KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen, 2024-25 Belgian Pro League, Regular Season

· Belgian Pro League

KAA Gent

6': Franck Surdez
31': Noah Fadiga

FT
2 - 0

KV Mechelen

45'+2': Jules van Cleemput

About

KAA Gent are hosting KV Mechelen at Planet Group Arena, Ghent, Belgium, starting on . The match is a part of the Belgian Pro League.

Match Commentary

6': Franck Surdez (KAA Gent) Goal at 6'
12': Daam Foulon (KV Mechelen) Yellow Card at 12'
31': Noah Fadiga (KAA Gent) Goal at 31'
45'+2': Jules van Cleemput (KV Mechelen) Yellow Card at 47'
45'+2': Jules van Cleemput (KV Mechelen) Red Card at 47'
45': Ahmed Touba (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 45'
45': Rafik Belghali (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 45'
61': Atsuki Ito (KAA Gent) Substitution at 61'
66': Archie Brown (KAA Gent) Yellow Card at 66'
69': Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen (KAA Gent) Substitution at 69'
70': Pieter Gerkens (KAA Gent) Substitution at 70'
71': Petter Dahl (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 71'
72': Benito Raman (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 72'
72': Bilal Bafdili (KV Mechelen) Substitution at 72'
79': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) Substitution at 79'
79': Hélio Varela (KAA Gent) Substitution at 79'
90'+2': Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (KV Mechelen) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+2': Hélio Varela (KAA Gent) Yellow Card at 92'

Statistics

KVM		GENT
11	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	6
51.2	Possession	48.8
11	SHOTS	22
6	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Belgian Pro League

Venue: Planet Group Arena
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Attendance: 13,491

Belgian Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Racing Genk	14	+9	31
2	Antwerp	14	+16	26
3	Club Brugge	14	+7	25
4	Anderlecht	14	+12	23

Full Standings

Line-Ups

KAA Gent (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
33	Davy Roef (GK)
4	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
13	Stefan Mitrovic
12	Hugo Gambor
16	Mathias Delorge-Knieper
24	Sven Kums
3	Archie Brown
22	Noah Fadiga
21	Max Dean
19	Franck Surdez
6	Omri Gandelman

KAA Gent Substitutes:

Atsuki Ito, Momodou Sonko, Daniel Schmidt, Núrio Fortuna, Jordan Torunarigha, Hélio Varela, Andri Gudjohnsen, Matisse Samoise, Pieter Gerkens.

KV Mechelen (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Ortwin De Wolf (GK)
4	Toon Raemaekers
3	José Marsà
2	Jules van Cleemput
23	Daam Foulon
77	Patrick Pflücke
16	Rob Schoofs
19	Kerim Mrabti
32	Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
11	Nikola Storm
20	Lion Lauberbach

KV Mechelen Substitutes:

Yannick Thoelen, Petter Dahl, Elton Yeboah, Rafik Belghali, Benito Raman, Ahmed Touba, Bilal Bafdili, Bas Van Den Eynden, Geoffrey Hairemans.

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