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Gent

2-0

Final

08/09/2026 · 4:30 AM

Mechelen

Tiago Araújo 37' Josué Vergara 45'

Win chance

55%Gent

GNT 55%Draw 27%KVM 18%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Gent

Last 6

Goals / game0.67 / 2.67

When they score76-90'

Likely scorersTim Kleindienst 1Roman Yaremchuk 1Núrio Fortuna 1

Season-trend estimate, not betting odds.

Match ends, Gent 2, Mechelen 0.

90'+5'

Second Half ends, Gent 2, Mechelen 0.

90'+5'

ChanceAttempt saved. Hyllarion Goore (Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nacho Mirás (Mechelen). Assisted by El Bachir Ngom.

90'+4'

ChanceAttempt saved. Momodou Sonko (Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nacho Mirás (Mechelen). Assisted by Mathias Delorge.

90'+2'

ChanceAttempt missed. Maksim Kireev (Mechelen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cedric Van Meirvenne.

90'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

89'

Delay in match (Gent).

88'

ChanceAttempt saved. Ibrahima Cisse (Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nacho Mirás (Mechelen). Assisted by Hyllarion Goore.

88'

Foul by Momodou Sonko (Gent).

88'

Kobe Corbanie (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

SubSubstitution, Mechelen. Cedric Van Meirvenne replaces Bilal Bafdili.

86'

Foul by Ibrahima Cisse (Gent).

86'

Kobe Corbanie (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'

YellowMassimo Decoene (Mechelen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

84'

Hyllarion Goore (Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

84'

Foul by Massimo Decoene (Mechelen).

84'

ChanceAttempt saved. Dikeni Salifou (Mechelen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Davy Roef (Gent). Assisted by Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi.

82'

Foul by Leonardo Lopes (Gent).

82'

Maksim Kireev (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

80'

Attempt blocked. Maksim Kireev (Mechelen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Hammar.

80'

SubSubstitution, Gent. Ibrahima Cisse replaces Josué Vergara.

79'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

79'

Delay in match because of an injury Josué Vergara (Gent).

77'

Attempt blocked. Josué Vergara (Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

77'

ChanceAttempt saved. Hyllarion Goore (Gent) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Nacho Mirás (Mechelen).

77'

SubSubstitution, Mechelen. Maksim Kireev replaces Dennis Praet.

76'

SubSubstitution, Mechelen. Ian Struyf replaces José Marsà.

76'

Leonardo Lopes (Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Foul by Dennis Praet (Mechelen).

74'

ChanceAttempt missed. Matties Volckaert (Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Lopes.

72'

ChanceAttempt saved. Hyllarion Goore (Gent) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Nacho Mirás (Mechelen). Assisted by El Bachir Ngom.

71'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

71'

SubSubstitution, Gent. Mathias Delorge replaces Tibe De Vlieger.

71'

SubSubstitution, Gent. Hyllarion Goore replaces Abdelkahar Kadri.

69'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

67'

Foul by El Bachir Ngom (Gent).

67'

Dikeni Salifou (Mechelen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

64'

ChanceAttempt missed. Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Praet.

61'

Leonardo Lopes (Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Foul by Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen).

60'

Matties Volckaert (Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.

60'

Foul by Moncef Zekri (Mechelen).

59'

Foul by Josué Vergara (Gent).

59'

Nacho Mirás (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56'

Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Gent).

56'

Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

54'

Foul by El Bachir Ngom (Gent).

54'

Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

51'

Foul by El Bachir Ngom (Gent).

51'

Dennis Praet (Mechelen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

49'

Foul by Abdelkahar Kadri (Gent).

49'

José Marsà (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

Tibe De Vlieger (Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

Foul by Dikeni Salifou (Mechelen).

47'

Leonardo Lopes (Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47'

Foul by Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi (Mechelen).

45'

SubSubstitution, Gent. Maksim Paskotsi replaces Christian Burgess.

45'

SubSubstitution, Mechelen. Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi replaces Benito Raman.

Second Half begins Gent 2, Mechelen 0.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Gent 2, Mechelen 0.

45'+5'

Handball by Moncef Zekri (Mechelen).

45'+2'

Foul by Leonardo Lopes (Gent).

45'+2'

Dennis Praet (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

GoalGoal! Gent 2, Mechelen 0. Josué Vergara (Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Momodou Sonko with a cross.

43'

Foul by Josué Vergara (Gent).

43'

Massimo Decoene (Mechelen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Attempt blocked. Josué Vergara (Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by El Bachir Ngom with a cross.

40'

ChanceAttempt missed. Tibe De Vlieger (Gent) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matties Volckaert.

40'

ChanceAttempt saved. Josué Vergara (Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nacho Mirás (Mechelen).

37'

GoalGoal! Gent 1, Mechelen 0. Tiago Araújo (Gent) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.

37'

Corner to Gent. Conceded by José Marsà.

36'

Leonardo Lopes (Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Foul by Dennis Praet (Mechelen).

34'

Christian Burgess (Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

34'

Foul by Moncef Zekri (Mechelen).

29'

Corner to Mechelen. Conceded by Tibe De Vlieger.

28'

SubSubstitution, Mechelen. Kobe Corbanie replaces Gora Diouf because of an injury.

27'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

26'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

23'

Corner to Gent. Conceded by Massimo Decoene.

22'

Attempt blocked. Momodou Sonko (Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tibe De Vlieger.

21'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

20'

Delay in match because of an injury Gora Diouf (Mechelen).

20'

Corner to Gent. Conceded by Gora Diouf.

17'

ChanceAttempt missed. Momodou Sonko (Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tibe De Vlieger.

13'

Foul by Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen).

13'

Tiago Araújo (Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Offside, Mechelen. Moncef Zekri is caught offside.

11'

ChanceAttempt saved. Benito Raman (Mechelen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner by Davy Roef (Gent). Assisted by Bilal Bafdili.

Josué Vergara (Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Gora Diouf (Mechelen).

Offside, Gent. Josué Vergara is caught offside.

ChanceAttempt missed. Tiago Araújo (Gent) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

Corner to Gent. Conceded by Gora Diouf.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
33Davy RoefC	90'	0	0	2	0	1	0	24/30 80%	7.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
5El Bachir Ngom	90'	1	2	3	6	2	44/56 79%	7.5
44Siebe Van der Heyden	90'	4	1	0	3	1	69/74 93%	7.3
16Christian Burgess	45'	2	0	1	2	1	42/45 93%	6.7
3Maksim PaskotsiS	45'	2	1	0	2	0	27/29 93%	6.4

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	KP	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
20Tiago Araújo	90'	1	0	2	2	0	48/54 89%	8.2
27Tibe De Vlieger	71'	0	2	7	6	3	39/47 83%	7.5
22Leonardo Lopes	90'	0	1	9	8	5	47/55 85%	7.2
57Matties Volckaert	90'	0	1	6	1	2	17/26 65%	6.5
17Mathias DelorgeS	19'	0	1	1	0	1	12/13 92%	6.4

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
11Momodou Sonko	90'	0	1	3	1	1	2	5	22/25 88%	8.5
47Josué Vergara	80'	1	0	4	2	0	0	5	9/12 75%	7.4
37Abdelkahar Kadri	71'	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	29/37 78%	6.3
45Hyllarion GooreS	19'	0	0	3	3	1	0	2	7/10 70%	6.9
75Ibrahima CisseS	10'	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1/3 33%	6.2

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
13Nacho Mirás	90'	0	0	7	2	0	1	32/38 84%	7.9

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Pass	Score
3José Marsà	76'	7	0	1	1	53/63 84%	6.4
4Gora Diouf	28'	4	2	2	2	4/6 67%	6.4
23Moncef Zekri	90'	3	0	3	3	45/54 83%	6.1
39Massimo Decoene	90'	2	0	1	2	48/52 92%	6.1
20Kobe CorbanieS	62'	3	2	0	4	29/33 88%	6.2
18Ian StruyfS	14'	0	0	0	0	8/13 62%	6.0

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
6Fredrik HammarC	90'	1	0	1	5	0	42/46 91%	6.5
26Dennis Praet	77'	1	0	4	3	1	22/27 81%	6.5
8Dikeni Salifou	90'	0	0	8	4	2	24/33 73%	6.4
11Bilal Bafdili	86'	1	1	1	5	0	24/30 80%	6.4
9Myron van Brederode	90'	0	1	3	1	0	34/45 76%	5.8
10Maksim KireevS	13'	0	0	1	2	0	5/6 83%	6.2

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Duel	Pass	Score
14Benito Raman	45'	1	1	0	0	3/5 60%	6.1
19Malcolm Lohunanu-MbasiS	45'	1	0	1	4	6/7 86%	6.3
17Cedric Van MeirvenneS	4'	0	0	1	0	4/4 100%	6.2

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

Win chance

55%Gent

GNT 55%Draw 27%KVM 18%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Stadium

Planet Group Arena

Ghent, Belgium

Asistencia 10,930Capacidad 20,185

Referee

Erik Lambrechts

VAR: Ken Vermeiren

Player of the match

Momodou Sonko

Gent · FW

8.5

Min90'Ast.1Passes88%

Best performers

Table

#		MP	Pts
1	Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge	7	18
4	Sporting Charleroi	7	18
5	Anderlecht	7	13
6	Zulte Waregem	7	11
7	Standard Liège	7	11
8	Westerlo	7	10
9	Beveren	7	9
10	Genk	7	9
11	Sint-Truiden	7	8
12	Lommel	7	8
13	Antwerp	7	7
14	RAAL La Louvière	7	4
15	OH Leuven	7	4
16	Kortrijk	7	3
17	Cercle Brugge	7	3
18	Mechelen	7	3