Sint-Truiden vs RAAL La Louviere

5 September 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Bert Verbeke

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ryan Merlen 41’
  • Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 54’
  • Samed Baždar 73’, 78’

Match summary

Sint-Truiden won comfortably, 4-0 at home to RAAL La Louviere. Sint-Truiden led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Merlen put Sint-Truiden ahead in the 41st minute. In the second half, Robert-Jan Vanwesemael made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, Samed Baždar made it 3-0 with a header in the 73rd minute, and Baždar made it 4-0 in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sint-Truiden created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to RAAL La Louviere's 0.44 from 9.

Match stats

73% Possession 27%
23 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 1
12 Corners 5
103 Attacks 78
53 Dangerous attacks 37
693 Passes 255
88.9% Pass accuracy 70.6%
19 Tackles 9
9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sint-Truiden RAAL La Louviere
Kick-off
7’
Corner
9’
Corner
12’
13’
25’
Corner
26’
Corner
Corner
27’
Corner
28’
Corner
33’
Robert-Jan VanwesemaelShot on target
35’
Corner
35’
Corner
38’
Corner
39’
Corner
39’
Ryan MerlenRight foot shot1-0 (Sint-Truiden)
41’
44’
Corner
Corner
45+1’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Shogo TaniguchiShot on target
47’
Kaito MatsuzawaShot on target
53’
Robert-Jan VanwesemaelRight foot shot2-0 (Sint-Truiden)
54’
Corner
57’
61’
69’
Corner
Corner
72’
Samed BaždarHeader3-0 (Sint-Truiden)
73’
Samed BaždarRight foot shot4-0 (Sint-Truiden)
78’
81’
Ismaila CoulibalyShot on target
Corner
84’
Full-time4-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.44 41’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), 1-0 41’ 54’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), 2-0 54’ 73’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), 3-0 73’ 78’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), 4-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.44 41’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), 1-0 Merlen 41’ 54’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), 2-0 Vanwesemael 54’ 73’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), 3-0 Baždar 73’ 78’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), 4-0 Baždar 78’
Sint-Truiden 2.40 xGRAAL La Louviere 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RAAL La Louviere attacking Sint-Truiden attacking 
78’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 54’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 72’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 66’ Taiga Hata (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 41’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 49’ Ismaila Coulibaly (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 53’ Ryotaro Araki (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 3’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 59’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 35’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Ismaila Coulibaly (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Kaito Matsuzawa (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Elias Filet (RAAL La Louviere), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Mustapha Isah (RAAL La Louviere), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Mustapha Isah (RAAL La Louviere), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Kaito Matsuzawa (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Zsombor Gruber (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Marius Courcoul (RAAL La Louviere), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Zsombor Gruber (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Mehdi Boukamir (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Ryotaro Araki (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 72’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 54’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 66’ Taiga Hata (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 41’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 49’ Ismaila Coulibaly (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 53’ Ryotaro Araki (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 9’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 3’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 59’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Samed Baždar (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 35’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Visar Musliu (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Ismaila Coulibaly (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Robert-Jan Vanwesemael (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Elias Filet (RAAL La Louviere), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Abdoulaye Sissako (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Kaito Matsuzawa (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Mustapha Isah (RAAL La Louviere), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Mustapha Isah (RAAL La Louviere), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Kaito Matsuzawa (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Zsombor Gruber (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Marius Courcoul (RAAL La Louviere), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Zsombor Gruber (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Mehdi Boukamir (RAAL La Louviere), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Ryotaro Araki (Sint-Truiden), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Sint-Truiden 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kokubo
Hata
Taniguchi 46’
Musliu
Vanwesemael 74’
Sissako
Merlen
Matsuzawa
Sebaoui 80’
Araki 74’
Baždar 2 84’
RAAL La Louviere 3-4-3 Starting XI
Peano
Boukamir
Nkoa
Okou
Lutonda 59’
Courcoul
Coulibaly
Delos 74’
Gruber
Filet 60’
Isah 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 0 53 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael Taken off
74′ 1 – – 1 – 66 – 1 – –
Shogo Taniguchi Taken off
45′ – – – 2 2 50 – – – –
90′ 2 – 1 5 1 105 1 – – –
Wolke Janssens Came on as a substitute
45′ 2 1 – 2 – 48 – – – –
Joedrick Pupe Came on as a substitute
16′ – 1 – – – 10 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 61 – – 3 – 5 – 1 –
90′ – 2 68 4 – 2 – 9 1 1 –
90′ 1 1 70 3 – 3 1 3 – – –
90′ – 1 38 2 – 1 – 8 2 3 –
Ryotaro Araki Taken off
74′ – – 48 7 – – 1 1 2 1 –
Ilias Sebaoui Taken off
80′ – – 41 1 – 3 – 7 1 3
Nelson Ishiwatari Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 9 – – 1 1 1 1 – –
Nathanaël Mbuku Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 4 – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Samed Baždar Taken off
84′ 2 – 6 2 0.84 – 2 4 – 19 –
Oumar Diouf Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – 1 – 2 –
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

Sint-Truiden win 60% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.11
RAAL La Louviere win 17% Avg odds 5.32

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

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