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KAA Gent v Mechelen : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Ghelamco Arena, Ghent

Rik Demil welcomes Frederik Vanderbiest to the Ghelamco Arena on Sunday lunch time, as their KAA Gent and Mechelen troops do battle in the Pro League. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for every betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.

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KAA Gent's next match is v La Louviere at 15:00 on Sunday 16th August
Mechelen's next match is v S. Liege at 17:30 on Sunday 16th August
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Gent and Mechelen was on Sunday 9th August 2026
Belgian Pro League
August 9th 2026
Gent 2
0 Mechelen
 
T. Alves Araújo 37'
J. Mendieta 45'
 
KAA
MEC
Shots On
8
2
Shots Off
4
2
Corners
4
1
Possession
53%
47%
Fouls
11
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
GentMechelen
 
M. Ngom
C. Burgess (M. Paskotši 46')
T. Alves Araújofootball icon
D. Roef
M. Volckaert
M. Sonko
S. Van der Heyden
L. da Silva Lopes
T. De Vlieger (M. Delorge-Knieper 71')
A. Kadri (B. Goore 71')
J. Mendietafootball icon (I. Cissé 80')
 (I. Struyf 76') J. Martinez Marsà
(K. Corbanie 28') G. Diouf
F. Hammar
D. Salifou
(C. Van Meirvenne 86') B. Bafdili
M. van Brederode
I. Mirás Blanco
M. Zekri
(M. Kireev 77') D. Praet
M. Decoene
(M. Lohunanu-Mbasi 46') B. Raman

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Gent or Mechelen are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 76% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Gent are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.91.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gent
51%
5/6
5%
-
Draw
24%
12/5
3%
-
Mechelen
25%
3/1
6%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
8%
-
Gent 1-0
11%
6/1
6%
-
Gent 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
-
Gent 2-0
9%
15/2
5%
-
Mechelen 1-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
17/2-
Mechelen 2-1
6%
14/1
8%
-
Gent 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Gent 3-0
5%
14/1
11%
-
Mechelen 2-0
4%
20/1-
Gent 3-2
3%
28/1-
Mechelen 3-1
2%
33/1-
Gent 4-1
2%
33/1-
Gent 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
1/1
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
4/5
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/6
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
6/4
2%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
53%
10/11-
BTTS - No
47%
10/11-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
15/2
8%
-
Home/draw
75%
2/9
1%
-
Away/draw
49%
10/11
2%
-
Home/away
76%
3/10
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
5/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
2/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Home DNB
68%
4/11
4%
-
Away DNB
42%
2/1
5%
-
Gent win to nil
27%
2/1
3%
-
Mechelen win to nil
13%
6/1
8%
-
Gent / Gent
27%
2/1
5%
-
Gent / Mechelen
2%
33/1
17%
-
Gent / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Gent
17%
15/4-
Draw / Mechelen
10%
15/2
7%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
4/1-
Mechelen / Gent
4%
22/1-
Mechelen / Mechelen
13%
6/1-
Mechelen / Draw
5%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Pro League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Gent
Mechelen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Brugge220066 
Aug 30
Mar 20
Nov 21
May 8
2
Antwerp220046 
Dec 26
Apr 24
May 1
Jan 16
3
Gent220036 
-
-
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
4
Union SG211044 
May 15
Nov 28
Dec 12
Apr 3
5
Z.Waregem211014 
Mar 13
Oct 10
Dec 26
Apr 24
6
S.Charleroi110023 
Mar 6
Jan 16
Mar 20
Aug 22
7
Genk210103 
May 1
Sep 13
Oct 31
May 22
8
Anderlecht210103 
Oct 24
Jan 30
Sep 11
Feb 13
9
W-Beveren210103 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Feb 20
Dec 19
10
Cercle B202002 
Jan 23
Sep 6
Feb 6
Nov 28
11
St Truiden202002 
Dec 12
Feb 13
Oct 10
Jan 30
12
S. Liege101001 
Sep 18
Feb 27
Aug 16
Mar 13
13
Lommel SK101001 
Apr 17
Oct 31
Jan 23
Sep 19
14
La Louviere2002-20 
Feb 20
w
 
1-2A
Apr 17
Aug 29
15
Mechelen1001-20 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 10
-
-
16
Westerlo2002-50 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Sep 5
Feb 27
17
Leuven2002-50 
Sep 3
May 22
May 15
Nov 7
18
Kortrijk2002-60 
Nov 7
May 8
Mar 6
Oct 24
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Gent 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gent0 - 0Genk
Gent0 - 0Union SG
Gent1 - 1Anderlecht
Gent0 - 2Brugge
Gent0 - 0St Truiden
Gent1 - 1Mechelen
Gent2 - 0Z.Waregem
Gent3 - 1Mechelen
Gent0 - 1Cercle B
Gent1 - 3Leuven
Gent4 - 2Anderlecht
Gent2 - 0Westerlo
Gent0 - 2Antwerp
Gent1 - 2St Truiden
Gent1 - 1Genk
Gent4 - 0S. Liege
Gent2 - 1S.Charleroi
Gent3 - 0Dender
Gent1 - 1Brugge
Gent2 - 3Union SG
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGent0 - 0Genk
AGent0 - 5Brugge
HGent0 - 0Union SG
AGent1 - 1St Truiden
HGent1 - 1Anderlecht
AGent0 - 1Mechelen
HGent0 - 2Brugge
AGent0 - 0Union SG
HGent0 - 0St Truiden
AGent1 - 3Anderlecht
HGent1 - 1Mechelen
AGent3 - 1Dender
HGent2 - 0Z.Waregem
HGent3 - 1Mechelen
AGent0 - 3Genk
HGent0 - 1Cercle B
AGent3 - 2S.Charleroi
HGent1 - 3Leuven
AGent1 - 1La Louviere
AGent4 - 0S. Liege
Mechelen 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Truiden3 - 0Mechelen
Anderlecht2 - 2Mechelen
Union SG3 - 0Mechelen
Brugge6 - 1Mechelen
Gent1 - 1Mechelen
Brugge4 - 1Mechelen
Gent3 - 1Mechelen
La Louviere0 - 2Mechelen
Leuven2 - 2Mechelen
Union SG1 - 0Mechelen
St Truiden1 - 0Mechelen
Cercle B2 - 3Mechelen
Genk0 - 1Mechelen
Anderlecht3 - 1Mechelen
Dender1 - 3Mechelen
S.Charleroi0 - 2Mechelen
S. Liege1 - 1Mechelen
Antwerp2 - 1Mechelen
Westerlo0 - 1Mechelen
Z.Waregem1 - 1Mechelen
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMechelen0 - 3St Truiden
HMechelen2 - 2Brugge
AMechelen2 - 2Anderlecht
AMechelen0 - 3Union SG
HMechelen1 - 0Gent
HMechelen1 - 4St Truiden
AMechelen1 - 6Brugge
HMechelen1 - 2Anderlecht
HMechelen0 - 1Union SG
AMechelen1 - 1Gent
AMechelen1 - 4Brugge
HMechelen1 - 0Anderlecht
AMechelen1 - 3Gent
HMechelen2 - 1Z.Waregem
AMechelen2 - 0La Louviere
HMechelen2 - 3Genk
HMechelen2 - 0Antwerp
AMechelen2 - 2Leuven
HMechelen1 - 1Westerlo
AMechelen0 - 1Union SG
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gent since 2015
Gent
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
29
11
Games: Scored
14 / 14
7 / 14
Clean sheets
7 / 14
0 / 14
KAA
9
D
4
MEC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
Gent3 - 1
Gent2 - 0
Gent3 - 1
1 - 2Mechelen
Gent3 - 0
Gent1 - 0
Gent2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Gent1 - 0
Gent3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Gent3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Mechelen since 2015
Mechelen
Gent
Goals: Scored
20
22
Games: Scored
12 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
2 / 14
KAA
5
D
5
MEC
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
Mechelen1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
2 - 4Gent
0 - 1Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Gent
Mechelen4 - 3
1 - 2Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
Mechelen2 - 0
Mechelen2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Gent 3rd Mechelen 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Gent will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Gent’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Mechelen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2026/2027 season
Gent
PG (predicted goals)
Mechelen
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
KAA
MEC
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
KAA
MEC
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Gent v Mechelen Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Gent Pro League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
D RoefT AraújoM Sonko
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Roef GLK1
-
M Ngom DEF1
-
M. Volckaert DEF1
-
C Burgess  DEF1
-
S Heyden DEF1
-
T Araújo DEF11
-
A Kadri  MID1
-
L Lopes MID1
-
T. De Vlieger MID1
-
J. Mendieta FWD11
-
M Sonko FWD11
-
Subs
K Peersman GLK
-
M Paskotsi DEF1
-
M. Aliou Diallo DEF
-
L Bénes MID
-
M Delorge MID1
-
M. El Âdfaoui MID
-
B. Goore FWD1
-
E. Seck FWD
-
I. Cissé FWD1
-
Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
I. Mirás BlancoM Decoene
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I. Mirás Blanco GLK1
-
M Decoene DEF1
1
-
G Diouf DEF1
-
J Martínez DEF1
-
D Praet MID1
-
F Hammar MID1
-
D Salifou MID1
-
M. Zekri MID1
-
B Bafdili FWD1
-
B Raman FWD1
-
M Brederode FWD1
-
Subs
O Wolf GLK
-
I. Struyf DEF1
-
K Corbanie DEF1
-
T Koudou MID
-
M. Kireev MID1
-
C. Van Meirvenne FWD1
-
K. Vanrafelghem FWD
-
M. Lohunanu-Mbasi FWD1
-