Match summary
Mechelen saw off Westerlo 3-1. Mechelen led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Kerim Mrabti put Mechelen ahead in the 11th minute and Mrabti made it 2-0 in the 37th minute. In the second half, Patrick Pflücke made it 3-0 in the 73rd minute and Jordan Bos pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 90th minute.
The chances backed that up: Mechelen created 2.52 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Westerlo's 2.06 from 21.