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With so few chances created in the first 45 minutes, it was little surprise that Gent and Cercle Brugge went into the break at 0-0. The Buffalos looked better after three half-time substitutions, but it was the visitors who had the best chance, when Hoggas struck the post. Gent had a great opportunity to go in front ten minutes before time, after a foul on Fortuna in the box. Though Castro-Montes saw his penalty saved, he scored from the rebound to secure the Buffalos a valuable 1-0 win, moving them up to 9th in the table.

The Buffalos had the best of the first half against league leaders Club Brugge but could not get their noses in front. They were made to pay in the second half, with the visitors scoring three in a dazzling fifteen-minute spell—one from De Ketelaere and two from Dost—before Perez made it 4-0 in the 80th minute. While the margin of victory perhaps flattered the men from Bruges, they undeniably deserved the three points.

The first half between Mechelen and Gent was an exciting affair. Yaremchuk opened the scoring after ten minutes, before Storm levelled five minutes later. Both sides had several more chances before the break, but neither could capitalise on them. Things became much more tepid after half time, with Thoelen and Bolat only having a couple of saves to make. So the game ended 1-1, with both sides picking up a point.