Mechelen 0-1 Gent: result and report

Pro League · Sunday 6 August 2023

Result

Mechelen 0-1 Gent

Pro League · Sunday 6 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Mechelen · Gent · Pro League predictions

Mechelen 0-1 Gent: match report

Mechelen were beaten by Gent 0-1 in the Pro League on Sunday 6 August 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by Dimitri Lavalée in the 53rd minute, credited to Gent.

Discipline: Mechelen received 2 yellow cards; Gent received 3 yellow cards.

Mechelen went on to finish that season 5th with 61 points, and Gent 4th with 74.

Mechelen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Gent in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Davy Roef of Gent (7.9), level with Sven Kums (7.9).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Rafik BelghaliMechelen
  • 53'Own goal · Dimitri LavaléeGent · 0-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Hugo CuypersGent
  • 65'Yellow card · Andrew HjulsagerGent
  • 84'Yellow card · Núrio FortunaGent
  • 90'Yellow card · Geoffry HairemansMechelen
  • 90+5'Missed penalty · Rob SchoofsMechelen

Team news

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Mechelen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gaëtan Coucke, Rafik Belghali, Jordi Vanlerberghe, Dimitri Lavalée, Daam Foulon, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Rob Schoofs, Julien Ngoy, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm, Lion Lauberbach

Gent line-up (3-4-3)

Davy Roef, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jordan Torunarigha, Núrio Fortuna, Matisse Samoise, Julien De Sart, Sven Kums, Malick Fofana, Andrew Hjulsager, Hugo Cuypers, Hyun-seok Hong