📏 Form Guide

KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen will be looking for another win after a 3-0 First Division A - Play-Offs triumph over Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

In that match, KV Mechelen managed 55% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For KV Mechelen, the goals were scored by Rob Schoofs (47'), Norman Bassette (58') and Kerim Mrabti (92'). Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 17 shots on goal with 4 on target.

At least three goals per game have been seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where KV Mechelen have played. Opposing sides scored 10 of them in this period while KV Mechelen totted up 12.

KAA Gent

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KAA Gent will go into this clash after a 3-2 First Division A - Play-Offs win with the downing of KVC Westerlo in their most recent game.

In that match, KAA Gent had 50% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For KAA Gent, the goals were scored by Omri Gandelman (19'), Matias Fernandez-Pardo (21') and Julien De Sart (64'). Westerlo had 24 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Lucas Stassin (1') and Nicolas Madsen (34') scored for KVC Westerlo.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring KAA Gent, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell is 3.83, with the average number of goals for KAA Gent equalling 2.83. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this game, of course.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head meetings stretching back to 10/05/2022 shows that KV Mechelen have won 1 of these & KAA Gent 4, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

A combined total of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 5 of them for Mechelen and 11 netted by De Buffalo's . This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league contest featuring the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 4 on 20/04/2024 and the score finished KAA Gent 3-1 KV Mechelen.

On that occasion, KAA Gent had 52% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorers were Tarik Tissoudali (37'), Omri Gandelman (65') and Hyeon-Seok Hong (75').

At the other end, KV Mechelen had 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. Islam Slimani (62') scored.

The referee was Erik Lambrechts.

📰 Team News: KV Mechelen

Elias Cobbaut (minor knock), Toon Raemaekers (Cruciate ligament injury), Rafik Belghali (Knee medial ligament tear), Bill Antonio (Cruciate ligament tear) and Gaëtan Coucke (Knee injury) are unavailable for KV Mechelen manager Besnik Hasi.

It’s our opinion that KV Mechelen will possibly line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game, utilising Yannick Thoelen, Sandy Walsh, Munashe Garananga, David Bates, Daam Foulon, Ngal Ayel Mukau, Rob Schoofs, Geoffry Hairemans, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm and Norman Bassette.

ℹ️ Team News: KAA Gent

KAA Gent boss Hein Vanhaezebrouck has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Andrew Hjulsager (Knock) and Ismaël Kandouss (minor knock) are not able to play.

We’re of the thinking that De Buffalo's will likely make use of a 3-4-3 system, giving starts to Davy Roef, Stefan Mitrovic, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jordan Torunarigha, Matisse Samoise, Omri Gandelman, Julien De Sart, Archie Brown, Hyun-Seok Hong, M. Fernandez-Pardo and Tarik Tissoudali.

💭 Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, KV Mechelen will do well to find the net against this KAA Gent outfit who we reckon should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re therefore anticipating a highly competitive game with a 0-1 winning margin for KAA Gent at the end of the match.

It should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 16:01 04/05/2024