Match Report
The table read 4th (Gent, 9 pts) against 14th (Mechelen, 2 pts), 7 points apart. Per game in the league, Gent were scoring 2 and conceding 0.67, Mechelen 1.25 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Mechelen had gone 5 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Gent held 8 points of 15 and Mechelen 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 21 Gent wins, 8 for Mechelen, 11 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting.
The venue was Planet Group Arena, with room for 20,185 spectators. On the scoreboard, Gent led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Gent: Tiago Araújo (37'), Josué Vergara (45')
Key stats
Possession: Gent 53% · Mechelen 47% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-1