Match summary
Mechelen saw off Dender 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.
Daam Foulon put Mechelen ahead from a corner in the 54th minute, Benito Raman made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, and Lennard Hens pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 73rd minute.
The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 2.13 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Dender's 1.42 from 19.