Buffalos out of Europe after defeat by Red Star Belgrade

On the final matchday of the Europe Play-Offs, the Buffalos beat top-spot rivals YR KV Mechelen to claim Belgium's last European spot. The first half was goalless, with Bezus coming the closest to scoring when he headed against the bar. It was Bezus who broke the deadlock after the break with a cracking header. Tissoudali, on as a sub, doubled Gent's lead, before Druijf made it 2-1 from the spot to set up a nail-biting finish. Mechelen were on top in the closing stages, but they could not find the net again. So the Buffalos celebrated their fourth win on the spin, and more importantly first place in the Europe Play-Offs, meaning they qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

On the penultimate matchday of the Europe Play-Offs, the Buffalos drew level at the top of the group with Mechelen. Malede put Gent in front against R Standard de Liège after just seven minutes with a lovely strike into the top left corner. After half time, the visitors fought hard for an equaliser, but the last word went to Yaremchuk, who made it 2-0 in injury time. Gent are now joint group leaders with Mechelen, who they face on the final matchday. Whichever team wins will claim the last European spot for next season.  

The Buffalos enjoyed a great Matchday 4 of the Europe Play-Offs with a resounding 4-0 win away at Oostende. Bezus opened the scoring with a delightful chip, and the home side already looked up against it by half time after Hubert's red card and a beautiful strike from Castro-Montes into the top right corner made it 2-0. Gent doubled their lead after the break through an own goal from Vandendriessche and a second from Bezus. With the three points gained, the Buffalos leapfrog over Oostende to second in the group.