KV Mechelen vs K. Sint-Truidense VV, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KV Mechelen vs K. Sint-Truidense VV — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.
- KV Mechelen 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Mar | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 0–5 | L |
| 25 Feb | FC Seraing | A | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Feb | KRC Genk | H | 2–2 | D |
| 10 Feb | KAS Eupen | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Feb | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | KV Mechelen | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Mar | KRC Genk | H | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Feb | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Feb | KVC Westerlo | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Feb | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–3 | L |
| 04 Feb | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| KV Mechelen | K. Sint-Truidense VV | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #12 |
| 12 | Points | 11 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 3 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 6 |
| 13 | Scored | 22 |
| 20 | Conceded | 22 |
| -7 | GD | +0 |
| 1.09 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 27% | Win % | 27% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
KV Mechelen this season
9%
Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season
KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts). K. Sint-Truidense VV are 12th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/6
61-75
6/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KV Mechelen
| Myron van Brederode | 4 G |
K. Sint-Truidense VV
| Samed Bazdar | 5 G | |
| Ilias Sebaoui | 4 G | 3 A |
| Ryan Merlen | 3 G | 4 A |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. KV Mechelen host K. Sint-Truidense VV — let the battle begin!
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and K. Sint-Truidense VV are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Mechelen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' Dimitri Lavalee has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' K. Sint-Truidense VV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wolke Janssens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for K. Sint-Truidense VV.
- 35' Daniel Schmidt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for K. Sint-Truidense VV so far.
- 40' 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.
- 45' KV Mechelen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against K. Sint-Truidense VV's shape.
- 46' Enock Agyei is replacing Alec Van Hoorenbeeck for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Stan Van Dessel, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 59' Fresh legs for K. Sint-Truidense VV! Taichi Hara comes on to replace Rocco Reitz.
- 61' The Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes a substitution. David Bates departs to be replaced by Jordi Vanlerberghe.
- 66' KV Mechelen have won 308 goals from 234 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 76' Belgium international Dries Wouters has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 81' A quiet spell here at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne. K. Sint-Truidense VV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 82' Geoffry Hairemans has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
- 82' That is a Yellow card for K. Sint-Truidense VV. Taichi Hara will be fuming at that decision.
- 85' Another change for K. Sint-Truidense VV made on 85 minute. Eric Bocat leaves to be changed by Aboubakary Koita.
- 86' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Bijker is hanging Nikola Storm on the field on 86 minute.
- 90' Dimitri Lavalee catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for K. Sint-Truidense VV.
Lineups
KV Mechelen Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 22
- 4
- 7
- 66
- 6
- 18
-
11
Nikola Storm ↓ Lucas Bijker 86'
- 1
- 14
-
9
Julien Ngoy ↓ Yonas Malede 46'
Bench
- 2
-
30
Jordi Vanlerberghe ↑ 61'
- 15
-
3
Lucas Bijker ↑ 86'
-
10
Yonas Malede ↑ 46'
- 34
-
23
Enock Agyei ↑ 46'
Coach
Steven Defour
K. Sint-Truidense VV Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 6
- 21
- 91
- 4
- 26
- 22
- 8
-
77
Eric Bocat ↓ Aboubakary Koita 85'
-
13
Rocco Reitz ↓ Taichi Hara 59'
- 16
Bench
- 11
-
9
Taichi Hara ↑ 59'
-
7
Aboubakary Koita ↑ 85'
- 12
-
19
Stan Van Dessel ↑ 59'
- 14
- 32
Coach
Bernd Hollerbach
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Gianni Bruno | 3 |
| Ryotaro Ito | 3 |
| Ryan Merlen | 2 |
| Yuma Suzuki | 2 |
| Andres Ferrari | 2 |
| Geoffry Hairemans | 2 |
| Benito Raman | 2 |
| Aster Vranckx | 2 |
Head to Head
KV Mechelen Form
K. Sint-Truidense VV Form
2023-03-11
KV Mechelen
1–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2023-03-05
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2–2
KRC Genk
D
2023-02-26
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2023-02-19
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0–1
KVC Westerlo
L
2023-02-12
RSC Anderlecht
3–1
K. Sint-Truidense VV
L
2023-02-04
K. Sint-Truidense VV
1–0
KV Kortrijk
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49
KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58
K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
I would bet for:
KV Mechelen or K. Sint-Truidense VV 75% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KV Mechelen win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
KV Mechelen or Draw
66%
Draw or K. Sint-Truidense VV
60%
KV Mechelen or K. Sint-Truidense VV
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.3%
Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen
| Handicap | KV Mechelen covers | Push | K. Sint-Truidense VV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 10% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 18% | 65% |
| -0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 19% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
21%
✗
K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

