K. Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Overview
Match Preview
K. Sint-Truidense VV vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Staaien.
- K. Sint-Truidense VV 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 8 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Assistant 1 Ruben Wyns
- Assistant 2 Thibaud Nijssen
6 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 16.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAA Gent | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | KVC Westerlo | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Royal Standard de Liege | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | Lommel SK | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | SK Beveren | 8 | 9 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 8 | 7 |
| 14 | KV Mechelen | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 8 | 5 |
| 16 | UR La Louvière Centre | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 8 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | KAA Gent | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 May | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–2 | L |
| 02 May | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Apr | KV Mechelen | A | 4–1 | W |
| 23 Apr | RSC Anderlecht | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Apr | KAA Gent | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 May | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 May | KV Mechelen | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Apr | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Apr | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Apr | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| K. Sint-Truidense VV | KAA Gent | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #1 |
| 8 | Points | 22 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 7 / 1 / 0 |
| 15 | Scored | 15 |
| 16 | Conceded | 4 |
| -1 | GD | +11 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 2.75 |
| 25% | Win % | 88% |
Key Stats
71%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
50%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
K. Sint-Truidense VV are 12th (8 pts). KAA Gent are 1st (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
4/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
K. Sint-Truidense VV
| Samed Bazdar | 5 G | |
| Ryan Merlen | 3 G | 4 A |
| Ilias Sebaoui | 2 G | 3 A |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | 1 G | 1 A |
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 3 G | |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 2 A |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Staaien will turn into a battlefield for K. Sint-Truidense VV and KAA Gent.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rik De Mil will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leobrian Kokubo made 475 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' Wilfride Kanga puts KAA Gent on the lead.
- 21' The 28-year-old Ryotaro Ito has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 31' K. Sint-Truidense VV have won 338 goals from 270 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' Momodou Lamin Sonko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 41' Tibe De Vlieger needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' What a strike from Wilfride Kanga! The score is 0-2.
- 50' Rihito Yamamoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
- 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rik De Mil might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 60' Keisuke Goto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 270 appearances.
- 65' K. Sint-Truidense VV are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Loic Mbe Soh makes no mistake. 1-2!
- 73' Controversy at the stadium! Daiki Hashioka argues furiously but the card stands.
- 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His K. Sint-Truidense VV side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 83' With 2 assists to his name this season, Tiago Araujo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
- 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- The points are shared — K. Sint-Truidense VV 1-1 KAA Gent. Honours even.
Lineups
K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 26
- 13
- 6
- 4
- 23
- 10
- 60
- 16
- 14
- 42
Bench
- 5
- 22
- 18
- 12
- 3
- 7
- 21
- 33
- 38
- 99
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
KAA Gent Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 22
- 7
- 29
- 33
- 4
- 8
- 20
- 17
- 24
- 11
- 27
Bench
- 15
- 30
- 21
- 37
- 62
- 10
- 19
- 31
- 54
- 75
- 59
Coach
Rik De Mil
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hugo Cuypers | 3 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 3 |
| Jonathan David | 3 |
| Facundo Colidio | 3 |
| Aboubakary Koita | 3 |
| Kahveh Zahiroleslam | 2 |
| Yuma Suzuki | 2 |
| Daichi Kamada | 1 |
Head to Head
K. Sint-Truidense VV Form
2026-05-16
K. Sint-Truidense VV
1–1
KAA Gent
D
2026-05-09
Club Brugge KV
2–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2026-05-02
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
2026-04-26
KV Mechelen
1–4
K. Sint-Truidense VV
W
2026-04-23
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2–0
RSC Anderlecht
W
2026-04-19
KAA Gent
0–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.97
K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
K. Sint-Truidense VV or KAA Gent 74%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
K. Sint-Truidense VV or Draw
58%
Draw or KAA Gent
68%
K. Sint-Truidense VV or KAA Gent
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: KAA Gent win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2.5%
Asian Handicap — K. Sint-Truidense VV
| Handicap | K. Sint-Truidense VV covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -0.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| +0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +1 | 50% | 23% | 27% |
| +1.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +2 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.