Belgian Pro LeagueBelgium
Sunday, 9 August 202613:30FT
Kick-off13:30Sunday, 9 August 2026Europe/Berlin
CompetitionBelgian Pro League
DateSunday, 9 August 2026
Kick-off13:30
StatusFT
MATCH SNAPSHOT
Match overview
Key statistics, standout player and live event timeline
DATA
53%Possession47%
GentMechelen
15Shots5
GentMechelen
8Shots on target2
GentMechelen
4Corners1
GentMechelen
11Fouls11
GentMechelen
1Offsides1
GentMechelen
LIVE TIMELINEMatch events · latest first
86'
⇄
SubstitutionCedric Van Meirvenne
85'
YC
Yellow cardMassimo Decoene
80'
⇄
SubstitutionIbrahima Cissé
77'
⇄
SubstitutionMaksim Kireev
76'
⇄
SubstitutionIan Struyf
71'
⇄
SubstitutionMathias Delorge
71'
⇄
SubstitutionHyllarion Goore
46'
⇄
SubstitutionMalcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi
46'
⇄
SubstitutionMaksim Paskotsi
45'
G
GoalJosué Vergara
2-037'
G
GoalTiago Araújo
1-028'
⇄
SubstitutionKobe Corbanie
MATCH CENTER
Match details
Events, statistics and team information
TIMELINE
12 eventsMatch events
28'
↔
Kobe Corbanie ↔ Gora DioufSubstitution · 1st Substitution
37'
⚽
Tiago AraújoGoal · Left foot shot
1-0
45'
⚽
Josué VergaraGoal · Right foot shot
2-0
46'
↔
Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi ↔ Benito RamanSubstitution · 2nd Substitution
46'
↔
Maksim Paskotsi ↔ Christian BurgessSubstitution · 3rd Substitution
71'
↔
Mathias Delorge ↔ Tibe De VliegerSubstitution · 4th Substitution
71'
↔
Hyllarion Goore ↔ Abdelkahar KadriSubstitution · 5th Substitution
76'
↔
Ian Struyf ↔ José MarsàSubstitution · 6th Substitution
77'
↔
Maksim Kireev ↔ Dennis PraetSubstitution · 7th Substitution
80'
↔
Ibrahima Cissé ↔ Josué VergaraSubstitution · 8th Substitution
85'
🟨
Massimo DecoeneYellowcard · Foul
86'
↔
Cedric Van Meirvenne ↔ Bilal BafdiliSubstitution · 9th Substitution
INFORMATION
Match facts
StadiumPlanet Group ArenaGent
RefereeErik Lambrechts, Jo De Weirdt, Kevin Monteny, Ruben Calluy
Round1
Stadium capacity20,185
Surfacegrass
GOALS
Goals & assists
⭐ TOP PLAYER
90Minutes
38Key passes
32Accurate passes
LEAGUE CONTEXT
Full Belgian Pro League tableTable position
Current league position and recent form
1Position15
15Points2
5Played5
5Wins0
0Draws2
0Losses3
10Goals for5
2Goals against13
8Goal difference-8
GentRecent form
WWW
MechelenRecent form
LDL
TACTICAL LINEUPS
Starting XI on the pitch
Formation, player ratings and match events
STARTING XI
3-4-2-1Gent
STARTING XI
4-2-3-1Mechelen
⚽ GoalA Assist🟨 Yellow card🟥 Red card↔ Substitution
MATCH CENTER
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TEAMS
Lineups
GentStarting XI
3-4-2-15Mouhamed Ngom2
11Momodou Sonko10
16Christian Burgess3
20Tiago Araújo8
22Leonardo Lopes7
27Tibe De Vlieger6
33Davy Roef1
37Abdelkahar Kadri9
44Siebe Van der Heyden4
47Josué Vergara11
57Matties Volckaert5
Substitutes
3Maksim Paskotsi
8László Bénes
17Mathias Delorge
28Mohammed El Âdfaoui
30Kjell Peersman
45Hyllarion Goore
56Mamadou Diallo
59El Hadji Seck
75Ibrahima Cissé
MechelenStarting XI
4-2-3-13José Marsà4
4Gora Diouf3
6Fredrik Hammar6
8Dikeni Salifou7
9Myron van Brederode10
11Bilal Bafdili8
13Nacho Miras1
14Benito Raman11
23Moncef Zekri5
26Dennis Praet9
39Massimo Decoene2
Substitutes
1Ortwin De Wolf
7Thérence Koudou
10Maksim Kireev
17Cedric Van Meirvenne
18Ian Struyf
19Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi
20Kobe Corbanie
27Keano Vanrafelghem
40Amine Ouahabi
MATCH CENTER
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DATA
Match statistics
GentSTATMechelen
53%Ball Possession %47%
15Shots Total5
8Shots On Target2
4Shots Off Target2
10Shots Insidebox3
5Shots Outsidebox2
4Corners1
11Fouls11
1Offsides1
0Yellowcards1
2Saves7
8Key Passes5
69Long Passes52
516Passes462
38Successful Long Passes25
55%Successful Long Passes Percentage48%
437Successful Passes383
85%Successful Passes Percentage83%
106Attacks97
43Dangerous Attacks39
7Accurate Crosses0
1Assists0
70Ball Safe79
2Big Chances Created0
1Big Chances Missed0
9Dribble Attempts9
55Duels Won36
11Free Kicks11
11Goal Attempts5
4Goal Kicks7
2Goals0
0Injuries1
7Interceptions14
3Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions5
4Successful Dribbles4
44%Successful Dribbles Percentage44%
15Successful Headers9
25Tackles12
23Throwins27
19Total Crosses13
PERFORMANCE
Player ratings
Gent
Tiago Araújo#20 Midfielder
⚽ 1
7.7
Momodou Sonko#11 Attacker
A 1
7.6
Mouhamed Ngom#5 Defender
Leonardo Lopes#22 Midfielder
Tibe De Vlieger#27 Midfielder
Josué Vergara#47 Attacker
⚽ 1
7.1Matties Volckaert#57 Midfielder
Davy Roef#33 Goalkeeper
Hyllarion Goore#45 Attacker
Abdelkahar Kadri#37 Attacker
Siebe Van der Heyden#44 Defender
Christian Burgess#16 Defender
Mathias Delorge#17 Midfielder
Ibrahima Cissé#75 Attacker
Maksim Paskotsi#3 Defender
László Bénes#8 Midfielder
Mohammed El Âdfaoui#28 Midfielder
Kjell Peersman#30 Goalkeeper
Mamadou Diallo#56 Defender
El Hadji Seck#59 Attacker
Mechelen
Nacho Miras#13 Goalkeeper
Gora Diouf#4 Defender
Dennis Praet#26 Midfielder
Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi#19 Attacker
Cedric Van Meirvenne#17 Attacker
Dikeni Salifou#8 Midfielder
José Marsà#3 Defender
Massimo Decoene#39 Defender
🟨
6.5Ian Struyf#18 Defender
Maksim Kireev#10 Midfielder
Bilal Bafdili#11 Midfielder
Myron van Brederode#9 Midfielder
Benito Raman#14 Attacker
Fredrik Hammar#6 Midfielder
Kobe Corbanie#20 Defender
Moncef Zekri#23 Defender
Ortwin De Wolf#1 Goalkeeper
Thérence Koudou#7 Midfielder
Keano Vanrafelghem#27 Attacker
Amine Ouahabi#40 Midfielder
PLAYER STATISTICS
Detailed player performance
Match statistics for every available player
PLAYER DATA
20 playersGent
| Player | MIN | RAT | G | A | SH | SOT | PASS | ACC | KP | SDR | TCK | INT | CLR | FC | FD | DW | DUEL | CRS | ACR | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiago Araújo#20 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 48 | 54 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – |
Momodou Sonko#11 Attacker · XI | 90 | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | – |
Mouhamed Ngom#5 Defender · XI | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 56 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – |
Leonardo Lopes#22 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 55 | 47 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | – | – | – |
Matties Volckaert#57 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 26 | 17 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – |
Davy Roef#33 Goalkeeper · XI | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 24 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Siebe Van der Heyden#44 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 74 | 69 | 74 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | – |
Josué Vergara#47 Attacker · XI | 80 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | – | – | – |
Tibe De Vlieger#27 Midfielder · XI | 71 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 47 | 39 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
Abdelkahar Kadri#37 Attacker · XI | 71 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 29 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – |
Christian Burgess#16 Defender · XI | 46 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 42 | 45 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
Maksim Paskotsi#3 Defender · SUB | 44 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 27 | 29 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
Hyllarion Goore#45 Attacker · SUB | 19 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
Mathias Delorge#17 Midfielder · SUB | 19 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Ibrahima Cissé#75 Attacker · SUB | 10 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
László Bénes#8 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mohammed El Âdfaoui#28 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kjell Peersman#30 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mamadou Diallo#56 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
El Hadji Seck#59 Attacker · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MIN MinutesRAT RatingSH ShotsSOT On targetKP Key passesTCK TacklesINT InterceptionsSV Saves
PLAYER DATA
20 playersMechelen
| Player | MIN | RAT | SH | SOT | PASS | ACC | KP | SDR | TCK | INT | CLR | FC | FD | DW | DUEL | CRS | SV | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nacho Miras#13 Goalkeeper · XI | 90 | 8.0 | – | – | 38 | 32 | 38 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | 0 |
Dikeni Salifou#8 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 33 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | – | – | 0 |
Massimo Decoene#39 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.5 | – | – | 52 | 48 | 52 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 |
Myron van Brederode#9 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.4 | – | – | 45 | 34 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 4 | – | 0 |
Fredrik Hammar#6 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.3 | – | – | 46 | 42 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 0 |
Moncef Zekri#23 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.1 | – | – | 54 | 45 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | – | – | 0 |
Bilal Bafdili#11 Midfielder · XI | 86 | 6.4 | – | – | 30 | 24 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 0 |
Dennis Praet#26 Midfielder · XI | 77 | 6.7 | – | – | 27 | 22 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | – | 0 |
José Marsà#3 Defender · XI | 76 | 6.5 | – | – | 63 | 53 | 63 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 |
Benito Raman#14 Attacker · XI | 46 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 0 |
Gora Diouf#4 Defender · XI | 28 | 6.8 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | – | – | 0 |
Kobe Corbanie#20 Defender · SUB | 62 | 6.3 | – | – | 33 | 29 | 33 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | – | 0 |
Malcolm Bendele Lohunanu-Mbasi#19 Attacker · SUB | 44 | 6.7 | 1 | – | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | – | – | 0 |
Ian Struyf#18 Defender · SUB | 14 | 6.5 | – | – | 13 | 8 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 |
Maksim Kireev#10 Midfielder · SUB | 13 | 6.4 | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
Cedric Van Meirvenne#17 Attacker · SUB | 4 | 6.7 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Ortwin De Wolf#1 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Thérence Koudou#7 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Keano Vanrafelghem#27 Attacker · SUB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Amine Ouahabi#40 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
MIN MinutesRAT RatingSH ShotsSOT On targetKP Key passesTCK TacklesINT InterceptionsSV Saves
HEAD TO HEAD
Previous meetings
1Gent wins
3Draws
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03 May 2026
Mechelen1 : 0Gent
06 Apr 2026
Gent1 : 1Mechelen
08 Mar 2026
Gent3 : 1Mechelen
16 Aug 2025
Mechelen1 : 1Gent
07 Feb 2025
Mechelen3 : 3Gent
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