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Date: 09/08/2026
Gent
Gent
Vs
50%
28%
22%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen
Belgium: Jupiler Pro League
Referee: -
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Gent win
49.8%
Avg Implied 46.7% · @ 1.98
Edge
+3.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Unibet
2.10
SBO
2.04
Betano
2.02
Bet365
2.00
1xBet
1.98
Draw
28.0%
Avg Implied 27.0% · @ 3.42
Edge
+1.0%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Pinnacle
3.68
1xBet
3.68
Marathonbet
3.60
Betano
3.50
Betfair
3.50
KV Mechelen win
22.1%
Avg Implied 26.3% · @ 3.52
Edge
-4.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Pinnacle
3.79
Betano
3.75
1xBet
3.70
10Bet
3.65
Marathonbet
3.62

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

GentGent

Avg scored 0.30
Avg conceded 1.30
Avg total 1.60
50-5avg 0.3avg 1.3avg total 1.613000002011111000500A·ANDH·ST.A·UNIH·CLUA·KV H·ANDA·ST.H·UNIA·CLUH·GEN
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.171.331.251.001.071.71
vs Stronger (6)0.331.670.001.000.502.00
vs Similar (8)1.251.751.201.201.332.67
vs Weaker (16)1.441.001.560.891.291.14
Clean sheet %30% (+5pp vs league)
This opponent (KV Mechelen) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

KV MechelenKV Mechelen

Avg scored 0.90
Avg conceded 2.40
Avg total 3.30
60-6avg 0.9avg 2.4avg total 3.311011216141003222203A·GENH·UNIH·ANDA·CLUH·ST.H·GENA·UNIA·ANDH·CLUA·ST.
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.171.671.131.201.202.13
vs Stronger (17)1.061.881.251.120.892.56
vs Similar (8)1.001.621.001.401.002.00
vs Weaker (5)1.801.001.001.002.331.00
Clean sheet %20% (-5pp vs league)
This opponent (Gent) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%13%20%27%9%018%127%221%313%47%54%6+
The model estimates around 2.5 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (27%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
72.5%
@ 1.26-1.5%
Under 1.5
27.5%
@ 3.60+1.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
888Sport
1.29
Betano
1.29
Bet365
1.28
10Bet
1.28
Unibet
1.25
Under
Pinnacle
3.90
Betano
3.65
Unibet
3.65
10Bet
3.60
1xBet
3.54
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
45.7%
@ 1.86-5.1%
Under 2.5
54.3%
@ 1.92+5.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Bet365
1.95
SBO
1.91
Betano
1.87
Unibet
1.86
1xBet
1.86
Under
Pinnacle
1.99
Betano
1.98
1xBet
1.96
10Bet
1.95
SBO
1.93
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
24.3%
@ 3.12-5.7%
Under 3.5
75.7%
@ 1.33+5.7%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Bet365
3.25
888Sport
3.25
Unibet
3.25
Betano
3.10
10Bet
3.10
Under
Betano
1.39
Pinnacle
1.38
10Bet
1.36
Bet365
1.33
1xBet
1.30
Both teams to score
Yes
49.6%
@ 1.69-5.1%
No
50.4%
@ 2.05+5.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Yes
Bet365
1.75
William Hil
1.70
888Sport
1.70
Betano
1.70
1xBet
1.69
No
Unibet
2.08
Betano
2.07
10Bet
2.05
William Hil
2.05
888Sport
2.05

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
13.3%@ 6.10+6.0%
1-0
11.5%@ 7.33+5.4%
2-0
9.8%@ 9.44+5.1%
0-0
9.4%@ 10.65+5.2%
2-1
9.4%@ 8.01+3.8%
0-1
6.6%@ 10.07+2.2%
1-2
5.8%@ 10.87+1.7%
3-0
5.0%@ 17.17+2.5%
Gent goals ↓
KV Mechelen goals →
01234
09.4%6.6%3.7%1.2%0.3%
111%13%5.8%1.8%0.4%
29.8%9.4%4.5%1.4%0.3%
35.0%4.8%2.3%0.7%0.2%
42.0%1.9%0.9%0.3%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Gent goals (down), columns = KV Mechelen goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Lommel United
2.67
Club Brugge KV
2.20
Union St. Gilloise
2.15
St. Truiden
1.77
Genk
1.46
Standard Liege
1.43
Anderlecht
1.38
Zulte Waregem
1.33
KVC Westerlo
1.30
KV Mechelen
1.27
Charleroi
1.27
Gent
1.27
Antwerp
1.20
Cercle Brugge
1.14
OH Leuven
1.00
Beerschot VA
1.00
RAAL La Louvière
0.94
Dender
0.68
Patro Eisden
0.50
Liège
0.00
Gent is 0.01 points worse than KV Mechelen in terms of average points per game (1.27 vs 1.27).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Lommel United
2.33
Club Brugge KV
2.27
Union St. Gilloise
1.65
St. Truiden
1.52
Beerschot VA
1.50
Patro Eisden
1.50
Anderlecht
1.48
Cercle Brugge
1.47
Zulte Waregem
1.47
Genk
1.39
Gent
1.29
Charleroi
1.25
KVC Westerlo
1.25
KV Mechelen
1.20
Standard Liege
1.10
Antwerp
1.07
OH Leuven
1.02
RAAL La Louvière
0.97
Dender
0.87
Liège
0.50
Gent is 0.09 goals better than KV Mechelen in terms of goals scored per game (1.29 vs 1.20).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Union St. Gilloise
0.68
Lommel United
0.83
Club Brugge KV
1.12
Standard Liege
1.15
St. Truiden
1.15
Antwerp
1.20
Charleroi
1.25
Genk
1.29
RAAL La Louvière
1.39
Gent
1.39
KVC Westerlo
1.43
Zulte Waregem
1.47
OH Leuven
1.50
KV Mechelen
1.52
Anderlecht
1.55
Cercle Brugge
1.61
Dender
1.71
Patro Eisden
2.00
Beerschot VA
2.25
Liège
2.50
Gent is 0.13 goals better than KV Mechelen in terms of goals conceded per game (1.39 vs 1.52).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Beerschot VA
64%
Club Brugge KV
60%
Genk
58%
Liège
56%
St. Truiden
55%
Anderlecht
53%
Union St. Gilloise
52%
Charleroi
50%
Antwerp
49%
KVC Westerlo
49%
KV Mechelen
49%
Gent
49%
Zulte Waregem
48%
Dender
48%
Cercle Brugge
48%
OH Leuven
46%
Lommel United
45%
Standard Liege
44%
RAAL La Louvière
39%
Patro Eisden
29%
Gent is 0.1 percentage points worse than KV Mechelen in terms of average possession (49% vs 49%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

GentGent

For 4.5 · Against 5.2 · Total 9.7

🚩 Corners

160338585334247791965146131366111610115H·GENA·CLUH·UNIA·ST.H·ANDA·KV H·CLUA·UNIH·ST.A·AND
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.2 · Against 1.3 · Total 3.5

🟨 Cards

90241414532231216141952313H·GENA·CLUH·UNIA·ST.H·ANDA·KV H·CLUA·UNIH·ST.A·AND
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 9.1 · Against 11.8 · Total 20.9

⚠️ Fouls

2808201147961011141410612111381491228151616252418242221H·GENA·CLUH·UNIA·ST.H·ANDA·KV H·CLUA·UNIH·ST.A·AND
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

KV MechelenKV Mechelen

For 4.1 · Against 4.3 · Total 8.4

🚩 Corners

15022352233744733532910548461111681115A·ST.H·CLUA·ANDA·UNIH·GENH·ST.A·CLUH·ANDH·UNIA·GEN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.9 · Against 2.0 · Total 3.9

🟨 Cards

1002212411231134614143425231051A·ST.H·CLUA·ANDA·UNIH·GENH·ST.A·CLUH·ANDH·UNIA·GEN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 9.0 · Against 12.5 · Total 21.5

⚠️ Fouls

3105661215167111014111312810197177911183118242420292416A·ST.H·CLUA·ANDA·UNIH·GENH·ST.A·CLUH·ANDH·UNIA·GEN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

GentGent

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.210.010.53.63.83.221.421.920.9
vs Stronger (12)11.712.311.02.83.71.820.220.220.3
vs Similar (16)9.08.79.44.85.14.321.222.020.3
vs Weaker (22)10.39.710.83.12.93.422.222.821.6
% over line54%42%67%42%50%33%46%50%42%
% under line46%58%33%58%50%67%54%50%58%
This opponent (KV Mechelen) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

KV MechelenKV Mechelen

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.310.310.44.04.43.521.622.121.2
vs Stronger (20)9.89.410.24.25.33.222.322.821.8
vs Similar (20)11.511.911.13.53.93.219.921.718.1
vs Weaker (10)9.19.09.24.23.84.623.821.426.2
% over line54%60%48%54%56%52%46%56%36%
% under line46%40%52%46%44%48%54%44%64%
This opponent (Gent) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
OH Leuven
11.1
Lommel United
11.0
KVC Westerlo
10.8
Club Brugge KV
10.5
Charleroi
10.5
Cercle Brugge
10.3
KV Mechelen
10.3
Anderlecht
10.3
Gent
10.2
Kortrijk
10.1
Standard Liege
10.0
SK Beveren
9.8
St. Truiden
9.7
Genk
9.6
Zulte Waregem
9.5
RAAL La Louvière
9.4
Union St. Gilloise
9.2
Antwerp
9.1

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Anderlecht
5.3
Union St. Gilloise
4.8
OH Leuven
4.8
Antwerp
4.3
Standard Liege
4.2
Cercle Brugge
4.2
St. Truiden
4.1
SK Beveren
4.1
Kortrijk
4.1
KV Mechelen
4.0
Charleroi
3.9
KVC Westerlo
3.9
Lommel United
3.8
Genk
3.7
Zulte Waregem
3.7
Gent
3.6
RAAL La Louvière
3.6
Club Brugge KV
3.6

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
SK Beveren
25.9
OH Leuven
25.1
Anderlecht
24.9
Zulte Waregem
24.2
Antwerp
23.9
RAAL La Louvière
23.6
Lommel United
23.2
KVC Westerlo
23.0
Cercle Brugge
22.9
Genk
22.5
Standard Liege
21.9
KV Mechelen
21.6
Charleroi
21.6
Union St. Gilloise
21.6
Gent
21.4
Kortrijk
21.4
St. Truiden
21.2
Club Brugge KV
19.9
Corners O/U 9.5
Over 9.5
55.8%
Under 9.5
44.2%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
52.2%
Under 3.5
47.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
49.5%
Under 21.5
50.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.

🔥 5. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best bookmaker prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5Edge
Under 3.575.7%1.33
Betano
1.39
Pinnacle
1.38
10Bet
1.36
Bet365
1.33
1xBet
1.30
+5.7%
Over 1.572.5%1.26
888Sport
1.29
Betano
1.29
Bet365
1.28
10Bet
1.28
Unibet
1.25
-1.5%

💰 6. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CBK (33)
€274m
GEN (59)
€182m
USG (35)
€163m
AND (34)
€126m
ANT (35)
€97m
KW (33)
€66m
GEN (46)
€62m
SL (34)
€57m
ST (25)
€53m
KM (30)
€51m
CB (28)
€44m
CHA (58)
€44m
ZW (32)
€32m
RLL (28)
€22m
SB (26)
€15m
KOR (24)
€13m
LU (28)
€13m
Gent's squad is €11m more valuable than KV Mechelen's (€62m vs €51m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CBK (13)
€130m
GEN (26)
€106m
USG (12)
€59m
AND (11)
€46m
KW (13)
€32m
ST (11)
€29m
GEN (17)
€24m
ANT (11)
€17m
ZW (12)
€16m
SL (10)
€16m
CB (9)
€14m
KM (10)
€12m
CHA (19)
€11m
SB (12)
€8m
RLL (11)
€8m
LU (11)
€7m
KOR (10)
€6m
Gent's attack is €12m more valuable than KV Mechelen's (€24m vs €12m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
USG (11)
€69m
CBK (6)
€65m
AND (6)
€38m
ANT (9)
€24m
GEN (12)
€21m
GEN (8)
€20m
CHA (10)
€14m
KW (7)
€11m
ST (4)
€10m
CB (7)
€9m
SL (8)
€9m
ZW (7)
€8m
KM (7)
€7m
RLL (6)
€5m
SB (4)
€2m
KOR (4)
€2m
LU (5)
€2m
Gent's midfield is €14m more valuable than KV Mechelen's (€21m vs €7m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CBK (14)
€79m
ANT (15)
€57m
GEN (25)
€56m
AND (17)
€42m
USG (12)
€35m
SL (16)
€32m
KM (13)
€32m
KW (13)
€23m
CB (12)
€22m
CHA (29)
€19m
GEN (17)
€16m
ST (10)
€13m
RLL (11)
€9m
ZW (13)
€8m
KOR (10)
€5m
SB (10)
€4m
LU (12)
€4m
Gent's defence is €15m less valuable than KV Mechelen's (€16m vs €32m).

🤝 7. Games History

Head-to-head

Gent vs KV Mechelen · H/A from GEN
DateH/AGameScore
03/05/26AKV Mechelen Vs GEN1-0
06/04/26HGEN Vs KV Mechelen1-1
08/03/26HGEN Vs KV Mechelen3-1
16/08/25AKV Mechelen Vs GEN1-1
07/02/25AKV Mechelen Vs GEN3-3
15/09/24HGEN Vs KV Mechelen2-0
04/05/24AKV Mechelen Vs GEN2-4
20/04/24HGEN Vs KV Mechelen3-1

GentGent

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
31/05/26HGEN Vs Genk0-0
24/05/26AClub Brugge KV Vs GEN5-0
21/05/26HGEN Vs Union St. Gilloise0-0
16/05/26ASt. Truiden Vs GEN1-1
10/05/26HGEN Vs Anderlecht1-1
03/05/26AKV Mechelen Vs GEN1-0
26/04/26HGEN Vs Club Brugge KV0-2
22/04/26AUnion St. Gilloise Vs GEN0-0
19/04/26HGEN Vs St. Truiden0-0
12/04/26AAnderlecht Vs GEN3-1

KV MechelenKV Mechelen

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
24/05/26ASt. Truiden Vs KM3-0
21/05/26HKM Vs Club Brugge KV2-2
17/05/26AAnderlecht Vs KM2-2
10/05/26AUnion St. Gilloise Vs KM3-0
03/05/26HKM Vs Gent1-0
26/04/26HKM Vs St. Truiden1-4
22/04/26AClub Brugge KV Vs KM6-1
18/04/26HKM Vs Anderlecht1-2
12/04/26HKM Vs Union St. Gilloise0-1
06/04/26AGent Vs KM1-1

📊 8. Overall Statistics

Gent
Gent
Belgium: Jupiler Pro League
Recent: 0 Wins / 6 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDDDLD1.10
HomeDLDDD1.19
AwayLDLDL1.00
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %28%31%25%
AVG goals2.842.583.12
Over 2.5 %54%46%62%
Scored1.141.151.12
Conceded1.701.422.00
BTTS50%42%58%
Clean Sheet24%31%17%
Failed to Score36%38%33%
KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen
Belgium: Jupiler Pro League
Recent: 1 Wins / 3 Draws / 6 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLDDL1.26
HomeLLLWD1.36
AwayDLLDL1.16
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %30%32%28%
AVG goals2.862.603.12
Over 2.5 %52%40%64%
Scored1.301.321.28
Conceded1.561.281.84
BTTS66%68%64%
Clean Sheet20%24%16%
Failed to Score18%16%20%

🏆 9. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
Belgium: Jupiler Pro League 2026-27 full table · Gent and KV Mechelen highlighted. Click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths.

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