Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Gent and Mechelen, taking place on Friday, 19 January 2024, at Ghelamco Arena in Ghent.
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Gent, Recent FormLast time out, Gent went away feeling content with a 2-0 away win against Kortrijk They achieved 70% possession in that match and had 20 strikes at goal, with 9 hitting the target, up against Kortrijk's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 13 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 5 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 16 games in a row, but they have conceded a goal in 8 of their 10 games at Ghelamco Arena this season.
They have been performing well at Ghelamco Arena recently and are unbeaten in their last 10 home games.
Tarik Tissoudali will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 5 goals in the last 6 league outings for Gent.
Mechelen, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Mechelen players having failed to take any points away from their recent 3-1 away defeat at the hands of Charleroi. They came away from that fixture with a 66% share of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Charleroi, who managed 16 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 7 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 6 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 9 of their 10 games on the road.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
Norman Bassette will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Mechelen.
Mechelen suffered the disappointment of a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Gent the last time they met in the league.
Gent will be looking to extend their current run of 4 clean sheets against Malinwa at Ghelamco Arena. Gent will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 12 encounters with Malinwa.
Mechelen will be hoping to get at least a point from this game having lost the last 4 times they've visited Gent in the league and not won this away fixture at Ghelamco Arena for 9 games in a row.
Nikola Storm will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Mechelen against Gent in this one, having netted 3 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
There is only really one injury concern for the Gent manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck ahead of this clash, with Paul Nardi (Broken ankle) missing out, which gives Vanhaezebrouck a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Besnik Hasi has a number of injury concerns in his Mechelen squad to contend with: Rafik Belghali (Hamstring), Boli Bolingoli (Hamstring), Toon Raemaekers (Cruciate ligament), Nikola Storm (Knee) and Jannes Van Hof (Meniscus)
Gent Playing at home | Mechelen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 58' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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