KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.9 – 0.8
- Actual xG
- 1.2 – 0.3
- Goals
- 2 – 0
Footybot made KAA Gent favourites at 64%.
KAA Gent won and made the better chances: 1.2 xG to 0.3.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Davy Roef, 52.7 in 90′.
Well below it: Abdelkahar Kadri −18.8, Matties Volckaert −16.3, Maksim Paskotsi −12.1.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
KAA Gent
| 6 Aug 2026 | W 1–0 | at IFK Göteborg |
| 30 Jul 2026 | D 0–0 | v LNZ Cherkasy |
| 23 Jul 2026 | D 0–0 | at LNZ Cherkasy |
| 31 May 2026 | D 0–0 | v KRC Genk |
| 24 May 2026 | L 0–5 | at Club Brugge KV |
KV Mechelen
| 24 May 2026 | L 0–3 | at Sint-Truidense VV |
| 21 May 2026 | D 2–2 | v Club Brugge KV |
| 17 May 2026 | D 2–2 | at RSC Anderlecht |
| 10 May 2026 | L 0–3 | at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 3 May 2026 | W 1–0 | v KAA Gent |
Head to head
| 3 May 2026 | KV Mechelen 1–0 KAA Gent |
| 6 Apr 2026 | KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen |
| 8 Mar 2026 | KAA Gent 3–1 KV Mechelen |
| 16 Aug 2025 | KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent |
KAA Gent
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Roef | 90 | 52.7 | −3.3 |
| Josué Vergara | 80 | 48.5 | – |
| Mathias Delorge | 19 | 44.4 | – |
| Momodou Sonko | 90 | 41.2 | −2.3 |
| Tibe De Vlieger | 71 | 40.2 | −7.5 |
| Christian Burgess | 45 | 39.2 | −7.5 |
| Siebe Van der Heyden | 90 | 38.1 | −4.1 |
| Hyllarion Goore | 19 | 37.4 | – |
| Maksim Paskotsi | 45 | 36.3 | −12.1 |
| Tiago Araújo | 90 | 35.1 | −0.4 |
| Mouhamed El Ngom | 90 | 34.0 | – |
| Leonardo Lopes | 90 | 33.8 | −8.8 |
| Abdelkahar Kadri | 71 | 29.8 | −18.8 |
| Ibrahima Cisse | 10 | 28.2 | – |
| Matties Volckaert | 90 | 27.2 | −16.3 |
KV Mechelen
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne | 9 | 69.2 | – |
| Gora Diouf | 28 | 53.5 | – |
| Nacho Miras | 90 | 52.6 | +4.2 |
| Maxim Kireev | 13 | 51.2 | – |
| Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi | 45 | 46.1 | – |
| Moncef Zekri | 90 | 44.0 | +2.6 |
| Dennis Praet | 77 | 43.5 | +1.9 |
| Massimo Decoene | 90 | 42.7 | – |
| Fredrik Hammar | 90 | 40.9 | −3.1 |
| Bilal Bafdili | 86 | 40.9 | −7.5 |
| José Marsà | 76 | 40.8 | +1.7 |
| Myron Van Brederode | 90 | 39.2 | −6.8 |
| Dikeni Salifou | 90 | 38.8 | −2.1 |
| Ian Struyf | 14 | 37.7 | – |
| Benito Raman | 45 | 35.7 | −7.0 |
| Kobe Corbanie | 62 | 30.3 | – |