Mechelen vs Gent

First Division A 6 Aug 2023, 14:00
Mechelen
Mechelen
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Gent
Gent
🏟 AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen (Malines)) 👤 N. Laforge Round 2

Match report

Gent edged past Mechelen 1-0 in the First Division A on 6 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Mechelen had 14 shots to Gent's 11.

The match was played at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen (Malines)), with N. Laforge in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 14 - 11 On target 2 - 2 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 14 - 14 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Davy Roef
Gent · captained the side
8 Sven Kums captained the side
7 Gaëtan Coucke captained the side
7 Rafik Belghali captained the side
7 Jordi Vanlerberghe 73 passes (85% accurate)
First half vs second half
Mechelen stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 12–4
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–0
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 0–2 7–1
Match statistics
14 Shots Total 11
2 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 14
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 2
489 Passes Total 478
415 Passes Accurate 400
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Mechelen · 4-2-3-1
1 G. Coucke
17 R. Belghali 30 J. Vanlerberghe 14 D. Lavalee 23 D. Foulon
34 N. Mukau 16 R. Schoofs
9 J. Ngoy 19 K. Mrabti 11 N. Storm
20 L. Lauberbach
Gent · 3-4-3
33 D. Roef
4 T. Watanabe 23 J. Torunarigha 25 N. Fortuna
18 M. Samoise 13 J. Sart 24 S. Kums 19 M. Fofana
17 A. Hjulsager 11 H. Cuypers 7 H. Hong
Mechelen
Coach
S. Defour
Substitutes
  • 5 Sandy Walsh
  • 7 Geoffry Hairemans
  • 10 Yonas Malede
  • 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
  • 27 David Bates
  • 15 Yannick Thoelen
  • 28 Frederic Soelle Soelle
Gent
Coach
H. Vanhaezebrouck
Substitutes
  • 8 Pieter Gerkens
  • 5 Ismael Kandouss
  • 10 Tarik Tissoudali
  • 1 Paul Nardi
  • 14 Alessio Castro-Montes
  • 22 Brian Agbor
  • 20 Gift Emmanuel Orban
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ G. Hairemans ↓ N. Mukau Mechelen
  • 62' ↑ S. Walsh ↓ R. Belghali Mechelen
  • 62' ↑ Y. Malede ↓ J. Ngoy Mechelen
  • 71' ↑ P. Gerkens ↓ A. Hjulsager Gent
  • 79' ↑ D. Bates ↓ D. Lavalée Mechelen
  • 79' ↑ A. Van Hoorenbeeck ↓ D. Foulon Mechelen
  • 79' ↑ I. Kandouss ↓ Hong Hyun-Seok Gent
  • 79' ↑ T. Tissoudali ↓ M. Fofana Gent
Cards
  • 34' R. Belghali Mechelen
  • 64' H. Cuypers Gent
  • 65' A. Hjulsager Gent
  • 84' N. Fortuna Gent
  • 90' G. Hairemans Mechelen
Head-to-head
Mechelen 2 6 draws 10 Gent
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
Mechelen D D D D D
Gent D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Mechelen vs Gent?
Mechelen lost 0-1 against Gent on 6 August 2023.
Who won Mechelen vs Gent?
Gent won the match 1-0.
Where was Mechelen vs Gent played?
The match was played at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (Mechelen (Malines)).
Who had more possession in Mechelen vs Gent?
Mechelen had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.