Gent 2-2 Mechelen - February 18, 2018 / Jupiler Pro League 2017/2018
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19'
Mats Rits
GEN
2' - Goal
Clément Tainmont
19' - Goal
Mats Rits
21' - Yellow card
Yacouba Sylla
31' - Yellow card
Hassane Bandé
GEN
46' - Substitution
Deiver Machadois substituted by Giorgi Chakvetadze46
51' - Yellow card
Brecht Dejaegere51
57' - Goal
Rangelo Janga57
64' - Substitution
Tim Matthysis substituted by Fabien Camus
72' - Goal
Roman Yaremchuk72 77' - Yellow card
Clément Tainmont
79' - Substitution
Clément Tainmontis substituted by Abou Ouattara
87' - Substitution
Hassane Bandéis substituted by Nicklas Pedersen
88' - Substitution
Yuya Kubois substituted by Mamadou Sylla88
90' - Yellow card
Samuel Kalu90
MEC
MEC
Team line-ups
Gent
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | G |
Lovre Kalinic | 27 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | D |
Dylan Bronn | 22 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Samuel Gigot | 24 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | D |
Deiver Machado | 46 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 32 | D |
Thomas Foket | 23 | 166 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 19 | M |
Brecht Dejaegere | 51 | 26 | 170 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 23 | M |
Franko Andrijasevic | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 31 | M |
Yuya Kubo | 88 | 24 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | M |
Samuel Kalu | 90 | 20 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Rangelo Janga | 57 | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | M |
Roman Yaremchuk | 72 | 22 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
23.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
55
Mechelen
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | G |
Colin Coosemans | 25 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Germán Mera | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Edin Cocalic | 30 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | D |
Mamadou Bagayoko | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | D |
Elias Cobbaut | 20 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | M |
Ahmed El Messaoudi | 22 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 40 | M |
Yacouba Sylla | 21 | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Mats Rits | 19 | 24 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 27 | F |
Hassane Bandé | 8731 | 19 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Tim Matthys | 64 | 34 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | M |
Clément Tainmont | 27977 | 32 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
54
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | G |
Yannick Thoelen | 27 | ||||
| 5 | D |
Noë Dussenne | 25 | ||||
| 4 | D |
Sigurd Rosted | 23 | ||||
| 29 | D |
Thibault De Smet | 19 | ||||
| 7 | M |
Giorgi Chakvetadze | 46 | 18 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Mamadou Sylla | 88 | 23 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 28 | F |
Aboubakary Koita | 19 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | G |
Anthony Moris | 27 | ||||
| 30 | D |
Hannes Smolders | 19 | ||||
| 2 | M |
Laurens Paulussen | 27 | ||||
| 28 | M |
Fabien Camus | 64 | 32 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 41 | F |
Abou Ouattara | 79 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Nicklas Pedersen | 87 | 30 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Fatos Beqiraj | 29 | ||||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Deiver Machado
IN
Nana Asare
OUT
Lovre Kalinic
IN
Yannick Thoelen
OUT
Samuel Kalu
IN
Birger Verstraete
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ahmed El Messaoudi
IN
Rob Schoofs
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
20
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Vanderhaeghe vs Mechelen
5 victories
2 draws
1 loss
Vanderhaeghe vs Van Wijk
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
4
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Van Wijk vs Gent
1 victory
5 draws
5 losses
Van Wijk vs Vanderhaeghe
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Wim Smet
17 victories |
5 draws |
12 losses |
Gent34 matches | General total | Mechelen24 matches | 11 victories |
3 draws |
10 losses |
4 victories |
1 draw |
3 losses |
Gent8 matches | Season total | Mechelen2 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 07, 2024 | Latest figure on January 12, 2025 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Gent after 9 consecutive wins at home in Jupiler Pro League (since 14/10/2017). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/11/2016 (8 matches)
End of streak for Gent after 4 matches without conceding any goal at home (since 21/12/2017). It was the best streak for the club since 24/08/1985-27/10/1985 (6 matches).
It's the first time Mats Rits scores a goal vs Gent in his professional career since the 29/08/2015 (with Mechelen vs Gent )
General ranking
| 2 | Charleroi | 49 pts | 27 rd | |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 46 pts | 27 rd | |
| 4 | Gent | 44 pts | 27 rd | |
| 5 | Kortrijk | 39 pts | 27 rd | |
| 6 | RC Genk | 38 pts | 27 rd |
General ranking
| 12 | Oostende | 30 pts | 27 rd | |
| 13 | Excel Mouscron | 30 pts | 27 rd | |
| 14 | Lokeren | 28 pts | 27 rd | |
| 15 | Mechelen | 23 pts | 27 rd | |
| 16 | Eupen | 21 pts | 27 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VGent 2-1 Lokeren29/11/2017 | VGent 2-1 Kortrijk09/12/2017 | VGent 1-0 Charleroi21/12/2017 | VGent 3-0 Lokeren21/01/2018 | VGent 2-0 Club Brugge28/01/2018 | VGent 3-0 Sint-Truiden10/02/2018 |
| Overall | LAnderlecht 1-0 Gent26/12/2017 | VGent 3-0 Lokeren21/01/2018 | DRoyal Antwerp 1-1 Gent24/01/2018 | VGent 2-0 Club Brugge28/01/2018 | DEupen 1-1 Gent03/02/2018 | VGent 3-0 Sint-Truiden10/02/2018 |
Current form
| Away | DRoyal Antwerp 0-0 Mechelen25/11/2017 | VOostende 0-1 Mechelen09/12/2017 | LKortrijk 2-0 Mechelen16/12/2017 | LLokeren 2-0 Mechelen26/12/2017 | LSint-Truiden 2-0 Mechelen23/01/2018 | DAnderlecht 2-2 Mechelen04/02/2018 |
| Overall | LLokeren 2-0 Mechelen26/12/2017 | LMechelen 0-2 Zulte-Waregem20/01/2018 | LSint-Truiden 2-0 Mechelen23/01/2018 | LMechelen 0-2 Excel Mouscron26/01/2018 | DAnderlecht 2-2 Mechelen04/02/2018 | VMechelen 1-0 Eupen10/02/2018 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 10 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 10 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 11 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
15 |
|
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
40 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
316 |
|
3 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
16 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
26 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
26 |
|
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
14 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
37 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
24 |
|
21 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
20 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
43 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
23 |
|
1.42 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.92 |
|
1.62 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.69 |
|
0.77 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.65 |
|
0.38 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.77 |
Betting aid
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
12 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
69 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
58 |
|
33 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
27 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
| Yuya Kubo | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 9 goals | Hassane Bandé | |
| Yuya Kubo | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Hassane Bandé | |
 | Moses Simon | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Moses Simon | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Brecht Dejaegere | 4 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 4 assists | Tim Matthys | |
| Rangelo Janga | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Yohan Croizet |  |
| Rangelo Janga | 2 goals, 2 assists during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last 2 matches | Hassane Bandé | |
Historical head to head
Home
83 gf
46 ga
Away
50 gf
56 ga
Total
133 gf
102 ga
Historical head to head
Home
56 gf
50 ga
Away
46 gf
83 ga
Total
102 gf
133 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
October 14, 1984 |
| Home | 6 - 0 |
October 14, 1984 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
September 18, 1993 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 15, 2012 |
Latest head to head
August 12, 2017 - Jupiler Pro League 2017/2018
March 12, 2017 - Jupiler Pro League 2016/2017
October 30, 2016 - Jupiler Pro League 2016/2017
December 26, 2015 - Jupiler Pro League 2015/2016
December 16, 2015 - Croky Cup 2015/2016
Best historical scorers against Mechelen
 |
Elimane Coulibaly | 8 goals | 2009 - 2012 |
 |
Zlatan Ljubijankic | 4 goals | 2008 - 2010 |
 |
Laurent Depoitre | 4 goals | 2014 - 2015 |
 |
Tim Smolders | 3 goals | 2009 - 2011 |
 |
Ilombé Mboyo | 3 goals | 2011 - 2013 |
 |
Adekanmi Olufadé | 2 goals | 2007 - 2007 |
Best historical scorers against Gent
 |
Björn Vleminckx | 5 goals | 2008 - 2009 |
 |
David Destorme | 4 goals | 2009 - 2012 |
|
Tim Matthys | 2 goals | 2015 - 2017 |
 |
Aloys Nong | 2 goals | 2007 - 2009 |
 |
Julien Gorius | 2 goals | 2010 - 2011 |
|
Mats Rits | 1 goal | 2015 - 2015 |
Players with most games played vs Mechelen
 |
Bojan Jorgacevic | 10 matches | 2007 - 2011 |
 |
Nana Asare | 9 matches | 2013 - 2017 |
 |
Marko Suler | 9 matches | 2008 - 2011 |
 |
Bernd Thijs | 9 matches | 2007 - 2012 |
|
Tim Smolders | 9 matches | 2009 - 2012 |
 |
Renato Neto | 8 matches | 2013 - 2016 |
Players with most games played vs Gent
 |
Maxime Biset | 13 matches | 2007 - 2014 |
 |
Xavier Chen | 13 matches | 2008 - 2016 |
 |
Seth De Witte | 12 matches | 2011 - 2017 |
|
David Destorme | 12 matches | 2009 - 2013 |
 |
Abdul Yakinu Iddi | 10 matches | 2008 - 2013 |
 |
Kenny Van Hoevelen | 10 matches | 2007 - 2012 |
They played in both sides
192 matches
59 matches
65 matches
42 matches
48 matches
49 matches
45 matches
24 matches
40 matches
13 matches
27 matches
119 matches
They played in both sides
27 matches
119 matches
192 matches
59 matches
48 matches
49 matches
5 matches
46 matches
65 matches
42 matches
45 matches
24 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 16, 2018
February 17, 2018
February 18, 2018
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Club Brugge | 60 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 31 | +33 |
2
|  | Charleroi | 49 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 |
3
|  | Anderlecht | 46 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 |
4
|  | Gent | 44 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 22 | +17 |
5
|  | Kortrijk | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 |
6
|  | RC Genk | 38 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 34 | +4 |
7
|  | Royal Antwerp | 38 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 |
8
|  | Standard Liège | 37 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
9
|  | Sint-Truiden | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | -9 |
10
|  | Beveren | 35 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 |
11
|  | Zulte-Waregem | 31 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 49 | -7 |
12
|  | Oostende | 30 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 36 | -1 |
13
|  | Excel Mouscron | 30 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 48 | -12 |
14
|  | Lokeren | 28 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 43 | -14 |
15
|  | Mechelen | 23 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 45 | -19 |
16
|  | Eupen | 21 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 53 | -20 |
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