Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden

26 April 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Lawrence Visser

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

Bouke Boersma 26’

Joedrick Pupe 44’
Ryan Merlen 49’
Ilias Sebaoui 63’
Ryotaro Ito 75’

Match summary

Sint-Truiden came from behind to win 4-1 away at Mechelen. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Bouke Boersma put Mechelen ahead in the 26th minute and Joedrick Pupe equalised in the 44th minute. In the second half, Ryan Merlen put Sint-Truiden in front in the 49th minute, Ilias Sebaoui made it 1-3 in the 63rd minute, and Ryotaro Ito made it 1-4 in the 75th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Mechelen created 1.23 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Sint-Truiden 1.08 from 16.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%

8 Shots 16

2 Shots on target 10

4 Corners 7

108 Attacks 106

44 Dangerous attacks 51

339 Passes 460

76.4% Pass accuracy 83.3%

17 Tackles 16

11 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Mechelen Sint-Truiden

Kick-off

Bouke BoersmaLeft foot shot

1-0

26’

35’

Visar MusliuShot on target

35’

Rihito YamamotoShot on target

44’

Joedrick PupeLeft foot shot

1-1

Half-time1-1

46’

Abdoulaye Sissako

46’

Ryan MerlenKaito Matsuzawa

46’

Abdoulaye SissakoShot on target

Second half underway

49’

Ryan MerlenRight foot shot

1-2

Kerim MrabtiShot on target

54’

60’

Keisuke GotoShot on target

63’

Ilias SebaouiRight foot shot

1-3

66’

Robert-Jan VanwesemaelShot on target

68’

Ryan MerlenShot on target

73’

Simen JuklerødJoedrick Pupe

Benito RamanBouke Boersma

73’

Keano VanrafelghemThérence Koudou

73’

75’

Ryotaro ItoRight foot shot

1-4

83’

Shion ShinkawaIlias Sebaoui

84’

Loïc Mbe SohRyotaro Ito

Bilal BafdiliKerim Mrabti

86’

88’

Wolke JanssensAbdoulaye Sissako

Fredrik Hammar

90+2’

Full-time1-4

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 1.23 xGSint-Truiden 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sint-Truiden attacking Mechelen attacking

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Lineups

Mechelen 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Sint-Truiden 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Nacho Miras	90′	5	4	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Redouane Halhal	90′	2	1	–	8	1	36	–	–	–	–
Mory Konate	90′	–	1	–	1	–	43	2	–	–	–
José Marsà	90′	2	–	–	3	1	52	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Bill Antonio	90′	–	–	19	1	–	2	1	4	1	1	–
Fredrik Hammar	90′	–	–	28	1	–	4	2	9	3	2
Mathis Servais	90′	–	–	33	2	–	4	1	7	2	1	–
Thérence Koudou Taken off	73′	–	1	28	3	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Kerim Mrabti Taken off	86′	–	–	22	–	–	1	–	3	1	1	–

Forwards5 players


Bouke Boersma Taken off	73′	1	–	2	1	0.34	–	–	2	–	7	–
Myron Van Brederode	90′	–	–	1	–	0.15	–	1	6	1	37	–
Benito Raman Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Keano Vanrafelghem Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
Bilal Bafdili Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Léo Kokubo	90′	1	1	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Robert-Jan Vanwesemael	90′	2	–	–	4	1	58	2	–	–	–
Shogo Taniguchi	90′	4	1	–	7	1	67	–	–	–	–
Visar Musliu	90′	–	1	–	–	–	49	1	–	–	–
Joedrick Pupe Taken off	73′	4	4	–	9	5	34	–	1	–	–
Simen Juklerød Came on as a substitute	17′	1	–	–	1	–	3	1	–	–	–
Loïc Mbe Soh Came on as a substitute	9′	2	–	–	2	–	4	–	–	–	–
Wolke Janssens Came on as a substitute	2′	1	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Abdoulaye Sissako Taken off	88′	–	–	40	–	–	1	–	3	2	–
Rihito Yamamoto	90′	–	–	32	–	–	1	–	5	–	4	–
Ilias Sebaoui Taken off	83′	1	1	40	1	–	–	1	1	4	–	–
Ryotaro Ito Taken off	84′	1	1	53	6	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Kaito Matsuzawa Taken off	45′	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Ryan Merlen Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	19	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Keisuke Goto	90′	–	–	2		0.14	–	–				–
Shion Shinkawa Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	–	1	1	4	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Mechelen win 28% Avg odds 3.25

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59

Sint-Truiden win 46% Avg odds 2.03

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

Form going into the game

Mechelen L D L L L

Sint-Truiden L L L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sint-Truiden 1-0 Mechelen, 21 Dec 25 Next meeting: Sint-Truiden 3-0 Mechelen, 24 May 26 All Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.