Match summary
Mechelen won comfortably, 5-2 away at Dender. It was goalless at half-time.
Patrick Pflücke put Mechelen ahead in the 53rd minute, Nikola Storm made it 0-2 in the 60th minute, Foulon's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 82nd minute, Rafik Belghali made it 1-3 in stoppage time, Geoffry Hairemans made it 1-4 in stoppage time, Ragnar Oratmangoen made it 2-4 in stoppage time, and Benito Raman made it 2-5 in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 3.27 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Dender's 0.56 from 8.