2R. Halhal
- 33T. St. Jago
- 1O. De Wolf
Gent
3-5-2- 45B. Goore
- 7W. Kanga
- 20Tiago Araújo
- 15A. Ito
- 17M. Delorge-Knieper
- 6O. Gandelman
- 18M. Samoise
- 44S. Van der Heyden
- 3M. Paskotši
- 22Leonardo Lopes
- 33D. Roef
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, KV Mechelen have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Gent have 3, 0 and 12.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | KVC Westerlo(away) | 1-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Club Brugge KV(home) | 2-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Zulte Waregem(away) | 1-1 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Ajax(away) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Heist(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Union St. Gilloise(home) | 2-3 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 2, 2025 | RAAL La Louvière(home) | 1-0 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jul 27, 2025 | St. Truiden(away) | 1-3 | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Feyenoord(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 16, 2025 | AZ Alkmaar(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 KV Mechelen win, 1 draw, 4 Gent wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2025 | KV Mechelen 3-3 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen | Jupiler Pro League |
| May 4, 2024 | KV Mechelen 2-4 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen | Jupiler Pro League |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Gent 1-2 KV Mechelen | Jupiler Pro League |
| Aug 6, 2023 | KV Mechelen 0-1 Gent | Jupiler Pro League |
How many goals should we expect?
KV Mechelen score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Gent score 0.7 and concede 2.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KV Mechelen | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
| Gent | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
KV Mechelen sit 14th in Jupiler Pro League (6 points from 8 matches) and Gent sit 1st (22 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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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy