Saturday , 14 November 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
8 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 17.0 goals/game

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

4
2
11
KV Mechelen 17 games · Avg 2.8 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
#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)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season
9% Clean Sheets
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' KICK OFF: KV Mechelen gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne. K. Sint-Truidense VV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Bouke Boersma makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and KV Mechelen are in front.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' KV Mechelen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' Kaito Matsuzawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 271 appearances.
  • 44' Magnificent from Joedrick Pupe! That is 1 goals in 69 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' A moment of madness from Abdoulaye Sissako on 46 minutes earns him a card. K. Sint-Truidense VV will be frustrated.
  • 46' Kaito Matsuzawa makes way for Ryan Merlen at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from K. Sint-Truidense VV.
  • 49' Ryan Merlen puts K. Sint-Truidense VV on the lead.
  • 54' The travelling K. Sint-Truidense VV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Goal! Ilias Sebaoui scores his 10 goal in 100 matches.
  • 68' Mory Konate, a Guinea midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' The whistle greets Bouke Boersma as he departs to be replaced by Benito Raman.
  • 75' Goal! Ryotaro Ito scores his 14 goal in 105 matches.
  • 80' Shogo Taniguchi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 83' The K. Sint-Truidense VV manager makes a substitution. Ilias Sebaoui departs to be replaced by Shion Shinkawa.
  • 84' Loic Mbe Soh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryotaro Ito at the 84 minute mark.
  • 86' KV Mechelen ring the changes. Kerim Mrabti has done his job and it is now time for Bilal Bafdili to step up.
  • 88' Wolke Janssens is replacing Abdoulaye Sissako for the K. Sint-Truidense VV side.
  • 90' Fredrik Hammar picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • K. Sint-Truidense VV celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Ilias Sebaoui 2
Ryan Merlen 2
Yuma Suzuki 2
Andres Ferrari 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2

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
1.24 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 K. Sint-Truidense VV xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen22% Draw23% K. Sint-Truidense VV55%
Actual: K. Sint-Truidense VV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
45%
Draw or K. Sint-Truidense VV
78%
KV Mechelen or K. Sint-Truidense VV
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen18% Draw39% K. Sint-Truidense VV43%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 3
5.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push K. Sint-Truidense VV covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 21% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
K. Sint-Truidense VV keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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