Match summary
The points were shared as Mechelen and Gent drew 3-3. It was 1-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Benito Raman put Mechelen ahead in the 14th minute and Dante Vanzeir equalised in the 28th minute. In the second half, Raman put Mechelen back in front in the 46th minute, Geoffry Hairemans made it 3-1 with a header in the 54th minute, Andri Guðjohnsen pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in the 84th minute, and Hugo Gambor equalised in stoppage time.
Mechelen had the better of the chances, with 2.67 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Gent's 1.89 from 15.