SK Beveren vs 12.09.26 14:002 – 0Full Time
St. Truiden — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Beveren sink St. Truiden with quickfire second-half double
SK Beveren beat St. Truiden 2-0 in Jupiler Pro League matchday 6 action at the Freethiel Stadion, moving to eighth in the table with the win. The contest was goalless at half-time before Beveren struck twice in the space of three minutes early in the second period to settle the outcome.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Chris-Emmanuel Lokesa opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, and Jearl Margaritha doubled the lead just three minutes later, finishing off an assist from Christian Brüls to make it 2-0. St. Truiden, managed by F. De Meyer, were unable to respond as Beveren, under T. Bakens, held firm for the remainder of the match.
Beveren produced four shots on target to St. Truiden's none despite having only 40% of possession, underlining how clinical the hosts were in front of goal. Beveren picked up two yellow cards to St. Truiden's zero, but neither side saw a player sent off.
Margaritha capped his display with the second goal of the match and finished with a rating of 7.92, level with team-mate Yoni Gomis as Beveren's top-rated performer.
Despite having 60% of the ball, St. Truiden failed to register a single shot on target, in contrast to Beveren's four.
SK Beveren beat St. Truiden 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
SK Beveren met St. Truiden in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Saturday, 12 September 2026, 14:00 UTC at Freethielstadion. Referee: Kevin van Damme.
Team pages: SK Beveren · St. Truiden · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 52' Goal (penalty): Chris-Emmanuel Lokesa — 1–0
- 55' Goal: Jearl Margaritha (assist: Christian Brüls) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
SK Beveren (4-2-3-1)
St. Truiden (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave SK Beveren 20%, the draw 23%, St. Truiden 57%. It finished SK Beveren 2–0 St. Truiden.
St. Truiden's rating gap outweighs SK Beveren's home ground — St. Truiden are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives St. Truiden a clear lead. The draw at 23% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why St. Truiden at 57%?
St. Truiden sit 262 points higher on our strength rating — 1444 to 1707. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,078 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims SK Beveren's column. Across 11,058 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–23–56.
Why only 57%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 57% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and SK Beveren at 20%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,178. The goals environment takes 2.0 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
St. Truiden average 8 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 262 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. SK Beveren have gained 94 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,345 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the SK Beveren vs St. Truiden final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the SK Beveren and St. Truiden team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of SK Beveren vs St. Truiden?
SK Beveren beat St. Truiden 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in SK Beveren vs St. Truiden?
Chris-Emmanuel Lokesa (52') (penalty) for SK Beveren; Jearl Margaritha (55') for SK Beveren.
›Where can I watch SK Beveren vs St. Truiden highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for SK Beveren vs St. Truiden; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between SK Beveren and St. Truiden?
SK Beveren and St. Truiden have met 10 times — 3 wins for SK Beveren, 4 wins for St. Truiden and 3 draws.