In a weekend match in week 6, on Sat Aug 27th, Sint-Truiden hosts Mechelen at Stadion Stayen in a Pro League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sint-Truiden sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against KV Oostende. Toni Leistner struck first for Sint-Truiden in the 17th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, KV Oostende 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 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Mechelen is fresh off their 5-4 win against Westerlo. Nene Dorgeles struck first for Westerlo in the 26th minute, then in the 39th minute, Alessio Da Cruz sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Geoffry Hairemans But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 85th minute on a goal by Robberechts. Mechelen is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sint-Truiden won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Milan Robberechts and Rob Schoofs have been the hottest scorers for Mechelen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Sint-Truiden’s most prolific scorer has been Daichi Hayashi. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.