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

Afas Stadion, Mechelen

Mechelen are in Pro League action on Friday evening, as Besnik Hasi attempts to outsmart Wouter Vrancken and his KAA Gent side at the Afas Stadion. Recent form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all shown below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?

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Mechelen's next match is v St Truiden at 19:45 on Friday 21st February
KAA Gent's next match is v Real Betis at 17:45 on Thursday 20th February
The last Belgian Pro League meeting between Mechelen and Gent was on Friday 7th February 2025
Belgian Pro League
February 7th 2025
Mechelen 3
3 Gent
 
B. Raman 14'28' D. Vanzeir
B. Raman 46'84' A. Guojohnsen
G. Hairemans 54'90' H. Gambor
 
MEC
KAA
Shots On
8
6
Shots Off
8
7
Corners
9
2
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
10
6
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
MechelenGent
 
O. De Wolf
J. Martinez Marsà
T. Raemaekers
S. Welsh
R. Belghali
F. Hammar
R. Schoofs
B. Ramanfootball iconfootball icon (L. Lauberbach 69')
N. Storm (K. Vanrafelghem 81')
G. Hairemansfootball icon (A. Outtara Mohammed 82')
B. Antonio (P. Pflücke 72')
D. Roef
(S. Kotto 57') S. Mitrović
J. Torunarigha
(T. Alves Araújo 74') A. Brown
football iconH. Gambor
(O. Gandelman 74') M. Delorge-Knieper
M. Samoise
S. Kums
A. Ito
football iconD. Vanzeir
(A. Guojohnsen 57') M. Sonko

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Mechelen or Gent are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 79% chance of 2 goals or more.

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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 Mechelen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mechelen
54%
11/10
13%
23/20
10%
Draw
24%
5/25/2
3%
Gent
22%
9/4
18%
23/10
15%
Mechelen 1-0
12%
15/2
11%
7/1
6%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/211/2
8%
Mechelen 2-0
10%
10/1
15%
17/2
14%
Mechelen 2-1
10%
8/1
5%
7/1
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
11/117/2
Gent 1-0
7%
10/1
10%
17/2
6%
Gent 2-1
6%
11/1
20%
9/1
11%
Mechelen 3-0
6%
18/1
17%
14/1
12%
Mechelen 3-1
5%
16/1
11%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
Gent 2-0
3%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Mechelen 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
Mechelen 4-0
2%
40/125/1
10%
Mechelen 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
12%
Gent 3-1
2%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
4/5
3%
3/4
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
1/1
3%
19/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/6
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/10
10%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
51%
4/6
3%
13/20
2%
BTTS - No
49%
11/10
5%
11/10
5%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1
11%
14/5
10%
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/2
4%
16/5
BTTS - Away Win
10%
5/1
20%
9/2
15%
Home/draw
78%
1/3
5%
1/3
5%
Away/draw
46%
7/10
11%
7/10
10%
Home/away
76%
2/73/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/4
2%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/4
6%
13/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
2/115/8
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/112/5
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/1
9%
17/4
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/8
2%
1/7
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/1
18%
9/1
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
8%
17/2
Home DNB
71%
8/15
12%
8/15
10%
Away DNB
39%
11/8
19%
11/8
16%
Mechelen win to nil
31%
11/4
17%
-
Gent win to nil
12%
5/1
9%
-
Mechelen / Mechelen
24%
12/5
15%
23/10
11%
Mechelen / Gent
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Mechelen / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Mechelen
15%
9/2
8%
17/4
9%
Draw / Gent
12%
13/2
15%
6/1
8%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Gent / Mechelen
4%
22/118/1
Gent / Gent
15%
9/2
22%
17/4
19%
Gent / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
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Win / draw / win Pro League table

Mechelen have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Mechelen have conceded 24 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Mechelen have played 12 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 25 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Gent lay in 6th place on 36 points in the Pro League league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Gent have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Gent have played 12 away games, winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mechelen
Gent
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Genk2619342060 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 23
2
Brugge2615742652 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 2
w
 
2-4F
3
Union SG26121041746 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
4
Anderlecht2613672245 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
6-0A
5
Antwerp2612771643 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 9
6
Gent Away2610106840 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
-
-
7
S. Liege26989-935 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-1F
8
S.Charleroi269611133 
w
 
5-2F
Mar 8
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Leuven267118-432 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
10
Mechelen Home268711431 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
d
 
3-3A
11
Dender268711-1331 
Mar 16
w
 
2-5F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
12
Westerlo268612030 
l
 
2-4A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
2-2A
13
Cercle B267910-1030 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
14
St Truiden265912-1824 
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
15
Kortrijk265417-2819 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1A
Mar 16
w
 
0-1F
16
Beerschot262816-3214 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 2
w
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Mechelen 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mechelen1 - 2Genk
Mechelen0 - 0S. Liege
Mechelen1 - 1Antwerp
Mechelen1 - 2Brugge
Mechelen3 - 0Beerschot
Mechelen1 - 1Union SG
Mechelen3 - 0Kortrijk
Mechelen5 - 0Leuven
Mechelen2 - 0Cercle B
Mechelen5 - 2S.Charleroi
Mechelen1 - 3Anderlecht
Mechelen2 - 4Westerlo
Mechelen3 - 2S. Liege
Mechelen2 - 4Gent
Mechelen3 - 0Leuven
Mechelen3 - 2Westerlo
Mechelen2 - 3St Truiden
Mechelen3 - 1Westerlo
Mechelen3 - 0Kortrijk
Mechelen1 - 1Genk
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMechelen0 - 1Leuven
AMechelen1 - 4Anderlecht
HMechelen1 - 2Genk
AMechelen0 - 1Cercle B
HMechelen0 - 0S. Liege
AMechelen1 - 1Westerlo
HMechelen1 - 1Antwerp
HMechelen1 - 2Brugge
AMechelen1 - 3Kortrijk
HMechelen3 - 0Beerschot
AMechelen1 - 2St Truiden
HMechelen1 - 1Union SG
AMechelen5 - 2Dender
HMechelen3 - 0Kortrijk
HMechelen5 - 0Leuven
AMechelen1 - 2Genk
HMechelen2 - 0Cercle B
AMechelen0 - 2Gent
HMechelen5 - 2S.Charleroi
AMechelen1 - 0Antwerp
Gent 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leuven0 - 0Gent
Dender0 - 0Gent
S. Liege0 - 1Gent
Westerlo2 - 2Gent
Anderlecht6 - 0Gent
Beerschot0 - 0Gent
Union SG0 - 0Gent
St Truiden1 - 1Gent
Cercle B2 - 1Gent
Brugge2 - 4Gent
S.Charleroi1 - 0Gent
Kortrijk0 - 1Gent
Genk0 - 1Gent
S. Liege1 - 4Gent
Mechelen2 - 4Gent
St Truiden0 - 2Gent
Leuven2 - 1Gent
Westerlo0 - 3Gent
Union SG1 - 1Gent
S. Liege4 - 2Gent
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGent1 - 0Anderlecht
AGent0 - 0Leuven
HGent1 - 1S.Charleroi
AGent0 - 0Dender
HGent1 - 3Union SG
AGent1 - 0S. Liege
HGent1 - 1Cercle B
HGent2 - 0St Truiden
AGent2 - 2Westerlo
AGent0 - 6Anderlecht
HGent5 - 0S. Liege
AGent0 - 0Beerschot
HGent0 - 2Genk
AGent0 - 0Union SG
AGent1 - 1St Truiden
HGent3 - 0Leuven
AGent1 - 2Cercle B
AGent4 - 2Brugge
HGent2 - 0Mechelen
HGent1 - 1Antwerp
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Gent have beaten Mechelen in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Mechelen since 2015
Mechelen
Gent
Goals: Scored
15
18
Games: Scored
9 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
2 / 11
MEC
3
D
3
KAA
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mechelen
2 - 4Gent
0 - 1Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Gent
Mechelen4 - 3
1 - 2Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Gent
Draw1 - 1Draw
Mechelen2 - 0
Mechelen2 - 0
League games at Gent since 2015
Gent
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
25
9
Games: Scored
12 / 12
5 / 12
Clean sheets
7 / 12
0 / 12
MEC
1
D
3
KAA
8
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
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for KAA Gent of late. It has been 7 Pro League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday evening against Mechelen.

Mechelen 10th Gent 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Mechelen will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Gent scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+23
Mechelen have scored 23% more goals at home than predicted
+2
Gent’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2024/2025 season
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Mechelen
PG (predicted goals)
Gent
1.7
1
Attack rating
%
better
MEC
KAA
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
%
better
MEC
KAA
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%

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

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261148
O WolfB RamanR SchoofsA Mohammed
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Wolf GLK26
-
S Welsh DEF4
-
T Raemaekers DEF26
3
-
J Martínez DEF261
4
-
B Antonio MID51
1
-
F Hammar MID6
1
-
R Schoofs MID2634
3
-
R Belghali  MID2211
1
-
G Hairemans FWD2022
1
-
N Storm FWD1843
1
-
B Raman FWD2111
3
-
Subs
I. Mirás Blanco GLK
-
L. Baert DEF
-
M Konaté  MID1
1
-
K. Vanrafelghem MID3
-
A Mohammed MID22
8
-
B Bafdili MID232
3
-
P. Dahl FWD1811
-
L Lauberbach FWD2232
2
-
P Pflücke FWD2144
1
-
Gent Pro League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25457
D RoefO GendelmanF. SurdezJ Torunarigha
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Roef GLK25
2
-
S Mitrovic DEF17
3
-
H Gambor DEF171
3
-
J Torunarigha DEF191
6
1
M Samoise MID182
3
1
S Kums MID172
2
-
A Ito MID212
5
-
M Delorge MID2413
3
-
A Brown MID2513
5
-
M Sonko FWD1821
-
D Vanzeir  FWD43
-
Subs
L Fortin GLK
-
T Araújo DEF122
2
-
S Kotto DEF2
-
P Gerkens MID1711
-
T. De Vlieger MID3
-
O Gendelman MID2443
2
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD2341
1
-
F. Surdez FWD2225
2
-