KV Mechelen vs St. Truiden

KV Mechelen

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St. Truiden

🕒 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Lawrence Visser 🔁 Championship Group - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 35

Championship Group Table

KV Mechelen 6 · St. Truiden 3

Referee Stats

Lawrence Visser

27 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.30
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.52
Over 4.5 cards	56%
Home wins	41%
Draws	33%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

St. Truiden outshot their opponent (8-16).
St. Truiden controlled possession (57%).
St. Truiden had the sharper finishing (2-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.20 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

St. Truiden (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 23

Avg: 1.45 / 1.15

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.40

PPG

1.50

1.20

1.45

1.25

1.15

60%

O2.5

40%

60%

BTTS

40%

60%

Score 1st

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank6th

St. Truiden rank3rd

KV Mechelen points6

St. Truiden points14

KV Mechelen: #6 · 6 pts · GD -15

14 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 14 pts from safety.

St. Truiden: #3 · 14 pts · GD +3

6 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 6 pts from safety.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

St. Truiden last 5 away

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-7

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

St. Truiden trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home80%

KV Mechelen clean sheet at home20%

St. Truiden score away40%

St. Truiden clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first60%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first33%

St. Truiden score first0%

St. Truiden win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 0% · St. Truiden 50%

Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 31.7' · St. Truiden —

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.20 vs 1.97

KV Mechelen concede at home1.25 vs 1.07

St. Truiden score away1.45 vs 1.07

St. Truiden concede away1.15 vs 1.97

KV Mechelen score 39% below league average, while St. Truiden score 36% above league average.

Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 17% above league average at home, and St. Truiden are 42% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

KV Mechelen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

St. Truiden goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

341

453

Passes Accurate

260

378

Passes %

76%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Bouke Boersma

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Koudou

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Pupe

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Ito

46'

46' A. Sissako

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Matsuzawa

1st substitution · For: R. Merlen

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Merlen

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Goto

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

I. Sebaoui

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Merlen

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Koudou

1st substitution · For: K. Van Rafelghem

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Bouke Boersma

2nd substitution · For: B. Raman

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Pupe

2nd substitution · For: Simen Jukleroed

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

R. Ito

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Sebaoui

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ I. Sebaoui

3rd substitution · For: S. Shinkawa

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Ito

4th substitution · For: L. Mbe Soh

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. Mrabti

3rd substitution · For: B. Bafdili

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Sissako

5th substitution · For: W. Janssens

90+2'

90+2' F. Hammar

KV Mechelen vs St. Truiden 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

St. Truiden beat KV Mechelen 4-1 on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser.

First half: KV Mechelen took the lead at 26' when Bouke Boersma scored, with the assist credited to T. Koudou, making the score 1-0. St. Truiden leveled the score at 44' when J. Pupe scored, with the assist credited to R. Ito, making the score 1-1.

Second half: A. Sissako received a yellow card for St. Truiden at 46'. St. Truiden made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Matsuzawa replacing R. Merlen. St. Truiden took the lead at 49' when R. Merlen scored, with the assist credited to K. Goto, making the score 1-2. St. Truiden extended the lead at 63' when I. Sebaoui scored, with the assist credited to R. Merlen, making the score 1-3. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 73', with T. Koudou replacing K. Van Rafelghem. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Bouke Boersma replacing B. Raman. St. Truiden made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Pupe replacing Simen Jukleroed. St. Truiden extended the lead at 75' when R. Ito scored, with the assist credited to I. Sebaoui, making the score 1-4. St. Truiden made their 3rd substitution at 83', with I. Sebaoui replacing S. Shinkawa. St. Truiden made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. Ito replacing L. Mbe Soh. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 86', with K. Mrabti replacing B. Bafdili. St. Truiden made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Sissako replacing W. Janssens. F. Hammar received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+2'.

KV Mechelen used 3 substitutions while St. Truiden used 5 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 1 yellow card, while St. Truiden got 1 yellow card.