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KAA Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen · Pro League

KAA Gent beat KV Mechelen 3-1 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, 8 March 2026.

Goalscorers

KAA Gent: M. Dean 31'; L. Lopes 45'; I. Cisse 83'. KV Mechelen: M. V. Brederode 69'.

How the match went

KV Mechelen saw more of the ball, 54% of it. KAA Gent had 13 shots with 5 on target, KV Mechelen 8 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 3 to KAA Gent and 5 to KV Mechelen. KAA Gent conceded 9 fouls, KV Mechelen 19. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for KAA Gent, 2 for KV Mechelen).

Line-ups

KAA Gent started in a 3-4-1-2: D. Roef, D. Hashioka, M. Volckaert, S. V. D. Heyden, M. Skóraś, T. D. Vlieger, L. Lopes, T. Araújo, H. Hong, M. Dean, W. Kanga.

KV Mechelen started in a 3-4-3: N. Miras, R. Halhal, M. Konate, T. S. Jago, T. Koudou, K. Mrabti, F. Hammar, M. Servais, K. Vanrafelghem, B. Boersma, M. V. Brederode.

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Minute by minute

  1. 31'Goal! KAA Gent 1-0 KV Mechelen. M. Dean (KAA Gent) converts the penalty.
  2. 45'Goal! KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen. L. Lopes (KAA Gent) scores, assisted by S. V. D. Heyden.
  3. 69'Goal! KAA Gent 2-1 KV Mechelen. M. V. Brederode (KV Mechelen) scores, assisted by R. Halhal.
  4. 83'Goal! KAA Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen. I. Cisse (KAA Gent) scores, assisted by L. Lopes.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: KAA Gent vs KV Mechelen.
  2. 8'Yellow card for W. Kanga (KAA Gent).
  3. 14'Attempt missed. F. Hammar (KV Mechelen), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  4. 18'Substitution, KAA Gent: I. Cisse comes on for W. Kanga.
  5. 21'Attempt missed. M. Skóraś (KAA Gent), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  6. 23'Attempt missed. I. Cisse (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 25'Attempt saved. B. Boersma (KV Mechelen), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  8. 30'Yellow card for M. Konate (KV Mechelen).
  9. 31'Goal! KAA Gent 1-0 KV Mechelen. M. Dean (KAA Gent) converts the penalty.
  10. 44'Attempt missed. M. Konate (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  11. 45'Goal! KAA Gent 2-0 KV Mechelen. L. Lopes (KAA Gent) scores, assisted by S. V. D. Heyden.
  12. 45+2'Attempt missed. S. Van Der Heyden (KAA Gent), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  13. 45+5'Attempt blocked. M. Servais (KV Mechelen), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  14. 45+5'Attempt blocked. M. Van Brederode (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  15. 45+5'Attempt blocked. M. Van Brederode (KV Mechelen), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, KV Mechelen: B. Antonio comes on for M. Konate.
  18. 46'Substitution, KV Mechelen: B. Raman comes on for K. Vanrafelghem.
  19. 54'Attempt saved. B. Raman (KV Mechelen), header. xG 0.03.
  20. 60'Substitution, KAA Gent: M. Sonko comes on for H. Hong.
  21. 63'Yellow card for T. Araújo (KAA Gent).
  22. 65'Attempt missed. M. Skóraś (KAA Gent), header. xG 0.17.
  23. 68'Attempt missed. M. Dean (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 69'Goal! KAA Gent 2-1 KV Mechelen. M. V. Brederode (KV Mechelen) scores, assisted by R. Halhal.
  25. 72'Attempt blocked. M. Dean (KAA Gent), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  26. 74'Substitution, KV Mechelen: M. Kireev comes on for K. Mrabti.
  27. 76'Attempt blocked. M. Dean (KAA Gent), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.26.
  28. 78'Attempt saved. M. Dean (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  29. 78'Attempt saved. M. Skóraś (KAA Gent), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
  30. 81'Yellow card for M. Servais (KV Mechelen).
  31. 82'Substitution, KAA Gent: J. Duverne comes on for T. Araújo.
  32. 82'Substitution, KAA Gent: A. Omgba comes on for M. Dean.
  33. 82'Substitution, KAA Gent: H. Essaouabi comes on for D. Hashioka.
  34. 83'Goal! KAA Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen. I. Cisse (KAA Gent) scores, assisted by L. Lopes.
  35. 89'Attempt missed. M. Sonko (KAA Gent), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  36. 90'Substitution, KV Mechelen: J. Martinez comes on for M. Servais.
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