KAA Gent
Belgian Pro League · 2026KAA Gent 2–0 KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League
This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.
Match at a glance
KAA Gent won 2–0.
- Shots
- 15–5
- Shots on target
- 8–2
- Expected goals
- 1.16–0.34
- Possession
- 53%–47%
Full time
What the match recorded
KAA Gent beat KV Mechelen 2–0. Recorded in this match (KAA Gent – KV Mechelen): shots 15–5, shots on target 8–2, expected goals 1.16–0.34, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics
Every shot
Shot map
Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.
- off target
- on target
- goal
- penalty
- size = xG
KAA Gent: 15 shots, 8 on target, 1.19 xG. KV Mechelen: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.34 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline
Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: KAA Gent 1.19 xG · KV Mechelen 0.34 xG.
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Season-opening preview
Current-season evidence is still building.
This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.
1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade
Current season so far
Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.
- KAA Gent1 matches
- KV Mechelen1 matches
Previous-season context
Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.
Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.
KAA Gent
- Competition
- Belgian Pro League
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 43 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 31 May 2026
- Goals scored1.37 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.35 goals/match
- Expected goals1.44 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.44 xG/match
- Shots12.8 shots/match
- Shots allowed14.2 shots/match
- Shots on target4.07 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed4.95 shots/match
- Possession49.5%
- Corners4.56 corners/match
- Corners allowed5.74 corners/match
- Cards1.77 cards/match
- Fouls10 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency28%
- Scoring frequency70%
KV Mechelen
- Competition
- Belgian Pro League
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 42 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 31 May 2026
- Goals scored1.24 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.5 goals/match
- Expected goals1.11 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.69 xG/match
- Shots9.95 shots/match
- Shots allowed15.1 shots/match
- Shots on target3.62 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed5.55 shots/match
- Possession49.3%
- Corners4.48 corners/match
- Corners allowed5.81 corners/match
- Cards2.3 cards/match
- Fouls10.5 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency21%
- Scoring frequency83%
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
- At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
- Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.
Known unknowns
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
- Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
- The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
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