Thursday , 2 July 2026

K. Sint-Truidense VV vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 17:15 UTC Staaien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Daam Foulon
Aboubakary Koita 78' Y
Y 89' Jordi Vanlerberghe

Overview

Match Preview

K. Sint-Truidense VV vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Staaien.

Match Details

  • Referee Jasper Vergoote

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

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K. Sint-Truidense VV 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KV Mechelen 2023-03-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2022-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 KV Mechelen 2022-03-04 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KV Mechelen 2021-11-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV

Recent Form

K. Sint-Truidense VV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep KV Mechelen H 2–0 W
03 Sep Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–1 D
27 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 0–2 L
20 Aug KAA Gent A 2–2 D
13 Aug RSC Anderlecht H 0–1 L
06 Aug KV Kortrijk A 1–0 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–2 L
02 Sep KAS Eupen H 1–0 W
26 Aug KVC Westerlo A 3–2 W
19 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 4–0 W
12 Aug RWDM Molenbeek FC A 0–1 L
06 Aug KAA Gent H 0–1 L

Season Stats

K. Sint-Truidense VV KV Mechelen
#3 Position #5
57 Points 45
30 Played 30
18 / 3 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 9 / 9
47 Scored 39
35 Conceded 37
+12 GD +2
1.90 PPG 1.50
60% Win % 40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

K. Sint-Truidense VV are 3rd (57 pts). KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! K. Sint-Truidense VV vs KV Mechelen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Bruno Godeau has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 12' The supporters are chanting for Sandy Walsh. He replaces Rafik Belghali on 12 minute.
  • 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 22' Belgium international Elias Cobbaut has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' It looks surprising K. Sint-Truidense VV does not make any changes. Gaetan Coucke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' It is a substitution in K. Sint-Truidense VV team. Fatih Kaya is replaced by Joselpho Barnes on 29 minute.
  • 33' What a moment for Daiki Hashioka! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Daam Foulon. He receives a card.
  • 42' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Norman Bassette made 399 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. K. Sint-Truidense VV and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' Aboubakary Koita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' GOAL! Ryotaro Ito fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 68' K. Sint-Truidense VV make a change. Jarne Steuckers trudges off to be replaced by Rihito Yamamoto on 68 minutes.
  • 69' KV Mechelen ring the changes. Mory Konate has done his job and it is now time for David Bates to step up.
  • 74' K. Sint-Truidense VV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
  • 78' Aboubakary Koita catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
  • 83' Matte Smets needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 88' Kerim Mrabti has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Jordi Vanlerberghe is booked for KV Mechelen — card on 89.
  • 90' Eric Bocat makes way for Olivier Dumont at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from K. Sint-Truidense VV.
  • Full Time. K. Sint-Truidense VV beats KV Mechelen

Lineups

K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gianni Bruno 3
Ryotaro Ito 3
Aster Vranckx 2
Ryan Merlen 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Andres Ferrari 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Joedrick Pupe 1

Head to Head

2023-09-17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KV Mechelen 2023-03-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2022-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–1 KV Mechelen 2022-03-04 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KV Mechelen 2021-11-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV

K. Sint-Truidense VV Form

2023-09-17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KV Mechelen W 2023-09-03 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-08-20 KAA Gent 2–2 K. Sint-Truidense VV D 2023-08-13 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–1 RSC Anderlecht L 2023-08-06 KV Kortrijk 0–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W

KV Mechelen Form

2023-09-17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-09-02 KV Mechelen 1–0 KAS Eupen W 2023-08-26 KVC Westerlo 2–3 KV Mechelen W 2023-08-19 KV Mechelen 4–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2023-08-12 RWDM Molenbeek FC 1–0 KV Mechelen L 2023-08-06 KV Mechelen 0–1 KAA Gent L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
K. Sint-Truidense VV51% Draw27% KV Mechelen22%
Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

K. Sint-Truidense VV or Draw
78%
Draw or KV Mechelen
49%
K. Sint-Truidense VV or KV Mechelen
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
K. Sint-Truidense VV35% Draw48% KV Mechelen17%
Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — K. Sint-Truidense VV

Handicap K. Sint-Truidense VV covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.