Gent vs KV Mechelen: Jupiler Pro League Clash

Gent ✓

2–0Match Finished

KV Mechelen

Match Summary

Gent faced KV Mechelen in a Jupiler Pro League matchup at the Planet Group Arena on August 9, 2026. The home side displayed a strong performance, managing to secure a 2-0 victory over their opponents. Gent's effective strategy and execution allowed them to maintain control throughout the match, ultimately leading to a comfortable win and further solidifying their position in the league.

Match Events

28'G. Diouf (K. Corbanie) KV Mechelen
37'T. Araujo Gent
45'J. Vergara (M. Sonko) Gent
46'C. Burgess (M. Paskotsi) Gent
46'B. Raman (M. Lohunanu-Mbasi) KV Mechelen
71'T. De Vlieger (M. Delorge-Knieper) Gent
71'A. Kadri (H. Goore) Gent
76'J. Marsa (I. Struyf) KV Mechelen
77'D. Praet (M. Kireev) KV Mechelen
80'J. Vergara (I. Cisse) Gent
85'Massimo Decoene Foul KV Mechelen
86'B. Bafdili (C. Van Meirvenne) KV Mechelen

Statistics

Gent		KV Mechelen
8	Shots on Goal	2
4	Shots off Goal	2
15	Total Shots	5
3	Blocked Shots	1
10	Shots insidebox	3
5	Shots outsidebox	2
11	Fouls	11
4	Corner Kicks	1
1	Offsides	1
53%	Ball Possession	47%
0	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	7
514	Total passes	463
437	Passes accurate	384
85%	Passes %	83%
1.16	expected_goals	0.34
0.14	goals_prevented	0.14

Lineups

Gent 3-4-2-1

33D. Roef

44S. Van Der Heyden

16C. Burgess

5M. Ngom

20T. Araujo

22L. Lopes

27T. De Vlieger

57M. Volckaert

11M. Sonko

37A. Kadri

47J. Vergara

33 D. Roef G
5 M. Ngom D
16 C. Burgess D
44 S. Van Der Heyden D
57 M. Volckaert
27 T. De Vlieger M
22 L. Lopes M
20 T. Araujo M
37 A. Kadri F
11 M. Sonko F
47 J. Vergara F

Substitutes

30 K. Peersman G
17 M. Delorge-Knieper M
56 M. Diallo
45 H. Goore F
8 L. Benes M
3 M. Paskotsi D
28 M. El Adfaoui M
59 E. H. Seck
75 I. Cisse F

Coach: Rik De Mil

KV Mechelen 4-2-3-1

13N. Miras

3J. Marsa

26D. Praet

11B. Bafdili

14B. Raman

13 N. Miras G
39 M. Decoene D
4 G. Diouf D
3 J. Marsa D
23 M. Zekri D
6 F. Hammar M
8 D. Salifou M
11 B. Bafdili M
26 D. Praet M
9 M. van Brederode M
14 B. Raman F

Substitutes

1 O. De Wolf G
27 K. Vanrafelghem F
20 K. Corbanie D
7 T. Koudou M
10 M. Kireev M
40 A. Ouahabi M
17 C. Van Meirvenne
18 I. Struyf D
19 M. Lohunanu-Mbasi F

Coach: Frederic Vanderbiest

Player Stats

Top Rated: Nacho Miras (highest match rating)

Gent

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Davy Roef	G	90'	—	0	7.3
Mouhamed El Ngom	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Christian Burgess	D	45'	—	0	7
Siebe Van Der Heyden	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Matties Volckaert	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Tibe De Vlieger	M	71'	—	0	7.5
Leonardo Lopes	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Tiago Araújo	M	90'	1	0	8.2
Abdelkahar Kadri	F	71'	—	0	6.9
Momodou Sonko	F	90'	—	1	7.3
Josué Vergara	F	80'	1	0	7.9
Maksim Paskotsi sub	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Mathias Delorge sub	M	19'	—	0	7
Hyllarion Goore sub	F	19'	—	0	6.9
Ibrahima Cisse sub	F	10'	—	0	6.3
Kjell Peersman sub	G	—	—	—	—
Mamadou Diallo sub	D	—	—	—	—
László Bénes sub	M	—	—	—	—
El Hadji Seck sub	F	—	—	—	—
Mohammed El Âdfaoui sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Davy Roef	—	30/–/24%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mouhamed El Ngom	—	56/3/45%	3	5/11	1/1	–/3	0/0
Christian Burgess	—	45/–/42%	—	2/3	—	1/–	0/0
Siebe Van Der Heyden	—	74/–/70%	2	3/5	—	—	0/0
Matties Volckaert	–/1	26/1/17%	3	6/7	—	1/–	0/0
Tibe De Vlieger	–/1	46/2/38%	4	7/8	—	1/–	0/0
Leonardo Lopes	—	55/1/47%	5	9/15	–/1	4/2	0/0
Tiago Araújo	1/2	54/–/48%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Abdelkahar Kadri	—	36/–/28%	2	3/7	1/1	–/1	0/0
Momodou Sonko	1/2	25/1/22%	3	5/9	2/4	–/1	0/0
Josué Vergara	2/2	12/–/9%	—	5/10	–/1	1/2	0/0
Maksim Paskotsi	—	29/–/27%	2	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Mathias Delorge	—	13/1/12%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Hyllarion Goore	3/3	10/1/7%	—	2/5	–/1	1/–	0/0
Ibrahima Cisse	1/1	3/–/1%	—	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Kjell Peersman	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mamadou Diallo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
László Bénes	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
El Hadji Seck	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mohammed El Âdfaoui	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

KV Mechelen

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Nacho Miras ★ Top Rated	G	90'	—	0	8.3
Massimo Decoene	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Gora Diouf	D	28'	—	0	7.2
José Marsà	D	76'	—	0	6.6
Moncef Zekri	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Fredrik Hammar	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Dikeni Salifou	M	90'	—	0	6.2
Bilal Bafdili	M	86'	—	0	6.3
Dennis Praet	M	77'	—	0	6.6
Myron Van Brederode	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Benito Raman	F	45'	—	0	6.3
Kobe Corbanie sub	D	62'	—	0	6.2
Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi sub	F	45'	—	0	6.7
Ian Struyf sub	D	14'	—	0	6.7
Maxim Kireev sub	M	13'	—	0	6.3
Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne sub	F	9'	—	0	6.3
Ortwin De Wolf sub	G	—	—	—	—
Amine Ouahabi sub	M	—	—	—	—
Thérence Koudou sub	M	—	—	—	—
Keano Vanrafelghem sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Nacho Miras	—	38/–/32%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Massimo Decoene	—	53/–/49%	1	3/5	—	1/1	1/0
Gora Diouf	—	6/–/4%	2	2/6	—	–/1	0/0
José Marsà	—	63/–/53%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Moncef Zekri	—	53/–/46%	1	3/10	2/3	–/3	0/0
Fredrik Hammar	—	46/1/42%	—	1/5	—	—	0/0
Dikeni Salifou	1/1	34/–/24%	2	7/16	–/1	1/1	0/0
Bilal Bafdili	—	31/1/24%	—	1/5	1/1	–/1	0/0
Dennis Praet	—	27/1/22%	2	4/7	—	2/2	0/0
Myron Van Brederode	—	45/–/34%	2	3/9	1/1	—	0/0
Benito Raman	1/1	5/–/3%	—	–/3	–/1	—	0/0
Kobe Corbanie	—	32/–/28%	2	4/7	—	2/–	0/0
Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi	–/1	7/1/6%	—	4/8	–/1	2/2	0/0
Ian Struyf	—	13/–/8%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Maxim Kireev	–/1	6/–/5%	—	1/4	–/1	1/–	0/0
Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne	—	4/1/4%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ortwin De Wolf	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Amine Ouahabi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Thérence Koudou	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Keano Vanrafelghem	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Jupiler Pro League
Round: Regular Season - 1
Venue: Planet Group Arena, Gent
Referee: E. Lambrechts