Mechelen

Football Belgian First Division A Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne Sun 6 Aug 10:00

Gent

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

The best betting angle could be the Full-Time Result market and our betting prediction is Gent at the current odds of -138. They can get the better of Mechelen in this encounter.

Expert Analysis

The football tips are only provided once we have a handle on the team news and the latest form guide. We are also on point when it comes to the most valuable stats.

Key Mechelen vs Gent stats:

  • Mechelen have conceded 2 or more goals in 13 of their last 20 matches
  • Gent have not lost any of their last 7 matches
  • Gent have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 10 away matches
  • Gent have won 12 of their past 20 matches

The bet we really like for this First Division A game is the away team on the 1x2 betting market. Our betting tip is trading at -138 and this looks great value.

The Gent to win + Both Teams to Score Yes combination bet is trading at a bigger price if you think that both teams will score in the game.

Last Matches & H2H

Mechelen drew their last match 1-1 against Club Brugge in the First Division A. They had 46% possession and two shots on target in this match. They also had three corners at Jan Breydel Stadion, with Rob Schoofs on the scoresheet.

Gent played Zilina in their last game. They won 5-2 and recorded 58% of possession. Andrew Hjulsager, Hugo Cuypers (2), Tarik Tissoudali and Pieter Gerkens were their goalscorers in this Europa Conference League match at Pod Dubnom.

KV Mechelen and Gent played out a 1-1 draw at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne when they last met.

During the past 10 matches, KV Mechelen have won one time. Gent have won six and the other three games ended in a draw.

Confirmed Lineups

KV Mechelen (confirmed lineup): Gaetan Coucke, Rafik Belghali, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Dimitri Lavalee, Daam Foulon, Ngal Ayel Mukau, Rob Schoofs, Julien Ngoy, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Lion Lauberbach.

Gent (confirmed lineup): Davy Roef, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jordan Torunarigha, Nurio, Matisse Samoise, Julien De Sart, Sven Kums, Malick Fofana, Andrew Hjulsager, Hugo Cuypers, Hyun-Seok Hong.

Mechelen vs Gent Prediction

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Mechelen vs Gent Odds

Gent are the -138 favourites and that means a 58% chance of winning this First Division A match according to the betting odds at the bookies. Mechelen are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +320.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at -150 on the BTTS market.

You can back Mechelen at +225 on the Draw No Bet market, with money back if the game is a draw. Gent are -300 with the football betting sites to win this First Division A game.

Team Stats

KV Mechelen logo KV Mechelen Betting Stats

KAA Gent logo KAA Gent Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 11 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 10 wins, 7 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

KV Mechelen

KAA Gent

Goals / match
1.8 2.4
Conceded / match
1.6 1
Total / match
3.4 3.4

Corners

Corners

KV Mechelen

KAA Gent

For / match
6.2 5.4
Against / match
5.4 4.2
Total / match
11.6 9.6

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to KV Mechelen vs Gent team news.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest First Division A squads.

KV Mechelen vs Gent Lineups

KV Mechelen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Gent Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

KV Mechelen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Gaetan Coucke
17 Rafik Belghali 30 Jordi Vanlerberghe 14 Dimitri Lavalee 23 Daam Foulon
34 Ngal Ayel Mukau 16 Rob Schoofs
9 Julien Ngoy 19 Kerim Mrabti 11 Nikola Storm
20 Lion Lauberbach
33 Davy Roef
4 Tsuyoshi Watanabe 23 Jordan Torunarigha 25 Nurio
18 Matisse Samoise 13 Julien De Sart 24 Sven Kums 19 Malick Fofana
17 Andrew Hjulsager 11 Hugo Cuypers 7 Hyun-Seok Hong

Gent Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

KV Mechelen Substitutes

  • 5Sandy Walsh
  • 7Geoffry Hairemans
  • 10Yonas Malede
  • 15Yannick Thoelen
  • 18Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
  • 27David Bates
  • 28F. Soelle Soelle

Gent Substitutes

  • 1Paul Nardi
  • 5Ismael Kandouss
  • 8Pieter Gerkens
  • 10Tarik Tissoudali
  • 14A. Castro-Montes
  • 20Gift Orban
  • 22Brian Agbor

Previous Mechelen Lineups

27 Apr First Division A
Mechelen 3-0 OH Leuven
23 Apr First Division A
Standard Liège 0-0 Mechelen
20 Apr First Division A
Gent 3-1 Mechelen

Previous Gent Lineups

27 Apr First Division A
Gent 3-2 Westerlo
23 Apr First Division A
Sint-Truiden 0-2 Gent
20 Apr First Division A
Gent 3-1 Mechelen

Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our KV Mechelen vs Gent lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.

Injuries & Suspensions

KV Mechelen Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Bill Antonio ACL injury
Toon Raemaekers ACL injury
Rafik Belghali Hamstring

Gent Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Andrew Hjulsager Knock injury
Paul Nardi Broken ankle

Find out each player’s availability thanks to our injuries and suspensions news. We have a full list of players for each team that are currently sidelined.

Every squad is covered in-depth so that you can get all the player info you need.

Belgium FlagFirst Division A Table

First Division A 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union SG 30 21 7 2 63:31 70
2 Anderlecht 30 18 9 3 58:30 63
3 Royal Antwerp 30 14 10 6 55:27 52
4 Club Brugge 30 14 9 7 62:29 51
5 Cercle Brugge 30 14 5 11 44:34 47
6 Genk 30 12 11 7 51:31 47
7 Gent 30 12 11 7 53:38 47
8 Mechelen 30 13 6 11 39:34 45
9 Sint-Truiden 30 10 10 10 35:46 40
10 Standard Liège 30 8 10 12 33:41 34
11 Westerlo 30 7 9 14 42:54 30
12 OH Leuven 30 7 8 15 34:47 29
13 Charleroi 30 7 8 15 26:48 29
14 Eupen 30 7 3 20 24:58 24
15 Kortrijk 30 6 6 18 22:57 24
16 RWD Molenbeek 30 5 8 17 31:67 23
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union SG 15 11 3 1 34:16 36
2 Anderlecht 15 11 3 1 30:13 36
3 Royal Antwerp 15 9 5 1 34:10 32
4 Club Brugge 15 8 6 1 35:14 30
5 Sint-Truiden 15 8 4 3 18:14 28
6 Gent 15 7 6 2 34:18 27
7 Cercle Brugge 15 8 2 5 27:18 26
8 Mechelen 15 7 4 4 22:12 25
9 Genk 15 6 6 3 28:17 24
10 Standard Liège 15 6 5 4 18:12 23
11 Charleroi 15 6 4 5 20:23 22
12 OH Leuven 15 5 4 6 19:15 19
13 Westerlo 15 5 2 8 21:27 17
14 Kortrijk 15 4 3 8 13:24 15
15 RWD Molenbeek 15 3 6 6 15:28 15
16 Eupen 15 4 2 9 15:28 14

The updated First Division A standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.