Gent vs Mechelen

First Division A 19 Jan 2024, 19:45
Gent
Gent
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Mechelen
Mechelen
🏟 KAA Gent Arena (Gent) 👤 J. Lardot Round 21

Match report

Mechelen edged past Gent 2-1 in the First Division A on 19 January 2024.

Gent dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 23 shots to Mechelen's 9.

The match was played at KAA Gent Arena (Gent), with J. Lardot in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 23 - 9 On target 7 - 2 Corners 8 - 4 Fouls 4 - 15 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Julien De Sart
Gent · 1 goal
8 Sven Kums 71 passes (97% accurate)
8 Hugo Cuypers captained the side
8 Jannes Van Hecke captained the side
8 Geoffry Hairemans captained the side
First half vs second half
Gent stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–8 14–1
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–1
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–2 5–2
Attacks 93–32 91–30
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
184 Attacks 62
79 Dangerous Attacks 35
6 On Target 0
16 Off Target 8
23 Shots Total 9
7 Shots On Goal 2
10 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 8
12 Shots Outside Box 1
4 Fouls 15
8 Corners 4
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 5
599 Passes Total 374
514 Passes Accurate 281
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gent · 4-3-3
16 D. Schmidt
18 M. Samoise 21 B. Agbor 5 I. Kandouss 3 A. Brown
24 S. Kums 13 J. Sart 6 O. Gandelman
14 D. Yokota 11 H. Cuypers 8 P. Gerkens
Mechelen · 4-2-3-1
1 G. Coucke
6 J. Hecke 27 D. Bates 22 E. Cobbaut 23 D. Foulon
30 J. Vanlerberghe 34 N. Mukau
7 G. Hairemans 16 R. Schoofs 19 K. Mrabti
20 L. Lauberbach
Gent
Coach
H. Vanhaezebrouck
Substitutes
  • 36 Tibe De Vlieger
  • 29 Laurent Depoitre
  • 22 Noah Fadiga
  • 30 Celestin De Schrevel
  • 39 Abdoul Rachid Ayinde
  • 38 Mohamed Soumah
  • 15 Bram Lagae
  • 37 Robbie Van Hauter
  • 28 Matias Fernandez
Mechelen
Coach
B. Hasi
Substitutes
  • 10 Yonas Malede
  • 77 Patrick Pflücke
  • 38 Bill Antonio
  • 39 Isaac Asante
  • 15 Yannick Thoelen
  • 12 Noe Rottiers
  • 35 Bilal Bafdili
  • 36 Dirk Asare
  • 28 Frederic Soelle Soelle
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ Y. Malede ↓ L. Lauberbach Mechelen
  • 63' ↑ T. De Vlieger ↓ O. Gandelman Gent
  • 64' ↑ L. Depoitre ↓ P. Gerkens Gent
  • 75' ↑ B. Antonio ↓ D. Foulon Mechelen
  • 75' ↑ P. Pflücke ↓ K. Mrabti Mechelen
  • 78' ↑ N. Fadiga ↓ D. Yokota Gent
  • 89' ↑ I. Asante ↓ G. Hairemans Mechelen
Cards
  • 31' K. Mrabti Mechelen
  • 39' I. Kandouss Gent
  • 41' M. Samoise Gent
  • 50' D. Foulon Mechelen
  • 63' E. Cobbaut Mechelen
  • 90+5' J. Van Hecke Mechelen
Head-to-head
Gent 10 6 draws 2 Mechelen
2026-05-03 KV Mechelen vs Gent 0 - 0
2026-04-06 Gent vs KV Mechelen 1 - 1
2025-02-07 Mechelen vs Gent 3 - 3
2024-09-15 Gent vs Mechelen 2 - 0
2024-05-04 Mechelen vs Gent 2 - 4
2024-04-20 Gent vs Mechelen 3 - 1
Recent form
Gent D D D D D
Mechelen D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gent vs Mechelen?
Gent lost 1-2 against Mechelen on 19 January 2024.
Who won Gent vs Mechelen?
Mechelen won the match 2-1.
Where was Gent vs Mechelen played?
The match was played at KAA Gent Arena (Gent).
Who had more possession in Gent vs Mechelen?
Gent had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.