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KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen · Pro League

KAA Gent beat KV Mechelen 2-0 in the Pro League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

KAA Gent and KV Mechelen met in the Pro League at Planet Group Arena in Gent on Sunday, 9 August 2026.

Goalscorers

KAA Gent: T. Araújo 37'; J. Vergara 45'. KV Mechelen did not score.

How the match went

KAA Gent saw more of the ball, 53% of it. KAA Gent had 15 shots with 8 on target, KV Mechelen 5 with 2 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 4 to KAA Gent and 1 to KV Mechelen. KAA Gent conceded 11 fouls, KV Mechelen 11. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for KAA Gent, 1 for KV Mechelen).

Line-ups

KAA Gent started in a 3-4-2-1: Davy Roef, Mouhamed El Ngom, Christian Burgess, Siebe Van der Heyden, Matties Volckaert, Tibe De Vlieger, Leonardo Lopes, Tiago Araújo, Abdelkahar Kadri, Momodou Sonko, Josué Vergara.

KV Mechelen started in a 4-2-3-1: Nacho Miras, Massimo Decoene, Gora Diouf, José Marsà, Moncef Zekri, Fredrik Hammar, Dikeni Salifou, Bilal Bafdili, Dennis Praet, Myron Van Brederode, Benito Raman.

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Minute by minute

  1. 37'Goal! KAA Gent 1-0 KV Mechelen. T. Araújo (KAA Gent) scores.
  2. 45'Goal! KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen. J. Vergara (KAA Gent) scores, assisted by M. Sonko.
  3. 45'Half-time. KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen.
  4. 90'Full-time. KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen.
  2. 6'Corner, KAA Gent.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. T. Araújo (KAA Gent), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  4. 8'Offside, KAA Gent.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. B. Raman (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  6. 17'Attempt missed. M. Sonko (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 20'Corner, KAA Gent.
  8. 22'Attempt blocked. M. Sonko (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 23'Corner, KAA Gent.
  10. 28'Substitution, KV Mechelen: K. Corbanie comes on for G. Diouf.
  11. 29'Corner, KV Mechelen.
  12. 37'Corner, KAA Gent.
  13. 37'Goal! KAA Gent 1-0 KV Mechelen. T. Araújo (KAA Gent) scores.
  14. 40'Attempt missed. T. D. Vlieger (KAA Gent), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  15. 40'Attempt saved. J. Vergara (KAA Gent), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.35.
  16. 43'Attempt blocked. J. Vergara (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  17. 45'Goal! KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen. J. Vergara (KAA Gent) scores, assisted by M. Sonko.
  18. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  19. 45'Half-time. KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, KV Mechelen: M. Lohunanu-Mbasi comes on for B. Raman.
  22. 46'Substitution, KAA Gent: M. Paskotsi comes on for C. Burgess.
  23. 64'Attempt missed. M. Lohunanu-Mbasi (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  24. 71'Substitution, KAA Gent: M. Delorge comes on for T. D. Vlieger.
  25. 71'Substitution, KAA Gent: H. Goore comes on for A. Kadri.
  26. 72'Attempt saved. H. Goore (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 74'Attempt missed. M. Volckaert (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 76'Substitution, KV Mechelen: I. Struyf comes on for J. Marsa.
  29. 77'Substitution, KV Mechelen: M. Kireev comes on for D. Praet.
  30. 77'Attempt blocked. J. Vergara (KAA Gent), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  31. 77'Attempt saved. H. Goore (KAA Gent), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  32. 80'Substitution, KAA Gent: I. Cisse comes on for J. Vergara.
  33. 80'Attempt blocked. M. Kireev (KV Mechelen), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  34. 84'Attempt saved. D. Salifou (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 85'Yellow card for M. Decoene (KV Mechelen) for foul.
  36. 86'Substitution, KV Mechelen: C. J. V. Meirvenne comes on for B. Bafdili.
  37. 88'Attempt saved. I. Cisse (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  38. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Kireev (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 90+4'Attempt saved. M. Sonko (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  41. 90+5'Attempt saved. H. Goore (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  42. 90'Full-time. KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen.
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