Match summary
Gent won 3-1 at home to Mechelen. Gent led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Tarik Tissoudali put Gent ahead in the 37th minute. In the second half, Islam Slimani equalised in the 62nd minute, Omri Gandelman put Gent back in front in the 65th minute, and Hong Hyun-seok made it 3-1 in the 75th minute.
The chances backed that up: Gent created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Mechelen's 0.81 from 7.