St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 24′St. Truiden, goal:1–0assist
- 40′KV Mechelen, yellow card:
- 45′St. Truiden, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 48′KV Mechelen, yellow card:
- 63′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 69′St. Truiden, yellow card:
- 70′St. Truiden, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 71′St. Truiden, goal:3–0
- 74′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 79′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 79′KV Mechelen, substitution:off
- 81′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 81′St. Truiden, substitution:O. Dioufoff
- 85′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 85′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 87′St. Truiden, yellow card:
- 89′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
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St. Truiden
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Match report
St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen — the facts
St. Truiden beat KV Mechelen 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
St. Truiden met KV Mechelen in the Jupiler Pro League (Championship Group - 40). Kick-off was Sunday, 24 May 2026, 16:30 UTC at Daio Wasabi Stayen. Referee: Jasper Vergoote.
Team pages: St. Truiden · KV Mechelen · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 24' Goal: Arbnor Muja (assist: Rihito Yamamoto) — 1–0
- 45' Goal: Taiga Hata (assist: Arbnor Muja) — 2–0
- 71' Goal: Ryan Merlen — 3–0
Starting line-ups
St. Truiden (4-2-3-1)
KV Mechelen (3-4-3)
Pre-match read
Away Team to Score First. KV Mechelen has scored the opening goal in 8 of their last 15 matches (53%)
Home Team to Score First. St. Truiden has scored the opening goal in 4 of their last 15 matches (27%)
Corners — Under. Blended match-corner baseline 10.4 per match (averaging each team's for/against)
Cards — Over. Combined recent card average: 2.9 per match (1.1 for St. Truiden + 1.8 for KV Mechelen)
Corners — Over. Blended match-corner baseline 10.4 per match (averaging each team's for/against)
Home rated 1624 vs 1573 — 0.66 expected score Away conceding 1.9 xGA per game St. Truiden sit 3rd; KV Mechelen 9th (JPL · 39 matches played) Home has won 4 of the last 5 H2H meetings
Model-generated pre-match read. Not betting advice.
About this match
On this page: the St. Truiden vs KV Mechelen 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 St. Truiden and KV Mechelen team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.