Mechelen vs Gent Prediction 16 August 2025
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams Mechelen and KAA Gent. The confrontation of the Premier Division tournament is scheduled for 16:15 on 16 August. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 07 February 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 3:3. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Mechelen):
- ball possession percentage: 38% vs 62%;
- corner kicks: 9 vs 2;
- fouls: 10 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 8 vs 6.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Mechelen and KAA Gent:
- played 44 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 9, for the away team - 24, draws - 11;
- number of goals - 50 against 84;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.32, in the 2nd half - 1.73;
- average total goals in the match - 3.05.
Head-to-head statistics Mechelen - Gent

Mechelen Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 9 August 2025 as part of the Premier Division tournament (home team - Westerlo, away team - Mechelen). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here's the game statistics (Mechelen vs Westerlo):
- ball possession: 52% vs 48%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 8;
- fouls: 7 vs 9;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 2.
✅The Mechelen team has already started their championship performance, but it's too early to talk about any statistics. So let's take a look at the results of the last 10 official matches (including this season's games).
During this time, the team has won 3 victories, drew 5 times, and suffered 2 defeats. They managed to delight the fans with 13 goals, averaging 1.3 goals per game. It is worth noting that at home, the team averages 1.25 goals per match. Regarding goals conceded, the average is 1.4 goals over the same period.
Match Results: Mechelen

KAA Gent Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 9 August 2025 as part of the Premier Division tournament (home team - KAA Gent, away - Union Saint-Gilloise). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:3.
Here are the match stats (KAA Gent vs Union Saint-Gilloise):
- ball possession: 48% vs 52%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 10;
- fouls: 11 vs 10;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 4;
- shots on target: 6 vs 8.
⚠️The visiting team is KAA Gent. They haven't had many matches this season, so let's look at the statistics from the last 10 official matches.
During this time, the team has 1 wins and 9 losses, and 0 draws. Average goals: they score an average of 0.7 per match (away - 0.75), and concede an average of 3.1.
Match Results: KAA Gent
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 44;
- home team wins - 9, away team wins - 24, draws - 11.
Statistics: Mechelen vs KAA Gent
- matches played in the tournament: 3 vs 3;
- wins: 2 vs 1;
- win percentage: 67% vs 33%;
- losses: 0 vs 2;
- draws: 1 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 1;
- losses: 2 vs 9;
- draws: 5 vs 0.
- KAA Gent have lost in 9 of last 10 games (Premier Division).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1.14, the guests - 1.91;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3.05;
- both teams scored: overall - 25; at the home team's field - 12.
- Over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 KAA Gent games (Premier Division).
Yellow Cards Bet
H2H
- average Over/Under yellow cards in H2H matches - 3.28 (1.64 for home team and 1.64 for away team);
- average Over/Under yellow cards at the home team's field - 2.72 (1.24 for home team and 1.48 for away team).
Mechelen: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 3; at home - 4;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 2.1; at home - 3.25.
KAA Gent: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 0.67, away - 1;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 1.3; away - 1.
- Under 4.5 yellow cards in 9 of last 10 Mechelen home games (Premier Division).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 44;
- both teams scored all-time - 25 times;
- on the home team’s field - 12 times.
Statistics: Mechelen vs KAA Gent
- number of matches played in the tournament: 3 vs 3;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 2 vs 2;
- number of BTTS matches for Mechelen at home - 1 (100%);
- number of BTTS matches for KAA Gent away - 1 (100%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 7 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Mechelen at home - 3 (75%);
- BTTS matches for KAA Gent away - 3 (75%).
- Mechelen have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 home games against KAA Gent (Premier Division).
- Mechelen have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 home games (Premier Division).
Editorial Prediction
- Mechelen have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 home games against KAA Gent (Premier Division).
- Mechelen have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 home games (Premier Division).