Zulte Waregem vs Gent 0-2

Gent left Waregem with a 2-0 win after I. Cisse struck in the 12th minute and M. Balikwisha added a stoppage-time second. Zulte Waregem had a brief route back into the contest after the break, but M. Mbaye's red card on 74 minutes left them with too much to do.

Cisse opened the scoring in the 12th minute, finishing for Gent to make it 1-0. That remained the half-time score at the Elindus Arena.

Gent made two changes on 62 minutes, sending on M. Volckaert and M. Dean, and Dean later helped set up the clincher. Zulte Waregem made a change of their own in the 66th minute, then lost Mbaye to a red card on 74 minutes. Gent also made two changes on 87 minutes, with A. Omgba coming on before being booked two minutes later, and E. H. Seck arriving at the same time. Balikwisha then sealed it three minutes into stoppage time, scoring from Dean's assist to make it 2-0.

The numbers were close. Gent had 53% of the possession and 517 passes at 86% accuracy, compared with Zulte Waregem's 47% and 447 passes at 85%. Gent also led 1.16 to 0.71 in xG, took 4 corners to 3, and finished with more offsides and fouls, 3 to 1 and 10 to 8.

Discipline was straightforward apart from the red card for M. Mbaye on 74 minutes. A. Omgba was booked for Gent on 89 minutes, while Zulte Waregem finished without a yellow card.