Gent 3-1 Mechelen: result and report

Gent 3-1 Mechelen

Pro League · Sunday 8 March 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Gent defeated Mechelen 3-1 in the Pro League on Sunday 8 March 2026. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Max Dean opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Gent's goals came from Max Dean (31', penalty), Leonardo Lopes (45+2') and Ibrahima Cissé (83'). Mechelen scored through Myron van Brederode (69').

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

Going into the game Gent were 7th on 36 points from 27 and Mechelen 5th on 42 points from 27. Gent went on to finish that season 7th with 52 points, and Mechelen 10th with 51.

Gent lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Mechelen in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Leonardo Lopes of Gent (8.0), ahead of Ibrahima Cissé (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Gent wins, 3 draws and 1 for Mechelen.

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