Match Report
The table read 2nd (Gent, 16 pts) against 16th (Mechelen, 2 pts), 14 points apart. Per game in the league, Gent were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.5, Mechelen 0.83 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
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