On the 7th of May, in this week 3 match, Gent will play host to Mechelen in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Gent is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sporting Charleroi. Adem Zorgane struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then Darko Lemajić got the equalizer for Gent in the 54th minute on a feed from Bruno Godeau But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 61st minute on a goal by Darko Lemajić. Gent looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Mechelen, recorded a 2-4 loss against Genk. Daniel Muñoz struck first for Genk in the 31st minute on a feed from Junya Ito, then Geoffry Hairemans tied it up for Mechelen in the 60th minute , but luckily for Genk it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Mechelen and Gent last played eachother at the Afas-stadion Achter De Kazerne on Wed Dec 15th. Mechelen was victorious by a score of 4 to 3. Tarik Tissoudali struck first for Gent in the 33rd minute, then Kerim Mrabti tied it up for Mechelen in the 36th minute on a feed from Sandy Walsh Finally they completed the comback in the 70th minute on a goal by Nikola Storm to cap off a wild match.
For Mechelen, their top scorers are Rob Schoofs and Geoffry Hairemans, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Gent is glad to have Tarik Tissoudali in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.