St. Truiden 4-0 RAAL La Louvière: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

St. Truiden

4 : 0

RAAL La Louvière

R. Merlen41'
R. Vanwesemael54'
S. Bazdar73', 78'

StayenBert VerbekeCapacity 14,600Sat, 5 Sept 202620:45

St. Truiden4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-3RAAL La Louvière RAAL La Louvière crest

Substitutions

46'
57.2
S. Taniguchi
227.6
W. Janssens
74'
607.9
R. Vanwesemael
236.6
J. Pupe
74'
717.7
R. Araki
186.7
N. Ishiwatari
80'
107.3
I. Sebaoui
116.7
N. Mbuku
84'
98.02
S. Baždar
776.7
O. Diouf

Unused

Substitutions

60'
96.9
E. Filet
786.3
A. Tajaouart
74'
116.3
M. Ubandoma
906.3
L. Rousseau

Unused

Player of the match

Ryan Dylan Merlen

Midfielder · St. Truiden

10.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Build-up

Passes71

Key passes3

Pass accuracy87%

Defending

Tackles3

Blocks1

Interceptions1

Duels won3 · 60%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Léo KokuboG	1	0	0,44	+0,44	51/53	5/7
Marcos Hernán PeanoG	3	4	3,31	-0,69	18/32	6/20

Live stats

Possession & Passing

73%Possession27%

693Total passes255

89%Pass accuracy71%

12Corners5

Attack

23Shots9

7On target1

9Off target5

7Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

20Shots in box3

3Shots out box6

2.4xG0.4

-0.7Goals prevented-0.7

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves3

0Offsides1

9Fouls11

1Yellow cards2

Half by half

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

First half

1,10xG0,13

14Shots4

3On target0

1Big chances0

21Touches in box3

79%Possession21%

9Corners4

Second half

1,30xG0,31

9Shots5

4On target1

3Big chances0

19Touches in box10

67%Possession33%

3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

St. Truiden

2.40231473%

67% open play33% set piece

RAAL La Louvière

0.449427%

61% open play39% 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

32 shots

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

St. Truiden2,40 xG · 4 scored

RAAL La Louvière0,44 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

St. Truiden44

Open play 25Set piece 10Foul won 2Rebound 7

RAAL La Louvière17

Open play 10Set piece 4Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

16 swings

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

St. Truiden90% pressure

RAAL La Louvière10% pressure

Match replay

91'

4-0

100%Draw 0%0%

2.40xG0.44

23Shots9

14On target4

Momentum

81' Saved Ismaila Coulibaly 0.07 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

23 v 9

St. Truiden shoot right, RAAL La Louvière left. Bigger dot = better chance.

STSt. TruidenRAALRAAL La Louvièregoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

18 on target · 4 scored

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

St. TruidenRAAL La Louvièregoalsavedoff 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.

St. TruidenDefensive line 34%

RAAL La LouvièreDefensive line 30%

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.

St. TruidenUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Musliu and Taniguchi, 23 passes between them.

RAAL La LouvièreUntil 59'

Most-connected pairs: Peano and Okou; Filet and Isah. 5 passes each.

Tactical battle

70control30

Samed Baždar

12 touches in box

In possession

67,1%Field tilt32,9%

22Passes into box6

52Progressive passes17

14Carries into final third7

17Chances created5

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

Out of possession

7,21Press intensity (PPDA)21,22

1High turnovers6

7Regains within 5s7

13,4sBall recovery time33,5s

11Interceptions22

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

Carrying

173Carries82

1830mCarry distance1034m

22Progressive carries12

1023mProgressive carry distance508m

1Carries into the box2

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

Beating the press

8Take-ons won11

13Take-ons attempted21

896mProgressive pass distance296m

2Through balls0

9Switches of play1

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

Threat created

1,63Expected threat (xT)0,58

4,45Action value (VAEP)0,35

44Shot-creating actions17

8Goal-creating actions0

16Box entries7

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

Tempo

5,2Passes per attack2,9

16,6sAttack duration9,5s

2,12 m/sAttack directness3,21 m/s

6Build-up attacks1

16Direct attacks7

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

More match stats

Attack

40Touches in box13

73Final third entries47

4Big chances0

3,31xG on target0,44

1Big chances missed0

Passing

11/29 (38%)Crosses2/16 (13%)

38/59 (64%)Long balls14/55 (25%)

18Throw-ins14

11Free kicks9

8Goal kicks9

Duels

58Total42

38/66 (58%)Ground28/66 (42%)

14/24 (58%)Aerial10/24 (42%)

8/13 (62%)Dribbles11/21 (52%)

4Dispossessed9

Defending

54Recoveries48

5Interceptions15

19Tackles9

58%Tackles won56%

29Clearances22

3Big chances scored0

0Big saves1

4Fouled in final third2

8,70Average rating6,01

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

St. TruidenThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

RAAL La LouvièreThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

63%1+ goal63%

50%2+ goals25%

50%3+ goals13%

They concede

88%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals88%

38%3+ goals25%

13%4+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-4 (A)

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.

St. TruidenshootallowRAAL La Louvière

5.0%Six-yard box5.0%

61.0%-2.8Penalty area64.5%

27.0%+3.6Edge of the box-1.721.9%

7.1%Long range8.7%

538 shots taken · 439 faced

RAAL La LouvièreshootallowSt. Truiden

7.5%+2.1Six-yard box5.6%

64.5%Penalty area-3.560.2%

19.6%-3.8Edge of the box+2.225.8%

8.3%Long range8.4%

372 shots taken · 500 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

St. Truiden beat RAAL La Louvière 4-0 at Stayen in the Jupiler Pro League. St. Truiden led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: R. Merlen (41'), R. Vanwesemael (54'), S. Bazdar (73', 78') for St. Truiden. In their last 3 meetings, St. Truiden have won 3, RAAL La Louvière 0, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.