Gent 2-2 Mechelen: result and report

Pro League · Sunday 18 February 2018

Result

Gent 2-2 Mechelen

Pro League · Sunday 18 February 2018, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

Gent · Mechelen · Pro League predictions

Gent 2-2 Mechelen: match report

Gent drew with Mechelen 2-2 in the Pro League on Sunday 18 February 2018. The half-time score was 0-2.

C. Tainmont opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Gent's goals came from R. Janga (57') and Roman Yaremchuk (72'). Mechelen scored through C. Tainmont (2') and Mats Rits (19').

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

Going into the game Gent were 4th on 43 points from 26 and Mechelen 15th on 22 points from 26. Gent went on to finish that season 4th with 64 points, and Mechelen 16th with 27.

Gent lined up in a 4-3-3 and Mechelen in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Gent wins, 2 draws and 3 for Mechelen.

Going into the match Gent's last five read W-D-W-D-W and Mechelen's W-D-L-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · C. TainmontMechelen · 0-1
  • 19'Goal · Mats RitsMechelen · 0-2
  • 21'Yellow card · Yacouba SyllaMechelen
  • 31'Yellow card · Hassane BandéMechelen
  • 51'Yellow card · Brecht DejaegereGent
  • 57'Goal · R. JangaGent · 1-2
  • 72'Goal · Roman YaremchukGent · 2-2
  • 77'Yellow card · C. TainmontMechelen
  • 90'Yellow card · Samuel KaluGent

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Gent 5, draws 2, Mechelen 3.

Team news

Gent line-up (4-3-3)

Lovre Kalinić, Samuel Gigot, Dylan Bronn, Thomas Foket, Deiver Machado, Brecht Dejaegere, Franko Andrijašević, Yuya Kubo, Rangelo Janga, Roman Yaremchuk, Samuel Kalu

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

Colin Coosemans, Germán Mera, Edin Cocalić, Mamadou Bagayoko, Elias Cobbaut, Ahmed El Messaoudi, Tim Matthys, Mats Rits, Clement Tainmont, Yacouba Sylla, H. Bandé