KV Mechelen 4-3 St. Truiden: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

KV Mechelen

4 : 3

St. Truiden

S. Michez34'
B. Raman62'

24' (og)K. Takai
39' (og)S. Taniguchi
44'S. Bazdar
49'I. Sebaoui
71'F. Soelle

KV Mechelen3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1St. Truiden St. Truiden crest

Substitutions

63'
147.7
Benito Raman
176.9
Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne
81'
287.0
Bouke Boersma
196.5
Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi
81'
76.7
Thérence Koudou
296.7
Bill Antonio
81'
447.5
Mike Eerdhuijzen
26.9
Luc Marijnissen
81'
306.6
Marco Decherf
266.6
Dennis Praet

Unused

Substitutions

46'
386.7
Kaito Matsuzawa
186.5
Nelson Ishiwatari
46'
716.3
Ryotaro Araki
116.3
Nathanaël Mbuku
67'
97.3
Samed Baždar
197.3
Frederic Soelle Soelle
67'
146.9A
Ryan Merlen
996.6
Shion Shinkawa

Unused

Player of the match

Benito Raman

Attacker · KV Mechelen

7.7

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Offsides4

Build-up

Passes15

Pass accuracy47%

Defending

Tackles3

Duels won5 · 83%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Frederic Soelle Soelle

Player
Nacho MirasG	4	3	2,17	-0,83	10/19	9/18
Léo KokuboG	1	4	0,53	-1,47	24/24	6/6

Live stats

Possession & Passing

36%Possession64%

337Total passes597

69%Pass accuracy81%

2Corners8

Attack

8Shots17

3On target7

3Off target8

2Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

5Shots in box12

3Shots out box5

0.7xG1.4

-3.5Goals prevented-3.5

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves1

4Offsides1

12Fouls14

2Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,41xG0,63

4Shots9

2On target2

1Big chances2

14Touches in box14

46%Possession54%

1Corners4

Second half

0,33xG0,82

4Shots8

1On target5

2Big chances3

10Touches in box23

28%Possession72%

1Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

KV Mechelen

0.738536%

100% open play0% set piece

St. Truiden

1.44191164%

72% open play28% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

KV Mechelen0,73 xG · 4 scored

St. Truiden1,44 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

KV Mechelen16

Open play 14Set piece 1Rebound 1

St. Truiden33

Open play 26Set piece 1Foul won 1Rebound 5

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

KV Mechelen33% pressure

St. Truiden67% pressure

Match replay

91'

4-3

100%Draw 0%0%

0.73xG1.44

8Shots19

5On target11

Momentum

90' Off target Nathanaël Mbuku 0.24 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

8 v 17

KV Mechelen shoot right, St. Truiden left. Bigger dot = better chance.

MECKV MechelenSTSt. Truidengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

KV MechelenSt. Truidengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

KV MechelenDefensive line 26%

St. TruidenDefensive line 37%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

KV MechelenUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Boersma and Brederode, 9 passes between them.

St. TruidenUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Takai and Vanwesemael, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

20control80

Robert-Jan Vanwesemael

8 touches in box

In possession

39,8%Field tilt60,2%

12Passes into box12

36Progressive passes54

4Carries into final third7

5Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

15,62Press intensity (PPDA)5,59

11High turnovers18

19Regains within 5s14

22,2sBall recovery time12,4s

30Interceptions30

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

91Carries144

1107mCarry distance1727m

7Progressive carries16

429mProgressive carry distance962m

4Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won5

13Take-ons attempted20

610mProgressive pass distance901m

0Through balls1

9Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

-0,01Expected threat (xT)1,22

2,18Action value (VAEP)3,13

16Shot-creating actions33

4Goal-creating actions6

0,35Expected assisted goals0,89

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,5Passes per attack3,4

6,8sAttack duration12,1s

4,11 m/sAttack directness2,39 m/s

3Build-up attacks4

10Direct attacks17

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

24Touches in box37

61Final third entries101

3Big chances5

0,53xG on target2,17

1Big chances missed3

Passing

0/12 (0%)Crosses4/28 (14%)

35/78 (45%)Long balls34/59 (58%)

25Throw-ins26

14Free kicks12

8Goal kicks4

Duels

53Total46

39/74 (53%)Ground34/74 (46%)

14/26 (54%)Aerial12/25 (48%)

2/11 (18%)Dribbles5/16 (31%)

8Dispossessed12

Defending

62Recoveries69

18Interceptions22

23Tackles17

57%Tackles won53%

44Clearances16

2Big chances scored2

2Big saves0

0Errors led to goal1

1Fouled in final third4

7,72Average rating6,85

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

KV MechelenThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

St. TruidenThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals50%

25%3+ goals50%

13%4+ goals25%

They concede

88%1+ goal88%

75%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals38%

13%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-3 (H)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

KV MechelenshootallowSt. Truiden

6.5%Six-yard box5.6%

64.9%Penalty area-3.560.2%

20.9%-2.5Edge of the box+2.225.8%

7.8%Long range8.4%

387 shots taken · 500 faced

St. TruidenshootallowKV Mechelen

5.0%Six-yard box5.5%

61.0%-2.8Penalty area63.5%

27.0%+3.6Edge of the box22.7%

7.1%Long range8.3%

538 shots taken · 578 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

KV Mechelen beat St. Truiden 4-3 at Veoliastadion Achter De Kazerne in the Jupiler Pro League. KV Mechelen led 3-1 at half-time. Scorers: an own goal by K. Takai (24'), S. Michez (34'), an own goal by S. Taniguchi (39'), B. Raman (62') for KV Mechelen; S. Bazdar (44'), I. Sebaoui (49'), F. Soelle (71') for St. Truiden. In their last 32 meetings, KV Mechelen have won 11, St. Truiden 15, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.