Wednesday , 30 September 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
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

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
#17 Position #11
3 Points 8
7 Played 7
0 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
5 Scored 12
14 Conceded 12
-9 GD +0
0.43 PPG 1.14
0% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
14% Clean Sheets
K. Sint-Truidense VV this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). K. Sint-Truidense VV are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
K. Sint-Truidense VV
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/5
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 3 G
K. Sint-Truidense VV
Samed Bazdar 4 G
Ryan Merlen 3 G 3 A
Ilias Sebaoui 1 G 3 A
Nelson Ishiwatari 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! KV Mechelen vs K. Sint-Truidense VV — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The travelling K. Sint-Truidense VV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Rihito Yamamoto, a Japan midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' It looks surprising KV Mechelen does not make any changes. Shion Shinkawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' A stunning finish from Bouke Boersma — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frédéric Vanderbiest will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. KV Mechelen in their trying to find a way past K. Sint-Truidense VV's compact .
  • 44' Joedrick Pupe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' K. Sint-Truidense VV receives a card for a hard tackle on 46.
  • 46' A tactical swap from K. Sint-Truidense VV — Ryan Merlen on, Kaito Matsuzawa off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' What a strike from Ryan Merlen! The score is 1-2.
  • 54' KV Mechelen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' Assisted by Ryan Merlen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ilias Sebaoui makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 68' Leobrian Kokubo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 475 appearances.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Benito Raman. He replaces Bouke Boersma on 73 minute.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Ryotaro Ito — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 83' Shion Shinkawa gets the nod from K. Sint-Truidense VV. He replaces Ilias Sebaoui and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Ryotaro Ito makes way for Loic Mbe Soh at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from K. Sint-Truidense VV.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Kerim Mrabti as he leaves the pitch. Bilal Bafdili steps in for KV Mechelen.
  • 88' The K. Sint-Truidense VV bench stirs into life. Abdoulaye Sissako is withdrawn and Wolke Janssens gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Fredrik Hammar argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Aster Vranckx 2
Ryan Merlen 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Andres Ferrari 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Ilias Sebaoui 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
3 / 4
0.87 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
I would bet for: K. Sint-Truidense VV to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen17% Draw22% K. Sint-Truidense VV61%
Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
39%
Draw or K. Sint-Truidense VV
83%
KV Mechelen or K. Sint-Truidense VV
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen12% Draw40% K. Sint-Truidense VV48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.1%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 4
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
3.6%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push K. Sint-Truidense VV covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 23% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 20% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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