Gent vs KV Mechelen

First Division A - Championship Group 6 Apr 2026, 16:30
Gent
Gent
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen
🏟 Planet Group Arena 👤 J. Boterberg Round 31

Match report

Gent were held to a 1-1 draw by KV Mechelen in the First Division A - Championship Group on 6 April 2026.

KV Mechelen dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 8 shots to Gent's 6.

The match was played at Planet Group Arena, with J. Boterberg in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 6 - 8 On target 4 - 6 Corners 5 - 10 Fouls 9 - 7 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Bill Antonio
KV Mechelen · 1 goal
8 Michał Skóraś 1 assist
8 Redouane Halhal 83 passes (95% accurate)
7 Max Dean 1 goal
7 Davy Roef 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 1–5
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–5
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 4–2 1–8
Attacks 50–38 44–60
Match statistics
5 Corners 10
5 Substitution 4
94 Attacks 98
33 Dangerous Attacks 55
4 On Target 4
2 Off Target 4
6 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 1
0 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 7
5 Corners 10
1 Offsides 0
35% Ball Possession 65%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 3
317 Passes Total 580
244 Passes Accurate 496
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gent · 3-4-1-2
33 D. Roef
4 D. Hashioka 57 M. Volckaert 44 S. Heyden
8 M. Skóraś 37 A. Kadri 22 L. Lopes 20 T. Araújo
24 H. Hong
21 M. Dean 7 W. Kanga
KV Mechelen · 3-4-3
13 N. Miras
33 T. Jago 2 R. Halhal 3 J. Marsà
7 T. Koudou 6 F. Hammar 29 D. Salifou 17 M. Servais
19 K. Mrabti 14 B. Raman 9 M. Brederode
Gent
Coach
Rik De Mil
Substitutes
  • 45 Hyllarion Goore
  • 15 Atsuki Ito
  • 75 Ibrahima Cisse
  • 29 Jean-Kévin Duverne
  • 10 Aimé Omgba
  • 30 Kjell Peersman
  • 17 Mathias Delorge
  • 54 Hannes Vernemmen
  • 11 Momodou Sonko
KV Mechelen
Coach
Frederic Vanderbiest
Substitutes
  • 38 Bill Antonio
  • 28 Bouke Boersma
  • 10 Maxim Kireev
  • 27 Keano Vanrafelghem
  • 39 Massimo Decoene
  • 8 Mory Konate
  • 11 Bilal Bafdili
  • 4 Gora Diouf
  • 1 Ortwin De Wolf
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Antonio ↓ D. Salifou KV Mechelen
  • 67' ↑ H. Goore ↓ Hong Hyun-Seok Gent
  • 68' ↑ B. Boersma ↓ B. Raman KV Mechelen
  • 71' ↑ A. Ito ↓ A. Kadri Gent
  • 90' ↑ I. Cisse ↓ W. Kanga Gent
  • 90' ↑ M. Kireev ↓ T. St. Jago KV Mechelen
Cards
  • 90+6' M. Dean Gent
Head-to-head
Gent 10 6 draws 2 KV 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
KV Mechelen D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gent vs KV Mechelen?
Gent drew 1-1 against KV Mechelen on 6 April 2026.
Who won Gent vs KV Mechelen?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Gent vs KV Mechelen played?
The match was played at Planet Group Arena.
Who had more possession in Gent vs KV Mechelen?
KV Mechelen had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.