Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden

11 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Bert Verbeke

Full time 4 – 3

Half-time: 3–1

Kota Takai 24’ (og)
Simion Michez 34’
Shogo Taniguchi 39’ (og)
Benito Raman 62’

Samed Baždar 44’
Ilias Sebaoui 49’
Frederic Soelle Soelle 71’

Match summary

Mechelen won 4-3 at home to Sint-Truiden. Mechelen led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Takai's own goal put Mechelen ahead in the 24th minute, Simion Michez made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, Taniguchi's own goal made it 3-0 in the 39th minute, and Samed Baždar pulled one back to make it 3-1 with a header in the 44th minute. In the second half, Ilias Sebaoui made it 3-2 from a corner in the 49th minute, Benito Raman made it 4-2 in the 62nd minute, and Frederic Soelle Soelle made it 4-3 in the 71st minute.

Sint-Truiden can feel hard done by, creating 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Mechelen's 0.74 from 8.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

8 Shots 17

3 Shots on target 7

2 Corners 8

68 Attacks 105

37 Dangerous attacks 54

337 Passes 602

68.8% Pass accuracy 80.7%

23 Tackles 17

12 Fouls 14

2 Yellow cards 4

4 Offsides 1

Key events

Mechelen Sint-Truiden

Kick-off

5’

Kota TakaiFoul

7’

Corner

14’

19’

Corner

Kota TakaiOwn goal

1-0

24’

29’

Ryan MerlenShot on target

31’

Corner

Simion MichezRight foot shot

2-0

34’

Benito RamanShot on target

34’

37’

Corner

Shogo TaniguchiOwn goal

3-0

39’

42’

Kaito MatsuzawaFoul

44’

Samed BaždarHeader

3-1

Half-time3-1

46’

Nathanaël MbukuRyotaro Araki

46’

Nelson IshiwatariKaito Matsuzawa

48’

Corner

Second half underway

49’

Ilias SebaouiLeft foot shot

3-2

Corner

50’

Marco DecherfFoul

53’

Benito RamanLeft foot shot

4-2

62’

Cedric Jan Van MeirvenneBenito Raman

63’

67’

Shion ShinkawaRyan Merlen

67’

Frederic Soelle SoelleSamed Baždar

71’

Frederic Soelle SoelleRight foot shot

4-3

76’

Nathanaël MbukuShot on target

77’

Robert-Jan VanwesemaelShot on target

78’

Ilias SebaouiShot on target

79’

Corner

80’

Corner

Dennis PraetMarco Decherf

81’

Luc MarijnissenMike Eerdhuijzen

81’

Bill AntonioThérence Koudou

81’

Malcolm Lohunanu-MbasiBouke Boersma

81’

84’

Nelson IshiwatariFoul

88’

Shogo TaniguchiFoul

90+2’

Corner

Fredrik HammarFoul

90+5’

Full-time4-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Mechelen 0.74 xGSint-Truiden 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sint-Truiden attacking Mechelen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Nacho Miras	90′	4	3	19	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kobe Corbanie	90′	1	4	1	1	–	35	2	–	1	–
Mike Eerdhuijzen Taken off	81′	1	2	–	5	3	33	–	–	–	–
José Marsà	90′	3	4	–	7	2	38	1	–	–	–
Luc Marijnissen Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Simion Michez	90′	1	–	37	1	–	1	3	5	–	3	–
Fredrik Hammar	90′	–	–	31	–	–	5	–	7	3	–
Marco Decherf Taken off	81′	–	–	30	–	–	3	1	4	1	–
Thérence Koudou Taken off	81′	–	–	14	1	–	1	2	1	1	–	–
Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	7	–	–	1	–	5	2	2	–
Dennis Praet Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	7	–	–	2	–	2	1	–	–

Forwards5 players


Benito Raman Taken off	63′	1	–	3	2	0.29	–	–	5	2	15	–
Myron Van Brederode	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	42	–
Bouke Boersma Taken off	81′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	7	3	23	–
Bill Antonio Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	0.10	–	–	1	1	1	–
Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Léo Kokubo	90′	1	4	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Robert-Jan Vanwesemael	90′	1	3	–	2	–	83	–	–	–	–
Kota Takai	90′	1	4	–	3	1	83	4	–	–
Shogo Taniguchi	90′	4	5	1	6	2	66	1	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Taiga Hata	90′	–	–	59	1	–	2	1	3	4	–	–
Ryan Merlen Taken off	67′	–	1	33	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Abdoulaye Sissako	90′	–	–	65	2	–	1	2	5	–	1	–
Kaito Matsuzawa Taken off	45′	–	–	17	2	–	–	–	2	2	1
Ryotaro Araki Taken off	45′	–	–	18	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Ilias Sebaoui	90′	1	–	50	–	–	1	1	6	–	4	–
Nathanaël Mbuku Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	21	–	–	3	2	4	–	–	–
Nelson Ishiwatari Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	47	–	–	2	2	6	3	3

Forwards3 players


Samed Baždar Taken off	67′	1	–	4	1	0.43	–	–	2	–	19	–
Frederic Soelle Soelle Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	1	1	0.15	–	1	4	2	7	–
Shion Shinkawa Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	5	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Mechelen win 32% Avg odds 2.91

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43

Sint-Truiden win 41% Avg odds 2.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Mechelen L D L L D

Sint-Truiden W L W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sint-Truiden 3-0 Mechelen, 24 May 26 Next meeting: Sint-Truiden vs Mechelen, 30 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden meetings

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Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden

Match summary

Match stats

Key events

How the chances added up

Shot map

Lineups

Player stats

Before kick-off

Form going into the game

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