Mechelen 1-0 Gent result, stats and report

Hibernian had the ball, the chances, and the crowd, but Gent had the goals that mattered. A 90th-minute own goal from Miguel Chaiwa sealed a 3-2 win for the Belgians and ended Hibernian's European night in the worst way possible.

Mechelen twice led at La Louvière but could not hold on, as a 2-2 draw left both sides with precious little to show for their efforts in the Belgian Pro League.

Gent pulled off one of the results of the Belgian Pro League season, beating Club Brugge 2-1 thanks to a late Ibrahima Cissé header that silenced the form book and sent the home crowd into raptures.

Gent claimed all three points at Cercle Brugge thanks to Emmanuel Kakou's own goal in the 21st minute, with the hosts unable to convert their superior possession into a leveller. Connor Maguire gives his verdict on a damning afternoon for Cercle.

Westerlo were taken apart at Mechelen on Saturday, conceding four without reply as Shunsuke Saito scored twice and the visitors offered almost nothing in return.

Tiago Araújo's right-foot finish seconds after half-time was the difference as Gent ground out a 1-0 win over OH Leuven, who offered little going forward and have now lost four of their last five in the Belgian Pro League.

Mechelen arrive at Lommel without a single away win in their last ten attempts and having conceded 28 goals on the road in that stretch. Lommel, building quietly at home, smell blood.

Gent host Standard Liège on Friday evening carrying the better early-season league record, but Standard arrive with a form book that demands serious attention. This is a fixture with genuine tactical intrigue beneath the surface.