Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26
KV Mechelen
1 – 4
Full Time
K. Sint-Truidense VV
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Abdoulaye Sissako
Fredrik Hammar 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs K. Sint-Truidense VV — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Lawrence Visser

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
2
11
KV Mechelen 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals K. Sint-Truidense VV
Last 5 meetings
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 2024-11-08 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
K. Sint-Truidense VV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#15 Position #10
0 Points 2
1 Played 2
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 0
0 Scored 4
2 Conceded 4
-2 GD +0
0.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
0% Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season

KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts). K. Sint-Truidense VV are 10th (2 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Bill Antonio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' K. Sint-Truidense VV is showing some good football. However, K. Sint-Truidense VV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' It’s high time Frédéric Vanderbiest made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Bouke Boersma does the damage! The net is bulging and KV Mechelen surge ahead!
  • 31' Myron van Brederode has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rihito Yamamoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. K. Sint-Truidense VV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' A goal from the Belgium international Joedrick Pupe! He fires home on 44 to make it 1-1!
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Abdoulaye Sissako. He receives a card.
  • 46' Another change for K. Sint-Truidense VV made on 46 minute. Kaito Matsuzawa leaves to be changed by Ryan Merlen.
  • 49' Ryan Merlen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 59' K. Sint-Truidense VV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 63' Ilias Sebaoui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 73' Another change for KV Mechelen made on 73 minute. Bouke Boersma leaves to be changed by Benito Raman.
  • 75' Ryotaro Ito has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Mechelen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Ilias Sebaoui as he leaves the pitch. Shion Shinkawa steps in for K. Sint-Truidense VV.
  • 84' It is a substitution in K. Sint-Truidense VV team. Ryotaro Ito is replaced by Loic Mbe Soh on 84 minute.
  • 86' The whistle greets Kerim Mrabti as he departs to be replaced by Bilal Bafdili.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Abdoulaye Sissako as he leaves the pitch. Wolke Janssens steps in for K. Sint-Truidense VV.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Fredrik Hammar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frédéric Vanderbiest

K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2024-11-08 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen Form

2026-04-26 KV Mechelen 1–4 K. Sint-Truidense VV L 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen L 2026-04-18 KV Mechelen 1–2 RSC Anderlecht L 2026-04-12 KV Mechelen 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-06 KAA Gent 1–1 KV Mechelen D 2026-03-22 Club Brugge KV 4–1 KV Mechelen L

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.39 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 71% + K. Sint-Truidense VV to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen11% Draw19% K. Sint-Truidense VV70%
Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
31%
Draw or K. Sint-Truidense VV
89%
KV Mechelen or K. Sint-Truidense VV
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen4% Draw39% K. Sint-Truidense VV57%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
17.8%
0 – 1
15.9%
0 – 3
13.1%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 4
7.4%
1 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 5
3.5%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 0
2.1%
1 – 5
1.5%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push K. Sint-Truidense VV covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 21% — 79%
+1 21% 24% 56%
+1.5 44% — 56%
+2 44% 24% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
68% ✗

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