K. Sint-Truidense VV vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

K. Sint-Truidense VV

3 – 0

Full Time

KV Mechelen

Sun 24 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC Staaien HT 45' · FT 45'

Arbnor Muja 24' 1–0

Taiga Hata 45+3' 2–0

Ryan Merlen 71' 3–0

Y 40' Massimo Decoene

Y 48' Redouane Halhal

Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 69' Y

Ryan Merlen 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
KV Mechelen 2 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote
Assistant 1 Michael Geerolf
Assistant 2 Michele Seeldraeyers

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	KAA Gent	2	6
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	2	6
5	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
7	KRC Genk	2	3
8	SK Beveren	2	3
9	RSC Anderlecht	2	3
10	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liege	2	2
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
13	Lommel SK	2	1
14	KV Mechelen	2	1
15	UR La Louviere Centre	2	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

Head-to-Head

K. Sint-Truidense VV 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Mechelen

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–0 KV Mechelen 2026-04-26 KV Mechelen 1–4 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2025-12-21 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 KV Mechelen 2025-10-04 KV Mechelen 1–3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2025-02-21 KV Mechelen 1–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV

Recent Form

K. Sint-Truidense VV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	KV Mechelen	H	3–0	W
21 May	RSC Anderlecht	A	1–3	L
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

KV Mechelen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	0–3	L
21 May	Club Brugge KV	H	2–2	D
17 May	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–2	D
10 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	0–3	L
03 May	KAA Gent	H	1–0	W
26 Apr	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	1–4	L

Season Stats

K. Sint-Truidense VV		KV Mechelen
#12	Position	#14
2	Points	1
2	Played	2
0 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 1
4	Scored	3
4	Conceded	5
+0	GD	-2
1.00	PPG	0.50
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season

0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

K. Sint-Truidense VV are 12th (2 pts). KV Mechelen are 14th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

K. Sint-Truidense VV

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

KV Mechelen

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

K. Sint-Truidense VV

Ryan Merlen	2 G
Ilias Sebaoui	1 G	2 A
Nelson Ishiwatari	1 G	1 A

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for K. Sint-Truidense VV to score. At the same time, KV Mechelen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shogo Taniguchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for K. Sint-Truidense VV.
10' The travelling KV Mechelen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Jose Marsa, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wouter Vrancken will be considering his options from the bench.
24' Arbnor Muja has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
29' Taiga Hata is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for K. Sint-Truidense VV so far.
34' Dikeni Salifou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Massimo Decoene is booked for KV Mechelen — card on 40.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
48' Taiga Hata does the damage! The net is bulging and K. Sint-Truidense VV surge ahead!
48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Redouane Halhal on 48.
53' K. Sint-Truidense VV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Mechelen backline.
58' Therence Koudou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for K. Sint-Truidense VV tonight.
63' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Rihito Yamamoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
68' K. Sint-Truidense VV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' K. Sint-Truidense VV player sees a card in front of him.
71' What composure from Ryan Merlen! The France international strokes it home. 3-0.
76' KV Mechelen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
86' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
87' Ryan Merlen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 87.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

KV Mechelen Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryotaro Ito	3
Gianni Bruno	3
Andres Ferrari	2
Geoffry Hairemans	2
Aster Vranckx	2
Ryan Merlen	2
Yuma Suzuki	2
Rocky Bushiri	1

Head to Head

K. Sint-Truidense VV Form

2026-05-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–0 KV Mechelen W 2026-05-21 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 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

KV Mechelen Form

2026-05-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-21 KV Mechelen 2–2 Club Brugge KV D 2026-05-17 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2026-05-03 KV Mechelen 1–0 KAA Gent W 2026-04-26 KV Mechelen 1–4 K. Sint-Truidense VV L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.04 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 KV Mechelen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + K. Sint-Truidense VV to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

K. Sint-Truidense VV71% Draw17% KV Mechelen12%

Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 4.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

K. Sint-Truidense VV or Draw

87%

Draw or KV Mechelen

29%

K. Sint-Truidense VV or KV Mechelen

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

K. Sint-Truidense VV55% Draw32% KV Mechelen13%

Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

4 – 1

5.9%

4 – 0

3 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.3%

5 – 1

3.7%

4 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — K. Sint-Truidense VV

Handicap	K. Sint-Truidense VV covers	Push	KV Mechelen covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	19%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	19%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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