Belgian Pro League 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-10-12 02:15 JST
4–3
- 34' Simion Michez
- 62' Benito Raman
- 24' K. Takai (OG)
- 39' S. Taniguchi (OG)
- 44' S. Baždar
- 49' I. Sebaoui
- 71' F. Soelle Soelle
Match summary
Mechelen took on Sint-Truidense in the Belgian Pro League 2026-27 Matchday 8 on October 12. Mechelen came out on top of a thrilling 4-3 shootout against Sint-Truidense. Mechelen led 3-1 at half-time. In the second half, Mechelen scored 1 and Sint-Truidense scored 2.
Sint-Truidense had more possession (64% to 36%) and more shots (17 to 9), but Mechelen were more efficient and took the win. Yellow cards: Mechelen 2, Sint-Truidense 4.
Team stats
3-1-4-2
4-2-3-1
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| Mechelen | Stat | Sint-Truidense |
|---|---|---|
| 3-1-4-2 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
| 0.78 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.63 |
| 9 | Shots | 17 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots inside the box | 12 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 5 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 344 | Passes | 604 |
| 240 | Accurate passes | 487 |
| 70% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 4 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -3.42 | Goals prevented (xG) | -3.42 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Bert Verbeke, Netherlands
Player stats
Mechelen
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nacho Miras | 0 | 8(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| DF | Mike Eerdhuijzen | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1 | 21(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 81 | 1 | 7(7) | ||||
| DF | Javi Martínez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 6 | 7(4) | ||||
| DF | Kobe Corbanie | 0 | 1 | 29(78%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 3(None) | |||||
| MF | Fredrik Hammar | 0 | 3 | 25(86%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 12(4) | ||||||
| MF | Simion Michez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22(59%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 8(6) | |||
| MF | Marco Decherf | 0 | 3 | 23(72%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 81 | 1 | 12(4) | ||||||
| MF | Myron Van Brederode | 0 | 2 | 30(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 8(2) | ||||||
| MF | Thérence Koudou | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | |||
| FW | Benito Raman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 2 | 7(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 63 | 6(5) | ||||
| FW | Bouke Boersma | 0 | 21(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 15(6) | |||||||
| FW | Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne | 0 | 3(100%) | 3 | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 | 27 | 14(9) | |||||
| DF | Luc Marijnissen | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 9 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| MF | Dennis Praet | 0 | 2 | 6(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 9 | 3(2) | |||||||
| FW | Bill Antonio | 1 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 9 | |||||||||
| FW | Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 9 | 2(1) | ||||||||
| GK | Ortwin De Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Gora Diouf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Maxim Kireev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Halil Özdemir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sint-Truidense
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | L. Kokubo | 0 | 24(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | R. Vanwesemael | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 63(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 4(3) | |||
| DF | K. Takai | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 75(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.2 | 90 | 4 | 11(4) | ||||
| DF | S. Taniguchi | 0 | 3 | 2 | 62(90%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 9(5) | ||||
| DF | T. Hata | 0 | 2 | 47(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 9(3) | ||||||
| MF | A. Sissako | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 54(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 11(5) | |||||
| MF | R. Merlen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 27(77%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | |||
| MF | K. Matsuzawa | 0 | 11(65%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 45 | 2 | 6(2) | ||||||
| MF | R. Araki | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 12(63%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 3(2) | ||||
| MF | I. Sebaoui | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 13(7) | ||||
| FW | S. Baždar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1(33%) | 11(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 67 | 1 | 7(3) | |||||
| FW | N. Mbuku | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(33%) | 2 | 18(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 45 | 2 | 6(3) | ||||
| MF | N. Ishiwatari | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 41(89%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.5 | 45 | 1 | 10(5) | ||||
| FW | F. Soelle Soelle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5(4) | ||||
| MF | S. Shinkawa | 0 | 1 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 23 | 4(2) | ||||||||
| GK | M. Lendfers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | V. Musliu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Pupe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | W. Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | O. Diouf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Mechelen
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 13 | Nacho Miras |
| Starter | DF | 44 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Javi Martínez |
| Starter | DF | 20 | Kobe Corbanie |
| Starter | MF | 6 | Fredrik Hammar |
| Starter | MF | 23 | Simion Michez |
| Starter | MF | 30 | Marco Decherf |
| Starter | MF | 9 | Myron Van Brederode |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Thérence Koudou |
| Starter | FW | 14 | Benito Raman |
| Starter | FW | 28 | Bouke Boersma |
| Bench | FW | 17 | Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Luc Marijnissen |
| Bench | MF | 26 | Dennis Praet |
| Bench | FW | 29 | Bill Antonio |
| Bench | FW | 19 | Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | Ortwin De Wolf |
| Bench | DF | 4 | Gora Diouf |
| Bench | MF | 10 | Maxim Kireev |
| Bench | FW | 21 | Halil Özdemir |
Sint-Truidense
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 16 | L. Kokubo |
| Starter | DF | 60 | R. Vanwesemael |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Takai |
| Starter | DF | 5 | S. Taniguchi |
| Starter | DF | 3 | T. Hata |
| Starter | MF | 8 | A. Sissako |
| Starter | MF | 14 | R. Merlen |
| Starter | MF | 38 | K. Matsuzawa |
| Starter | MF | 71 | R. Araki |
| Starter | MF | 10 | I. Sebaoui |
| Starter | FW | 9 | S. Baždar |
| Bench | FW | 11 | N. Mbuku |
| Bench | MF | 18 | N. Ishiwatari |
| Bench | FW | 19 | F. Soelle Soelle |
| Bench | MF | 99 | S. Shinkawa |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 21 | M. Lendfers |
| Bench | DF | 26 | V. Musliu |
| Bench | DF | 23 | J. Pupe |
| Bench | DF | 22 | W. Janssens |
| Bench | FW | 77 | O. Diouf |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 5' | Sint-Truidense | 🟨 Yellow card | K. Takai | |
| 1H 24' | Mechelen | ⚽ Goal | K. Takai | 0-1 |
| 1H 34' | Mechelen | ⚽ Goal | Simion Michez | 1-1 |
| 1H 39' | Mechelen | ⚽ Goal | S. Taniguchi | 1-2 |
| 1H 42' | Sint-Truidense | 🟨 Yellow card | K. Matsuzawa | |
| 1H 44' | Sint-Truidense | ⚽ Goal | S. Baždar | 1-3 |
| 2H 1' | Sint-Truidense | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Araki → IN N. Mbuku | |
| 2H 1' | Sint-Truidense | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Matsuzawa → IN N. Ishiwatari | |
| 2H 4' | Sint-Truidense | ⚽ Goal | I. Sebaoui | 1-4 |
| 2H 8' | Mechelen | 🟨 Yellow card | Marco Decherf | |
| 2H 17' | Mechelen | ⚽ Goal | Benito Raman | 2-4 |
| 2H 18' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Benito Raman → IN Cedric Jan Van Meirvenne | |
| 2H 22' | Sint-Truidense | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Baždar → IN F. Soelle Soelle | |
| 2H 22' | Sint-Truidense | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Merlen → IN S. Shinkawa | |
| 2H 26' | Sint-Truidense | ⚽ Goal | F. Soelle Soelle | 2-5 |
| 2H 36' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Marco Decherf → IN Dennis Praet | |
| 2H 36' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Mike Eerdhuijzen → IN Luc Marijnissen | |
| 2H 36' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Thérence Koudou → IN Bill Antonio | |
| 2H 36' | Mechelen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bouke Boersma → IN Malcolm Lohunanu-Mbasi | |
| 2H 39' | Sint-Truidense | 🟨 Yellow card | N. Ishiwatari | |
| 2H 43' | Sint-Truidense | 🟨 Yellow card | S. Taniguchi | |
| 2H 45+5' | Mechelen | 🟨 Yellow card | Fredrik Hammar |
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