28'
Kobe CorbanieGora Diouf
Tiago Araújo
37'
Josué Yamir Vergara Ortega
45'
Maksim PaskotšiChristian Burgess
45'
45'
Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-MbasiBenito Raman
HyllarionAbdelkahar Kadri
71'
Mathias Delorge-KnieperTibe De Vlieger
71'
76'
Ian StruyfJosé Marsà
77'
Maksim KireevDennis Praet
Ibrahima CisseJosué Yamir Vergara Ortega
80'
85'
Massimo Decoene
86'
Cedric Jan Van MeirvenneBilal Bafdili
FT 2 - 0
53%Possession47%
15Shots5
8Shots on target2
4Corners1
11Fouls11
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Offsides1
2Saves7
514Passes463
85%Pass accuracy83%
KAA Gent3-4-2-1
Starting XI
33Davy RoefG
57Matties VolckaertRM
20Tiago AraújoLM
44Siebe van der HeydenCD-L
16Christian BurgessCD
5Mouhamed NgomCD-R
27Tibe De VliegerCM-R
22Leo Da Silva LopesCM-L
47Josué Yamir Vergara OrtegaF
37Abdelkahar KadriCF-R
11Momodou SonkoCF-L
Substitutes
28Mohammed El AdfaouiSUB
45HyllarionSUB
8László BénesSUB
30Kjell PeersmanSUB
59El Hadji SeckSUB
17Mathias Delorge-KnieperSUB
75Ibrahima CisseSUB
56Mamadou DialloSUB
3Maksim PaskotšiSUB
KV Mechelen4-2-3-1
Starting XI
13Nacho MirasG
39Massimo DecoeneRB
23Moncef ZekriLB
8Dikeni-Rafid SalifouLM
4Gora DioufCD-R
3José MarsàCD-L
11Bilal BafdiliAM-R
6Fredrik HammarRM
14Benito RamanF
26Dennis PraetAM
9Myron van BrederodeAM-L
Substitutes
27Keano Van RafelghemSUB
19Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-MbasiSUB
7Thérence KoudouSUB
20Kobe CorbanieSUB
1Ortwin De WolfSUB
17Cedric Jan Van MeirvenneSUB
10Maksim KireevSUB
18Ian StruyfSUB
40Amine OuahabiSUB
Recent form
KAA GentLWDDW
KV MechelenWLDDL
Last meetings
03/05/26KV Mechelen1 - 0KAA Gent
07/04/26KAA Gent1 - 1KV Mechelen
08/03/26KAA Gent3 - 1KV Mechelen
17/08/25KV Mechelen1 - 1KAA Gent
08/02/25KV Mechelen3 - 3KAA Gent
Belgian Pro League Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union St.-Gilloise | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 28 |
| 4 | Royal Charleroi SC | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 27 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 | Racing Genk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 15 |
| 8 | Standard Liege | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Sint-Truidense | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Antwerp | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | RAAL La Louvière | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -19 | 4 |