February 26th features a match where Sint-Truiden will travel to Oostende to battle KV Oostende in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. KV Oostende is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Standard Liège. Kenny Rocha Santos scored the first goal for KV Oostende in the 28th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Standard Liège couldn’t manage to score, and KV Oostende took the shutout win. KV Oostende is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while sint-Truiden is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against OH Leuven. Taichi Hara struck first for Sint-Truiden in the 19th minute on a feed from Christian Bruls, then Daichi Hayashi added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, OH Leuven was frustrated by Sint-Truiden’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sint-Truiden ended the match with the shutout victory. Sint-Truiden is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Stayen, Sint-Truiden and KV Oostende battled to a 1-1 draw. Taichi Hara scored the first goal for Sint-Truiden in the 52nd minute, but Makhtar Gueye got the equalizer for KV Oostende in the 56th minute earning them at least the one point.
Both Christian Bruls and Daichi Hayashi have been the hottest scorers for Sint-Truiden in the last five each having scored 2 goals. KV Oostende’s most prolific scorer has been Maxime D’Arpino. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.