St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen

St. Truiden

3 - 0

KV Mechelen

🕒 Sun, 24 May 2026 17:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Jasper Vergoote 🔁 Championship Group - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 40

Championship Group Table

St. Truiden 3 · KV Mechelen 6

Referee Stats

Jasper Vergoote

27 matches · 2.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.74
Reds avg	0.26
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	44%
Draws	11%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-7).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
St. Truiden had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

St. Truiden (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 23

Avg: 1.60 / 1.15

Points

Avg: 2.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

KV Mechelen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 36

Avg: 1.20 / 1.80

Points

Avg: 1.15

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

2.05

PPG

1.15

1.60

1.20

1.15

1.80

60%

O2.5

80%

60%

BTTS

60%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

St. Truiden rank3rd

KV Mechelen rank6th

St. Truiden points14

KV Mechelen points6

St. Truiden: #3 · 14 pts · GD +3

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

KV Mechelen: #6 · 6 pts · GD -15

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

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

St. Truiden last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

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 D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals4-15

Record0-2-3

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%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

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

Scoring reliability

St. Truiden score at home100%

St. Truiden clean sheet at home40%

KV Mechelen score away60%

KV Mechelen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

St. Truiden score first60%

St. Truiden win after scoring first100%

KV Mechelen score first20%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: St. Truiden 0% · KV Mechelen 33%

Avg first goal minute: St. Truiden 61.7' · KV Mechelen 15.0'

Vs league average

St. Truiden score at home1.60 vs 1.97

St. Truiden concede at home1.15 vs 1.07

KV Mechelen score away1.20 vs 1.07

KV Mechelen concede away1.80 vs 1.97

St. Truiden score 19% below league average, while KV Mechelen score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: St. Truiden are 8% above league average at home, and KV Mechelen are 8% below 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: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

KV Mechelen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

381

422

Passes Accurate

314

334

Passes %

82%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Muja

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Yamamoto

40'

40' M. Decoene

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Hata

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Muja

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Salifou

1st substitution · For: B. Raman

48'

48' R. Halhal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Servais

2nd substitution · For: B. Antonio

69'

69' R. Vanwesemael

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ VAR

R. Vanwesemael

Goal cancelled

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

R. Merlen

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Bouke Boersma

3rd substitution · For: K. Van Rafelghem

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. Mrabti

4th substitution · For: M. Konaté

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Koudou

5th substitution · For: M. Kireev

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Goto

1st substitution · For: O. Diouf

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Muja

2nd substitution · For: K. Matsuzawa

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Taniguchi

3rd substitution · For: W. Janssens

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Yamamoto

4th substitution · For: S. Shinkawa

87'

87' R. Merlen

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Lendfers

5th substitution · For: J. Coppens

St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

St. Truiden beat KV Mechelen 3-0 on Sunday, 24 May 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Jasper Vergoote.

First half: St. Truiden took the lead at 24' when A. Muja scored, with the assist credited to R. Yamamoto, making the score 1-0. M. Decoene received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 40'. St. Truiden extended the lead at 45' when T. Hata scored, with the assist credited to A. Muja, making the score 2-0.

Second half: KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Salifou replacing B. Raman. R. Halhal received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 48'. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 63', with M. Servais replacing B. Antonio. R. Vanwesemael received a yellow card for St. Truiden at 69'. VAR intervened at 70' for St. Truiden (Goal cancelled). St. Truiden extended the lead at 71' when R. Merlen scored, making the score 4-0. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Bouke Boersma replacing K. Van Rafelghem. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 79', with K. Mrabti replacing M. Konaté. KV Mechelen made their 5th substitution at 79', with T. Koudou replacing M. Kireev. St. Truiden made their 1st substitution at 81', with K. Goto replacing O. Diouf. St. Truiden made their 2nd substitution at 81', with A. Muja replacing K. Matsuzawa. St. Truiden made their 3rd substitution at 85', with S. Taniguchi replacing W. Janssens. St. Truiden made their 4th substitution at 85', with R. Yamamoto replacing S. Shinkawa. R. Merlen received a yellow card for St. Truiden at 87'. St. Truiden made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. Lendfers replacing J. Coppens.

St. Truiden used 5 substitutions while KV Mechelen used 5 substitutions. St. Truiden got 2 yellow cards, while KV Mechelen got 2 yellow cards.