Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen — Jupiler Pro League, 8 Mar 2026
Gent beat KV Mechelen 3-1 in the Jupiler Pro League on 8 March 2026 at Planet Group Arena, Gent. M. Dean, L. Lopes and I. Cisse scored for Gent; Myron van Brederode for KV Mechelen. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Gent have won 3 and KV Mechelen 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 8'Foul
- 18'out: I. Cisse
- 30'Mory KonatéFoul
- 1-031'Penalty
- 2-045'assist: Siebe Van der Heyden
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'Mory Konatéout: B. Antonio
- 60'Hong Hyun-Seokout: Momodou Sonko
- 63'Foul
- 2-169'
- 74'K. Mrabtiout: Maksim Kireev
- 81'Mathis ServaisFoul
- 82'
- 82'out: Aimé Omgba
- 82'
- 3-183'I. Cisseassist: L. Lopes
- 90+5'Mathis Servaisout: J. Marsa
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Gent
- 8.2Tibe De VliegerM
- 8.0Ibrahima CisseF
- 7.9Leonardo LopesM
- 7.3Tiago AraújoM
- 7.3Hyun-Seok HongF
- 7.3Siebe Van der HeydenD
- 7.3Max DeanF
- 7.0Hatim EssaouabiD
- 6.9Daiki HashiokaD
- 6.9Michał SkóraśM
- 6.7Jean-Kévin DuverneD
- 6.6Aimé OmgbaM
- 6.5Momodou SonkoF
- 6.3Matties VolckaertD
- 6.3Davy RoefG
- 6.2Wilfried KangaF
KV Mechelen
- 6.9Fredrik HammarM
- 6.9Thérence KoudouM
- 6.9Myron van BrederodeF
- 6.7Nacho MirasG
- 6.6Bill AntonioF
- 6.6Mathis ServaisM
- 6.5Benito RamanF
- 6.5Redouane HalhalD
- 6.3Kerim MrabtiM
- 6.3Keano Van RafelghemF
- 6.3Bouke BoersmaF
- 6.2Maksim KireevM
- 5.9Tommy St. JagoD
- 5.7Mory KonatéD
Line-ups
KV Mechelen3-4-3
Gent3-4-1-2
Substitutes
GentRik De Mil
Substitutes
- 29Jean-Kévin Duverne82'D6.7
- 37Abdelkahar KadriM
- 15Atsuki ItoM
- 25H. Essaouabi82'D7.0
- 30Kjell PeersmanG
- 11Momodou Sonko60'F6.5
- 35Gilles De MeyerD
- 10Aimé Omgba82'M6.6
- 75I. Cisse83'18'F8.0
KV MechelenFrederic Vanderbiest
Substitutes
- 14Benito Raman46'F6.5
- 3J. Marsa90+5'D
- 29Dikeni-Rafid SalifouM
- 38B. Antonio46'F6.6
- 39Massimo DecoeneM
- 10Maksim Kireev74'M6.2
- 11Bilal BafdiliM
- 15T. Van IngelgomG
- 23Moncef ZekriD
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
2.20Expected goals (xG)0.50
13Total shots8
5Shots on target3
6Shots off target2
2Blocked shots3
3Corners5
1Offsides2
9Fouls19
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves3
-0.84Goals prevented-0.84
379Total passes465
296Accurate passes376
78%Pass accuracy81%
Gent
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibe De Vlieger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Ibrahima Cisse | 72 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Leonardo Lopes | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Tiago Araújo | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Hyun-Seok Hong | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Siebe Van der Heyden | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Max Dean | 82 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Hatim Essaouabi | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Michał Skóraś | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jean-Kévin Duverne | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Aimé Omgba | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Momodou Sonko | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Matties Volckaert | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Davy Roef | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Wilfried Kanga | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
KV Mechelen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrik Hammar | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Thérence Koudou | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Myron van Brederode | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nacho Miras | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Bill Antonio | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Mathis Servais | 89 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Benito Raman | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Redouane Halhal | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kerim Mrabti | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Keano Van Rafelghem | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bouke Boersma | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Maksim Kireev | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tommy St. Jago | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Mory Konaté | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
GentLLWLD
- L01 Mar 26AGenk0-3
- L20 Feb 26HCercle Brugge0-1
- W14 Feb 26ACharleroi3-2
- L07 Feb 26HOH Leuven1-3
- D30 Jan 26ARAAL La Louvière1-1
KV MechelenWWLWD
- W28 Feb 26HZulte Waregem2-1
- W22 Feb 26ARAAL La Louvière2-0
- L13 Feb 26HGenk2-3
- W08 Feb 26HAntwerp2-0
- D01 Feb 26AOH Leuven2-2
Head-to-head
- 16 Aug 25KV Mechelen1-1Gent
- 07 Feb 25KV Mechelen3-3Gent
- 15 Sept 24Gent2-0KV Mechelen
- 04 May 24KV Mechelen2-4Gent
- 20 Apr 24Gent3-1KV Mechelen
- 19 Jan 24Gent1-2KV Mechelen
Most recent meetings
Final table, Jupiler Pro League 2025/26 · Pro League
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 30 | +23 | 63 |
| 3 | St. Truiden | 30 | +12 | 57 |
| 4 | Gent | 30 | +6 | 45 |
| 5 | KV Mechelen | 30 | +2 | 45 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 30 | +4 | 44 |
| 7 | Genk | 30 | -1 | 42 |
Before and after
Gent
- Previous: Genk 3-0 Gent, 1 Mar 2026 · Jupiler Pro League
- Next: Gent 2-0 Zulte Waregem, 13 Mar 2026 · Jupiler Pro League
KV Mechelen
- Previous: KV Mechelen 2-1 Zulte Waregem, 28 Feb 2026 · Jupiler Pro League
- Next: KV Mechelen 1-0 Anderlecht, 15 Mar 2026 · Jupiler Pro League
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