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

Ghelamco Arena, Ghent

Mechelen, led by manager Frederik Vanderbiest, visit Ivan Leko and his KAA Gent side at the Ghelamco Arena on Sunday afternoon in the Pro League. All the odds are provided directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Pro League match data, including head-to-head records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.

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KAA Gent's next match is v Z.Waregem at 19:45 on Friday 13th March
Mechelen's next match is v Anderlecht at 17:30 on Sunday 15th March
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Gent and Mechelen was on Sunday 8th March 2026
Belgian Pro League
March 8th 2026
Gent 3
1 Mechelen
 
M. Dean 31'69' M. van Brederode
L. da Silva Lopes 45'
I. Cissé 83'
 
KAA
MEC
Shots On
5
3
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
3
5
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
9
18
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
GentMechelen
 
D. Hashioka (H. Essaoubi 82')
T. Alves Araújo (J. Duverne 82')
L. da Silva Lopesfootball icon
H. Hong (M. Sonko 60')
A. Kanga (I. Cissé 18')
M. Skóraś
M. Deanfootball icon (A. Omgba 82')
D. Roef
S. Van der Heyden
M. Volckaert
T. De Vlieger
R. Halhal
T. Koudou
I. Mirás Blanco
F. Hammar
(B. Antonio 46') M. Konate
football iconM. van Brederode
(J. Martinez Marsà 90') M. Servais
T. St. Jago
(M. Kireev 74') K. Mrabti
(B. Raman 46') K. Vanrafelghem
B. Boersma

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Gent and Mechelen will score a minimum of 2 between them during 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 80%. The bookmakers have it at 1.20.

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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 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gent
42%
1/11/1000
Draw
25%
5/280/1
Mechelen
34%
12/5750/1
Draw 1-1
12%
6/19/2
Gent 2-1
9%
8/111/20
Gent 1-0
9%
17/217/4
Mechelen 2-1
8%
11/112/1
Mechelen 1-0
8%
12/113/2
Gent 2-0
7%
10/113/10
Draw 2-2
6%
11/14/1
Draw 0-0
6%
14/16/1
Mechelen 2-0
5%
18/112/1
Gent 3-1
5%
14/11/10
Mechelen 3-1
4%
22/128/1
Gent 3-0
3%
18/17/2
Gent 3-2
3%
20/110/1
Mechelen 3-2
3%
28/125/1
Mechelen 3-0
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
13/2011/20
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
6/513/10
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/1117/20
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/511/8
No 1st Goal
3%
14/16/1
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/729/20
BTTS - No
42%
5/41/2
BTTS - Home Win
21%
13/51/1000
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/366/1
BTTS - Away Win
18%
5/1100/1
Home/draw
66%
3/101/500
Away/draw
58%
4/566/1
Home/away
75%
2/71/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/111/8
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
7/29/2
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
6/413/10
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1/211/20
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
7/25/1
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
2/111/10
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
9/133/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/161/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/331/12
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/16/1
Home DNB
59%
1/21/1000
Away DNB
51%
6/4100/1
Gent win to nil
20%
3/1-
Mechelen win to nil
16%
6/1-
Gent / Gent
24%
9/42/5
Gent / Mechelen
3%
28/110/1
Gent / Draw
7%
12/118/5
Draw / Gent
14%
9/216/1
Draw / Mechelen
11%
7/122/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/116/1
Mechelen / Gent
4%
20/1100/1
Mechelen / Mechelen
16%
9/255/1
Mechelen / Draw
7%
12/190/1
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Win / draw / win Pro League table

Gent have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Gent have conceded 20 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Gent have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Mechelen lay in 5th place on 42 points in the Pro League league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 8 and losing 3 games. They have scored 31 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Mechelen have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Mechelen have played 13 away games, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gent
Mechelen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG2817922960 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
2
Brugge2818371957 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 22
3
St Truiden2818371557 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
4
Anderlecht281288644 
w
 
4-2A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
5
Mechelen281198442 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
6
Gent2811611239 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
7
Genk2810810-238 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
8
Westerlo2810810-338 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
S. Liege2811512-838 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
10
Antwerp289712034 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
11
S.Charleroi289712-134 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
12
Z.Waregem287813-829 
Mar 13
l
 
4-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
13
Cercle B2861012-728 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-4F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-3F
14
Leuven287714-1428 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
15
La Louviere2851211-927 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
16
Dender2831015-2319 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Gent 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Gent1 - 0La Louviere
Gent1 - 4Genk
Gent0 - 3Antwerp
Gent0 - 1Anderlecht
Gent0 - 5Brugge
Gent0 - 3Union SG
Gent1 - 2Kortrijk
Gent1 - 1Brugge
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGent0 - 3Genk
HGent0 - 1Cercle B
AGent3 - 2S.Charleroi
HGent1 - 3Leuven
AGent1 - 1La Louviere
AGent4 - 0S. Liege
HGent4 - 2Anderlecht
HGent2 - 0Westerlo
AGent1 - 2Brugge
HGent0 - 2Antwerp
AGent1 - 1Union SG
HGent1 - 2St Truiden
AGent0 - 0Westerlo
HGent1 - 1Genk
AGent0 - 4Leuven
HGent4 - 0S. Liege
AGent1 - 4Z.Waregem
HGent2 - 1S.Charleroi
AGent4 - 2Cercle B
AGent0 - 1Anderlecht
Mechelen 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Dender2 - 2Mechelen
Leuven1 - 2Mechelen
Westerlo2 - 2Mechelen
S.Charleroi3 - 0Mechelen
S. Liege2 - 2Mechelen
S.Charleroi0 - 1Mechelen
Beerschot1 - 0Mechelen
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMechelen2 - 1Z.Waregem
AMechelen2 - 0La Louviere
HMechelen2 - 3Genk
HMechelen2 - 0Antwerp
AMechelen2 - 2Leuven
HMechelen1 - 1Westerlo
AMechelen0 - 1Union SG
HMechelen1 - 1Dender
AMechelen0 - 1St Truiden
AMechelen3 - 2Cercle B
HMechelen1 - 0S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 1S. Liege
AMechelen1 - 0Genk
HMechelen1 - 1Union SG
AMechelen1 - 3Anderlecht
HMechelen1 - 1Leuven
AMechelen3 - 1Dender
HMechelen1 - 3St Truiden
AMechelen2 - 0S.Charleroi
HMechelen0 - 0Cercle B
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Gent have not lost to Mechelen in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Gent since 2015
Gent
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
25
9
Games: Scored
12 / 12
5 / 12
Clean sheets
7 / 12
0 / 12
KAA
8
D
3
MEC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gent
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
19
22
Games: Scored
11 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
2 / 13
KAA
5
D
5
MEC
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
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 6th Mechelen 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Gent will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Mechelen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Gent have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Mechelen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season
Gent
PG (predicted goals)
Mechelen
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
KAA
MEC
8%
better
view stats
Games scored21
23
Failed to score6
4
Scored first11
18
Goals scored41
36
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
KAA
MEC
22%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
20
Clean sheets6
7
Conceded first15
8
Goals conceded41
30
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against14%
10%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+22%

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

Gent Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28855
D RoefW KangaM SkóraśS Heyden
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Roef GLK28
-
D Hashioka DEF5
-
M. Volckaert DEF15
2
-
S Heyden DEF2421
5
-
T Araújo DEF2314
5
-
M Skóraś MID2025
3
1
L Lopes MID2511
1
-
H Hyun-seok MID71
-
T. De Vlieger MID13
1
-
W Kanga FWD2383
3
-
M Dean FWD1341
1
1
Subs
K Peersman GLK
-
H. Essaoubi DEF9
1
J Duverne DEF121
4
-
G. De Meyer DEF
-
A. Omgba MID12
-
A Ito MID2643
2
-
A Kadri  MID2115
4
-
M Sonko FWD212
-
I. Cissé FWD11
-
Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27639
F HammarM BrederodeM ServaisF Hammar
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I. Mirás Blanco GLK23
2
-
R Halhal DEF2212
6
-
M Konaté  DEF2311
5
-
T Jago DEF191
3
-
T Koudou MID2541
5
-
K Mrabti  MID2152
3
-
F Hammar MID2711
9
-
M Servais MID2223
3
-
M Brederode FWD2263
2
-
B. Boersma FWD62
1
-
K. Vanrafelghem FWD93
1
-
Subs
T. Van Ingelgom GLK
-
J Martínez DEF2112
3
-
M. Zekri DEF15
1
-
M. Kireev MID8
1
-
B Bafdili MID1612
2
-
D Salifou MID10
1
-
M Decoene MID2
1
-
B Raman FWD1923
-
B Antonio FWD211
1
-