📏 Form Guide

Sint-Truidense VV

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Sint-Truidense VV enter this match following a 2-2 First Division A - Play-Offs stalemate versus KVC Westerlo.

In that game, Sint-Truidense VV managed 57% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Sint-Truidense VV, the goals were scored by Ryotaro Ito (8') and Adriano Bertaccini (69'). At the other end, Westerlo got 19 shots on goal with 6 on target. Jordan Bos (32') and Lucas Stassin (47') scored for KVC Westerlo.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Sint-Truidense VV have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Sint-Truidense VV have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 11 goals in the process. Let’s see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.

KV Mechelen

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against KAA Gent in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, KV Mechelen will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, KV Mechelen managed 61% possession and 15 shots at goal with 8 on target. For KV Mechelen, the goalscorers were Geoffry Hairemans (19') and Islam Slimani (32'). On the other side, Gent got 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (25'), Stefan Mitrović (42'), Tarik Tissoudali (45') and Andrew Hjulsager (86') scored for KAA Gent.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 games involving KV Mechelen, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per match during that spell is 3.83, with the average number of goals for KV Mechelen equalling 1.83.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head meetings going back to 04/03/2022 tells us that Sint-Truidense VV have won 4 of these games and KV Mechelen 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

An aggregate of 16 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 11 for De Kanaries and 5 netted by Mechelen. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The previous league match between the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 2 on 05/04/2024 when it ended KV Mechelen 2-3 Sint-Truidense VV.

That time, KV Mechelen had 36% possession and 17 shots at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by David Bates (45') and Norman Bassette (56').

On the other side, Sint-Truidense VV got 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Ryotaro Ito (67', 89') and Aboubakary Koïta (76') scored.

The referee was Simon Bourdeaud'Hui.

📰 Team News: Sint-Truidense VV

Jarne Steuckers (Ankle injury) and Shinji Okazaki (Knee injury) will be missing for Sint-Truidense VV gaffer Thorsten Fink.

🗞️ Team News: KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen boss Besnik Hasi has not got a full squad to pick from. Bill Antonio (Cruciate ligament tear), Gaëtan Coucke (Knee injury), Elias Cobbaut (minor knock), Toon Raemaekers (Cruciate ligament injury) and Rafik Belghali (Knee medial ligament tear) will miss out on this game.

✨ Prediction

In our view, KV Mechelen and Sint-Truidense VV could both find themselves scoring on more than one occasion in a potential goal-fest with little between the two teams.

It will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw and also of goals in the match. Therefore, we predict a very even contest with a 2-2 score at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 13:00 12/05/2024