Highlights

83'

I. Cisse (assist Leonardo Lopes)

81'

M. Servais (Foul)

69'

M. van Brederode (assist R. Halhal)

63'

Tiago Araújo (Foul)

HT 2 - 0

45+2'

Leonardo Lopes (assist S. Van der Heyden)

31'

M. Dean (on penalty)

30'

M. Konaté (Foul)

W. Kanga (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+5'

José Marsà (M. Servais - injury)

82'

J. Duverne (Tiago Araújo - tactical)

82'

H. Essaoubi (D. Hashioka - tactical)

82'

A. Omgba (M. Dean - tactical)

74'

M. Kireev (K. Mrabti - tactical)

60'

M. Sonko (Hong Hyun-Seok - injury)

46'

B. Antonio (M. Konaté - tactical)

46'

B. Raman (K. Van Rafelghem - tactical)

18'

I. Cisse (W. Kanga - injury)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	4	Gent	45	30	13	6	11
	5	Mechelen	45	30	12	9	9

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
5	W. Kanga	11
20	M. van Brederode	7
-	O. Gandelman	7
-	M. Dean	7
27	L. Lauberbach	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-1-2

3-4-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Dean

B. Raman 1
B. Boersma 1

Shots off target

M. Skóraś

S. Van der Heyden 1
M. Sonko 1

Big chance created

I. Cisse

S. Van der Heyden 1

Successful contests

I. Cisse

B. Raman 2
Leonardo Lopes 1

Fouls suffered

T. De Vlieger

Hong Hyun-Seok 3
M. Skóraś 3

Dispossessed

F. Hammar

M. Sonko 2
B. Boersma 2

Touches

R. Halhal

T. Koudou 89
T. St. Jago 72

Duel won

I. Cisse

T. De Vlieger 10
Leonardo Lopes 9

Duel lost

B. Boersma

M. van Brederode 8
Leonardo Lopes 7

Interceptions

D. Hashioka

R. Halhal 3
T. De Vlieger 3

Challenge lost

Leonardo Lopes

M. Servais 1
M. Sonko 1

Tackles

Leonardo Lopes

S. Van der Heyden 3
F. Hammar 3

Aerial duels won

B. Boersma

Leonardo Lopes 4
I. Cisse 4

Aerial duels lost

B. Boersma

I. Cisse 4
M. Volckaert 4

Fouls

K. Mrabti

R. Halhal 3
F. Hammar 3

Saves

Nacho Mirás

D. Roef 2

Passes

R. Halhal

T. Koudou 60
T. St. Jago 60

Accurate passes

R. Halhal

T. St. Jago 57
T. Koudou 51

Accurate crosses

Tiago Araújo

M. Skóraś 3
M. Servais 3

Current form

Stats

L L W L D

W W L W D

Last matches

Stats & bet

16/08/25

07/02/25

15/09/24

04/05/24

20/04/24

Referees

Lothar D'hondt main referee

4.3

0.2

Average card count per match for 23 matches arbitrated
Gianni Seeldraeyers assistant referee
Quentin Blaise VAR referee
Simon Bourdeaud'hui fourth referee
Bert Put VAR assistant referee
Nico Claes assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Gent

Bi Christ Hyllarion Goore Muscle Injury

Maksim Paskotši Ankle Injury

Mathias Delorge Ankle Injury

Siebe Van der Heyden Unknown

Abdelkahar Kadri Ankle Injury

Mechelen

Dikeni-Rafid Salifou Calf Injury

Ortwin De Wolf Knee injury

Match venue

Planet Group Arena - Gent

Year of construction: 2013
Surface: grass
Capacity: 20185
Average attendance: 13625
Maximum attendance: 20000
% sold: 68

Match result Gent Mechelen

Date 08 March 2026 15:00
Competition First Division A
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 28
Match attendance 16644
Code GNT-KVM
Area Belgium
Home team Gent
Away team Mechelen

FAQ

What is the result between Gent Mechelen?

Gent won the match with a 3-1 score

What are the official lineups for Gent Mechelen?

Gent : Coached by R. De Mil, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-1-2 formation: D. Roef (C), S. Van der Heyden, M. Volckaert, D. Hashioka, Tiago Araújo, Leonardo Lopes, T. De Vlieger, M. Skóraś, Hong Hyun-Seok, W. Kanga, M. Dean

Mechelen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by F. Vanderbiest, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-3 : Nacho Mirás, T. St. Jago, M. Konaté, R. Halhal, M. Servais, F. Hammar (C), K. Mrabti, T. Koudou, M. van Brederode, B. Boersma, K. Van Rafelghem

Who is the referee of the match Gent Mechelen ?

Lothar D'hondt is the referee for this match

Where is the match Gent Mechelen?

The venue Planet Group Arena in Gent is hosting the match

At what time is Gent Mechelen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 08 March 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Gent 3-4-1-2

- 33 (C) D. Roef
- 44 S. Van der Heyden
- 57 M. Volckaert
- 4 D. Hashioka
- 20 Tiago Araújo
- 22 Leonardo Lopes
- 27 T. De Vlieger
- 8 M. Skóraś
- 24 Hong Hyun-Seok
- 7 W. Kanga
- 21 M. Dean
- 13 Nacho Mirás
- 33 T. St. Jago
- 8 M. Konaté
- 2 R. Halhal
- 17 M. Servais
- 6 (C) F. Hammar
- 19 K. Mrabti
- 7 T. Koudou
- 9 M. van Brederode
- 28 B. Boersma
- 27 K. Van Rafelghem

Mechelen 3-4-3

- R. De Mil Coach
Substitutes
- 82'
  
  A. Omgba #10 - Midfielder
- K. Peersman #30 - Goalkeeper
- 82'
  
  J. Duverne #29 - Defender
- G. De Meyer #35 - Defender
- 60'
  
  M. Sonko #11 - Striker
- 82'
  
  H. Essaoubi #25 - Defender
- 18'
  
  I. Cisse #75 - Striker
- A. Kadri #37 - Midfielder
- A. Ito #15 - Midfielder
- F. Vanderbiest Coach
Substitutes
- B. Bafdili #11 - Midfielder
- 74'
  
  M. Kireev #10 - Midfielder
- T. Van Ingelgom #15 - Goalkeeper
- D. Salifou #29 - Midfielder
- M. Decoene #39 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  B. Antonio #38 - Striker
- 90+5'
  
  José Marsà #3 - Defender
- 46'
  
  B. Raman #14 - Striker
- M. Zekri #23 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Duel won

60%

40%

Accurate passes

78%

81%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

383

Passes

470

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

I. Cisse

S. Van der Heyden 1

Shots (%)

I. Cisse

50% 1/2

M. Dean 40% (2/5)

Successful contests

I. Cisse

B. Raman 2

Fouls suffered

T. De Vlieger

Hong Hyun-Seok 3
M. Skóraś 3
I. Cisse 2
T. Koudou 2

Attacking - Flops

Dispossessed

F. Hammar

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Hong Hyun-Seok

80% 4/5

B. Antonio 71% (5/7)
S. Van der Heyden 70% (7/10)
T. De Vlieger 67% (10/15)
D. Hashioka 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

D. Hashioka

R. Halhal 3
T. De Vlieger 3
M. Skóraś 2
Leonardo Lopes 2

Aerial duels won (%)

S. Van der Heyden

100% 3/3

B. Antonio 100% (2/2)
F. Hammar 75% (3/4)
R. Halhal 75% (3/4)
M. Servais 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

K. Mrabti

0% 0/6

M. Sonko 0% (0/4)
M. Volckaert 0% (0/4)
R. Halhal 0% (0/4)
T. St. Jago 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

M. Volckaert

0% 0/4

M. van Brederode 0% (0/3)
T. St. Jago 0% (0/3)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

T. St. Jago

95% 57/60

R. Halhal 90% (70/78)
T. De Vlieger 89% (42/47)
Nacho Mirás 88% (29/33)
T. Koudou 85% (51/60)

Accurate crosses

Tiago Araújo

M. Skóraś 3
M. Servais 3

Successful final third passes

T. Koudou

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	R. Union SG	66	30	19	9	2	50	17	33
2	Club Brugge	63	30	20	3	7	59	36	23
3	Sint-Truiden	57	30	18	3	9	47	35	12
4	Gent	45	30	13	6	11	49	43	6
5	Mechelen	45	30	12	9	9	39	37	2
6	Anderlecht	44	30	12	8	10	43	39	4
7	Genk	42	30	11	9	10	46	47	-1
8	Standard	40	30	11	7	12	27	35	-8
9	Westerlo	39	30	10	9	11	36	40	-4
10	Antwerp	35	30	9	8	13	31	32	-1
11	Charleroi	34	30	9	7	14	38	42	-4
12	OHL	34	30	9	7	14	32	43	-11
13	ZW	32	30	8	8	14	38	47	-9
14	Cercle Brugge	31	30	7	10	13	39	47	-8
15	La Louvière	31	30	6	13	11	30	37	-7
16	Dender	19	30	3	10	17	24	51	-27

Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Round

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	R. Union SG	43	15	14	1	0	32	5	27
2	Club Brugge	35	15	11	2	2	34	19	15
3	Sint-Truiden	31	15	10	1	4	23	19	4
4	Anderlecht	28	15	8	4	3	25	14	11
5	Gent	26	15	8	2	5	27	17	10
6	Mechelen	24	15	6	6	3	19	16	3
7	Antwerp	22	15	6	4	5	21	18	3
8	Genk	22	15	6	4	5	21	20	1
9	Westerlo	21	15	6	3	6	17	16	1
10	ZW	21	15	6	3	6	19	19	0
11	Standard	18	15	4	6	5	14	18	-4
12	OHL	17	15	4	5	6	18	18	0
13	Charleroi	17	15	4	5	6	20	21	-1
14	La Louvière	16	15	3	7	5	12	16	-4
15	Cercle Brugge	8	15	1	5	9	19	31	-12
16	Dender	8	15	1	5	9	12	28	-16

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Club Brugge	28	15	9	1	5	25	17	8
2	Sint-Truiden	26	15	8	2	5	24	16	8
3	Cercle Brugge	23	15	6	5	4	20	16	4
4	R. Union SG	23	15	5	8	2	18	12	6
5	Standard	22	15	7	1	7	13	17	-4
6	Mechelen	21	15	6	3	6	20	21	-1
7	Genk	20	15	5	5	5	25	27	-2
8	Gent	19	15	5	4	6	22	26	-4
9	Westerlo	18	15	4	6	5	19	24	-5
10	Charleroi	17	15	5	2	8	18	21	-3
11	OHL	17	15	5	2	8	14	25	-11
12	Anderlecht	16	15	4	4	7	18	25	-7
13	La Louvière	15	15	3	6	6	18	21	-3
14	Antwerp	13	15	3	4	8	10	14	-4
15	ZW	11	15	2	5	8	19	28	-9
16	Dender	11	15	2	5	8	12	23	-11

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	R. Union SG	54	30	14	12	4	20	7	13
2	Mechelen	51	30	14	9	7	19	13	6
3	Sint-Truiden	45	30	11	12	7	22	17	5
4	Westerlo	43	30	12	7	11	17	23	-6
5	Standard	42	30	9	15	6	17	18	-1
6	Club Brugge	39	30	9	12	9	24	16	8
7	Charleroi	39	30	9	12	9	21	21	0
8	Anderlecht	39	30	8	15	7	18	18	0
9	Genk	38	30	9	11	10	22	25	-3
10	Gent	37	30	9	10	11	20	21	-1
11	Cercle Brugge	34	30	8	10	12	24	24	0
12	ZW	34	30	7	13	10	19	22	-3
13	Antwerp	33	30	6	15	9	15	15	0
14	La Louvière	33	30	5	18	7	13	17	-4
15	Dender	30	30	5	15	10	12	19	-7
16	OHL	29	30	5	14	11	13	20	-7