Francs Borains vs Dender 1-0

Francs Borains edged Dender 1-0 at Stade Robert Urbain, with Maxime Bastian's early second-half goal deciding a tight match. Dender had more of the ball and more of the play on paper, but they could not find a way through after the break.

The first half ended goalless after a VAR intervention wiped out a possible Dender penalty in the 23rd minute. Christopher Jullien was booked on 10 minutes, Raymond Asante on 35, and Bo De Kerf on 39.

Bastian put Francs Borains ahead in the 49th minute, finishing from Dieumerci Ndongala to make it 1-0. Dender made three changes on 63 minutes, but the hosts then managed the rest of the game through two changes on 73 minutes and another two on 85, while Dender also made two late substitutions at 85 minutes. The score did not change again.

Dender had 57% possession to Francs Borains' 43 and completed 467 passes to 352, with 1.72 expected goals to 1.2. They also won 9 corners to 5 and fouled 15 times to Francs Borains' 14, while the hosts finished with 0 offsides and Dender 1.

There were three yellow cards in total. Dender's Christopher Jullien and Bo De Kerf were booked, along with Francs Borains' Raymond Asante. There were no red cards.