KV Mechelen vs K. Sint-Truidense VV, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
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Match Preview
KV Mechelen vs K. Sint-Truidense VV — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 30 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lawrence Visser
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 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31 15 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31 16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–4 L 22 Apr Club Brugge KV A 1–6 L 18 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 1–2 L 12 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 0–1 L 06 Apr KAA Gent A 1–1 D 22 Mar Club Brugge KV A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr KV Mechelen A 4–1 W 23 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 2–0 W 19 Apr KAA Gent A 0–0 D 11 Apr Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L 04 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–1 L 22 Mar Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–3 L Season Stats
KV Mechelen K. Sint-Truidense VV #5 Position #3 45 Points 57 30 Played 30 12 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 18 / 3 / 9 39 Scored 47 37 Conceded 35 +2 GD +12 1.50 PPG 1.90 40% Win % 60% Key Stats
53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season25% Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this seasonKV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). K. Sint-Truidense VV are 3rd (57 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne will turn into a battlefield for KV Mechelen and K. Sint-Truidense VV.
- 5' K. Sint-Truidense VV looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Ryotaro Ito scoring 1 goals.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. K. Sint-Truidense VV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' KV Mechelen is showing some good football. However, KV Mechelen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 26' Goal! Bouke Boersma scores his 2 goal in 35 matches.
- 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Merlen suffering a number of foals already.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leobrian Kokubo made 455 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with K. Sint-Truidense VV winning 100% of all matches.
- 44' Goal! Joedrick Pupe scores his 1 goal in 61 matches.
- 46' It’s gonna be a card for Abdoulaye Sissako.
- 46' The whistle greets Kaito Matsuzawa as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Merlen.
- 49' Goal! Ryan Merlen scores his 2 goal in 258 matches.
- 54' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 59' Shogo Taniguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 63' Goal! Ilias Sebaoui scores his 5 goal in 100 matches.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 73' Benito Raman is replacing Bouke Boersma for the KV Mechelen side.
- 75' GOAL! Ryotaro Ito scores on 75. Assisted by Ilias Sebaoui
- 80' Kaito Matsuzawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 83' Time for substitution for K. Sint-Truidense VV. Ilias Sebaoui is replaced by Shion Shinkawa.
- 84' Another substitution for K. Sint-Truidense VV to replace Ryotaro Ito by Loic Mbe Soh on 84 minute.
- 86' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 86 minute. Kerim Mrabti leaves to be changed by Bilal Bafdili.
- 88' The whistle greets Abdoulaye Sissako as he departs to be replaced by Wolke Janssens.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Fredrik Hammar.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for KV Mechelen.
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KV Mechelen
Starting XI- 8
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Kerim Mrabti ↓ Bilal Bafdili 86'
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Bouke Boersma ↓ Benito Raman 73'
Bench-
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Benito Raman ↑ 73'
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Bilal Bafdili ↑ 86'
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Keano Vanrafelghem ↑ 73'
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Coach Frédéric VanderbiestK. Sint-Truidense VV
Starting XI- 8
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Ryotaro Ito ↓ Loic Mbe Soh 84'
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Joedrick Pupe ↓ Simen Juklerod 73'
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Ilias Sebaoui ↓ Shion Shinkawa 83'
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Kaito Matsuzawa ↓ Ryan Merlen 46'
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Bench-
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Wolke Janssens ↑ 88'
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Simen Juklerod ↑ 73'
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Loic Mbe Soh ↑ 84'
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Ryan Merlen ↑ 46'
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Shion Shinkawa ↑ 83'
Coach Wouter Vrancken -
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
K. Sint-Truidense VV Form
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 2026-04-11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Club Brugge KV L 2026-04-04 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 2026-03-22 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L