St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen

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🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Jan Boterberg 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
St. Truiden 3 · KV Mechelen 5
Referee Stats
22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.23
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.41
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%

Team Overview

St. Truiden (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 13-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 23
Avg: 1.60 / 1.15

Points

41
Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2
KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 6-5-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36
Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

23
Avg: 1.15

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.05
PPG
1.15
1.60
GF
1.20
1.15
GA
1.80
60%
O2.5
47%
53%
BTTS
60%
33%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

St. Truiden rank3rd
KV Mechelen rank5th
St. Truiden points57
KV Mechelen points45
St. Truiden: #3 · 57 pts · GD +12
6 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
KV Mechelen: #5 · 45 pts · GD +2
18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

St. Truiden last 5 home

L W W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-8
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

KV Mechelen last 5 away

L L W D L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals6-10
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 13%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

St. Truiden score at home87%
St. Truiden clean sheet at home33%
KV Mechelen score away87%
KV Mechelen clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

St. Truiden score first33%
St. Truiden win after scoring first100%
KV Mechelen score first53%
KV Mechelen win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: St. Truiden 57% · KV Mechelen 29%
Avg first goal minute: St. Truiden 25.8' · KV Mechelen 32.6'

Vs league average

St. Truiden score at home1.60 vs 1.39
St. Truiden concede at home1.15 vs 1.23
KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.23
KV Mechelen concede away1.80 vs 1.39
St. Truiden score 15% above league average, while KV Mechelen score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: St. Truiden are 6% below league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 30% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

St. Truiden goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 7
31-45 4
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
8'
8' Goal · 1-0
R. Van Helden
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Goto
25'
25' M. Konaté
57'
57' B. Bafdili
1st substitution · For: H. Özdemir
71'
71' A. Muja
1st substitution · For: A. Ferrari
83'
83' R. Ito
2nd substitution · For: R. Merlen
83'
83' D. Salifou
2nd substitution · For: M. Zekri
84'
84' G. Diouf
3rd substitution · For: M. Kireev
86'
86' A. Ferrari
89'
89' R. Vanwesemael
90+1'
90+1' F. Hammar

St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

St. Truiden beat KV Mechelen 1-0 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg. It was played at unknown.

First half: St. Truiden took an early lead at 8' when R. Van Helden scored, with the assist credited to K. Goto, making the score 1-0. M. Konaté received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 25'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 57', with B. Bafdili replacing H. Özdemir. St. Truiden made their 1st substitution at 71', with A. Muja replacing A. Ferrari. St. Truiden made their 2nd substitution at 83', with R. Ito replacing R. Merlen. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 83', with D. Salifou replacing M. Zekri. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 84', with G. Diouf replacing M. Kireev. A. Ferrari received a yellow card for St. Truiden at 86'. R. Vanwesemael received a yellow card for St. Truiden at 89'. F. Hammar received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 90+1'.

St. Truiden used 2 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 3 substitutions. St. Truiden got 2 yellow cards, while KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games26
Home Wins15
Draws3
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals13 (50.0%)
BTTS12 (46.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games13
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (61.5%)
BTTS6 (46.2%)

St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen Head-to-Head History by Season