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Sint-Truiden

Pro League Belgium

Belgian Cup World

Club Friendlies 1 World

Club Friendlies 3

Founded:	1924
Stadium:	Stadion Stayen
Coach:	Felice Mazzù
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Sint-Truiden home ground venue is Stadion Stayen.

Felice Mazzù is the current coach for Sint-Truiden.

Sint-Truiden Pro League Match Fixtures and Results

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Sint-Truiden have played a total of 19 matches in Belgium Pro League. Their current statistics is 4 win, 15 draw and 9 lose.

Sint-Truiden did not win their last five matches in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Sint-Truiden results for their home or away matches in Pro League 2024/2025.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Sint-Truiden	19	4	15	9

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
15/03/2025	OH Leuven		Sint-Truiden		H2H	O
08/03/2025	Sint-Truiden		K. Beerschot V.A.		H2H	O
01/03/2025	Sint-Truiden		Kortrijk		H2H	O
22/02/2025	Mechelen		Sint-Truiden		H2H	O
15/02/2025	Sint-Truiden		Club Brugge		H2H	O
08/02/2025	Dender		Sint-Truiden		H2H	O
01/02/2025	Union Saint-Gilloise		Sint-Truiden		H2H	O
25/01/2025	Sint-Truiden		Antwerp		H2H	O
18/01/2025	Sint-Truiden		Standard Liège		H2H	O
11/01/2025	Westerlo		Sint-Truiden		H2H	O
27/12/2024	Sint-Truiden		Cercle Brugge		H2H	O
21/12/2024	Sporting Charleroi	2 - 1	Sint-Truiden	1-0	H2H	O	+
Daan Heymans 37'		1 - 0
			45' Andrés Ferrari
			45' Ryotaro Ito
Daan Heymans 45'
Isaac Mbenza 45'
Yassine Titraoui 53'		2 - 0
Vetle Winger Dragsnes 58'
			68' Louis Patris
			70' Zineddine Belaid
			70' Isaías Delpupo
			70' Rihito Yamamoto
			70' Olivier Dumont
			78' Billal Brahimi
			78' Jay David Mbalanda
Antoine Bernier 82'
Žan Rogelj 82'
			87' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
			87' Adam Nhaili
Nikola Štulić 88'
Youssuf Sylla 88'
		2 - 1	90' Adriano Bertaccini
Parfait Guiagon 90+3'
Massamba Sow 90+3'
15/12/2024	Sint-Truiden	0 - 2	Anderlecht	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	27' Kasper Dolberg
			52' Moussa N'Diaye
		0 - 2	62' Kasper Dolberg
			66' Moussa N'Diaye
			66' Ludwig Augustinsson
			66' Francis Amuzu
			66' Samuel Edozie
			67' Zanka
Zineddine Belaid 71'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 71'
			74' Anders Dreyer
			74' Luis Vázquez
			74' Kasper Dolberg
			74' Yari Verschaeren
Rihito Yamamoto 78'
Joselpho Barnes 78'
			81' Brian Riemer
Andrés Ferrari 90+2'
Jay David Mbalanda 90+2'
			90+5' Théo Leoni
			90+5' Nunzio Engwanda
Jay David Mbalanda 90+6'
07/12/2024	Gent	2 - 0	Sint-Truiden	1-0	H2H	O	+
Atsuki Ito 17'		1 - 0
			22' Joel Chima Fujita
Jordan Torunarigha 29'
			41' Adriano Bertaccini
Hugo Gambor 41'
Hugo Gambor 61'
Tiago Araújo 61'
Momodou Sonko 61'
Tibe De Vlieger 61'
Jordan Torunarigha 66'
Stefan Mitrović 66'
			67' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
			67' Rihito Yamamoto
Atsuki Ito 74'
Andrew Hjulsager 77'
Franck Surdez 77'
Atsuki Ito 78'
Sven Kums 78'
Sven Kums 83'
			86' Zineddine Belaid
			86' Frederic Ananou
			86' Ryoya Ogawa
			86' Jay David Mbalanda
			90' Rihito Yamamoto
Max Dean 90+1'		2 - 0
Archie Brown 90+4'
01/12/2024	Sint-Truiden	2 - 2	Genk	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	28' Tolu Arokodare
Zineddine Belaid 32'
			45+5' Jarne Steuckers
Adriano Bertaccini 66'		1 - 1
Joel Chima Fujita 73'
			74' P. Hrošovský
			74' Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
			74' Nikolas Sattlberger
			74' Konstantinos Karetsas
			74' Jarne Steuckers
			74' Yira Collins Sor
Andrés Ferrari 76'
Rihito Yamamoto 76'
Adriano Bertaccini 77'		2 - 1
Billal Brahimi 84'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 84'
			87' Zakaria El Ouahdi
			87' Hyun-gyu Oh
Ryotaro Ito 88'
Olivier Dumont 88'
		2 - 2	90+3' Léo Kokubo
23/11/2024	Club Brugge	7 - 0	Sint-Truiden	3-0	H2H	O	+
C. Tzolis 12'		1 - 0
C. Tzolis 22'		2 - 0
			25' Louis Patris
C. Tzolis 42'		3 - 0
			46' Billal Brahimi
			46' Isaías Delpupo
			46' Ryoya Ogawa
			46' Ryotaro Ito
			46' Olivier Dumont
			46' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
C. Tzolis 47'		4 - 0
Raphael Onyedika 51'		5 - 0
Ardon Jashari 57'		6 - 0
Raphael Onyedika 58'
Casper Nielsen 58'
C. Tzolis 58'
A. Skov Olsen 58'
			59' Andrés Ferrari
			59' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
Romeo Vermant 68'
Kyriani Sabbe 68'
Joaquin Seys 68'
Ferran Jutglà 68'
			76' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
			76' Adam Nhaili
Chemsdine Talbi 76'
Michał Skóraś 76'
Hans Vanaken 77'		7 - 0
			87' Isaías Delpupo
			87' Isaías Delpupo
08/11/2024	Sint-Truiden	2 - 1	Mechelen	1-0	H2H	O	+
Aziz Ouattara Mohammed 2'		1 - 0
Shogo Taniguchi 14'
Zineddine Belaid 14'
			23' Toon Raemaekers
Andrés Ferrari 54'		2 - 0
			61' Bilal Bafdili
			61' Geoffry Hairemans
			62' Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
			62' Petter Nosakhare Dahl
			62' Lion Lauberbach
			62' Benito Raman
			70' Toon Raemaekers
			70' Jules Van Cleemput
		2 - 1	74' Benito Raman
Olivier Dumont 74'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 74'
Andrés Ferrari 74'
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 74'
			77' José Marsà
Louis Patris 83'
Adriano Bertaccini 90'
Isaías Delpupo 90'
Léo Kokubo 90+1'
02/11/2024	Standard Liège	2 - 1	Sint-Truiden	2-0	H2H	O	+
A. Zeqiri 34'		1 - 0
			44' Rein Van Helden
A. Zeqiri 45'		2 - 0
			46' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
			46' Billal Brahimi
			62' Ryotaro Ito
			62' Olivier Dumont
			62' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
			62' Andrés Ferrari
		2 - 1	70' Olivier Dumont
Sotiris Alexandropoulos 73'
Marko Bulat 73'
			80' Billal Brahimi
Marlon Fossey 83'
A. Zeqiri 86'
Soufiane Benjdida 86'
			86' Rein Van Helden
			86' Isaías Delpupo
Ilay Camara 88'
Alexandro Calut 88'
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 88'
Léandre Kuavita 88'
			90+4' Isaías Delpupo
26/10/2024	Sint-Truiden	2 - 0	Westerlo	1-0	H2H	O	+
			9' Roman Neustädter
Felice Mazzù 10'
Adriano Bertaccini 21'		1 - 0
			46' Arthur Piedfort
			46' Griffin Yow
Joel Chima Fujita 50'
			52' Bryan Reynolds
			66' Bryan Reynolds
			66' Edisson Jordanov
			66' Thomas Van den Keybus
			66' Adedire Mebude
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 75'
Isaías Delpupo 75'
			79' Matija Frigan
			79' Muhammed Gümüşkaya
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 82'
Andrés Ferrari 82'
Adriano Bertaccini 85'		2 - 0
			86' Adriano Bertaccini
Adriano Bertaccini 87'
Olivier Dumont 87'
			88' Josimar Alcócer
20/10/2024	Genk	3 - 2	Sint-Truiden	3-1	H2H	O	+
			15' Shogo Taniguchi
Tolu Arokodare 18'		1 - 0
			24' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
			24' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
Jarne Steuckers 31'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	34' Adriano Bertaccini
Zakaria El Ouahdi 45'		3 - 1
			47' Louis Patris
		3 - 2	58' Adriano Bertaccini
M. Smets 59'
			74' Billal Brahimi
			74' Bruno Godeau
			78' Adriano Bertaccini
			78' Joselpho Barnes
Zakaria El Ouahdi 78'
Ken Nkuba 78'
Christopher Baah 78'
Yira Collins Sor 78'
			78' Ryotaro Ito
			78' Rihito Yamamoto
Jarne Steuckers 84'
Noah Adedeji-Sternberg 84'
Tolu Arokodare 85'
Hyun-gyu Oh 85'
			87' Joel Chima Fujita
			87' Isaías Delpupo
			87' Bruno Godeau
			87' Andrés Ferrari
			90+6' Billal Brahimi
06/10/2024	Sint-Truiden	1 - 1	Gent	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	24' Omri Gandelman
			59' Atsuki Ito
			60' Tiago Araújo
			60' Archie Brown
			60' Archie Brown
			60' Noah Fadiga
			60' Matisse Samoise
			63' Stefan Mitrović
Adriano Bertaccini 68'		1 - 1
			69' O. Gandelman
			69' Pieter Gerkens
			70' Franck Surdez
			70' Zalán Vancsa
Bruno Godeau 76'
Wolke Janssens 76'
Adriano Bertaccini 77'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 77'
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 81'
Andrés Ferrari 81'
			83' Max Dean
			83' Andri Guðjohnsen
Ryoya Ogawa 90+3'
29/09/2024	Cercle Brugge	1 - 1	Sint-Truiden	1-0	H2H	O	+
Kévin Denkey 34'		1 - 0
Lawrence Agyekum 46'
Hannes Van Der Bruggen 46'
Thibo Somers 46'
Malamine Efekele 46'
			46' Rihito Yamamoto
			46' Ryotaro Ito
			54' Jo Coppens
Kazeem Olaigbe 66'
Alan Minda 66'
			68' Adriano Bertaccini
			69' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
			69' Joselpho Barnes
Flávio Nazinho 83'
Ibrahim Diakité 83'
			83' Adriano Bertaccini
			83' Andrés Ferrari
Erick 83'
Gary Magnee 83'
			83' Rein Van Helden
			83' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
Senna Miangue 87'
		1 - 1	89' Andrés Ferrari
			90+6' Billal Brahimi
21/09/2024	K. Beerschot V.A.	0 - 3	Sint-Truiden	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	9' Shogo Taniguchi
Thibaud Verlinden 10'
Charly Keita 10'
			45+3' Shogo Taniguchi
Brian Plat 46'
Marco Weymans 46'
Florian Krüger 46'
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 46'
			66' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
			66' Andrés Ferrari
Antoine Colassin 75'
Ayouba Kosiah 75'
Ewan Henderson 75'
Tom Reyners 75'
			79' Adriano Bertaccini
			79' Joselpho Barnes
			79' Joel Chima Fujita
			79' Ryotaro Ito
		0 - 2	85' Herve Matthys
			86' Billal Brahimi
			86' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
		0 - 3	89' Ryotaro Ito
15/09/2024	Sint-Truiden	2 - 1	OH Leuven	1-0	H2H	O	+
Adriano Bertaccini 7'
Rein Van Helden 45+1'
Adriano Bertaccini 45+2'		1 - 0
			56' Mathieu Maertens
			59' Takahiro Akimoto
			59' Hamza Mendyl
			59' William Balikwisha
			59' Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
			59' Óscar Gil
			59' Antef Tsoungui
		1 - 1	64' Ezechiel Banzuzi
Felice Mazzù 67'
Louis Patris 72'
Joel Chima Fujita 76'
Ryotaro Ito 76'
Louis Patris 76'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 76'
Billal Brahimi 82'		2 - 1
Adriano Bertaccini 84'
Joselpho Barnes 84'
			87' Ezechiel Banzuzi
			87' Mickaël Biron
			87' Mathieu Maertens
			87' Suphanat Mueanta
Billal Brahimi 90+2'
Frederic Ananou 90+2'
01/09/2024	Kortrijk	1 - 1	Sint-Truiden	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	10' Adriano Bertaccini
			31' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
Abdelhak Kadri 36'
João Silva 51'		1 - 1
			56' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
			56' Wolke Janssens
Takuro Kaneko 64'
Thierry Ambrose 64'
Massimo Bruno 64'
Brecht Dejaegere 64'
			70' Adriano Bertaccini
			70' Joselpho Barnes
Gilles Dewaele 70'
Nayel Mehssatou Sepúlveda 70'
Tomoki Takamine 70'
Abdoulaye Sissako 70'
			81' Rihito Yamamoto
			81' Olivier Dumont
Abdelkahar Kadri 81'
Iver Fossum 81'
			81' Ryotaro Ito
			81' Adam Nhaili
25/08/2024	Sint-Truiden	0 - 0	Union Saint-Gilloise	0-0	H2H	O	+
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 28'
			58' Guillaume François
			58' Mathias Rasmussen
			63' Fedde Leysen
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 63'
			70' Anouar Ait El Hadj
			70' Lazare Amani
			70' Dennis Eckert Ayensa
			70' Promise David
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 71'
Wolke Janssens 71'
			79' Mohammed Fuseini
Adriano Bertaccini 80'
Isaias Del Pupo 80'
Ryotaro Ito 80'
Adam Nhaili 80'
			84' Noah Sadiki
Isaias Del Pupo 86'
			90+3' Fedde Leysen
			90+3' Elton Kabangu
17/08/2024	Sint-Truiden	3 - 3	Dender	2-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	13' Roman Kvet
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 22'		1 - 1
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 30'		2 - 1
		2 - 2	48' Bruny Nsimba
Adriano Bertaccini 53'		3 - 2
			63' Gilles Ruyssen
			67' Nathan Rôdes
			67' Desmond Acquah
			67' Roman Kvet
			67' Lennard Hens
			67' Mohamed Berte
			67' Jordy Soladio
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 69'
Wolke Janssens 69'
			76' Gilles Ruyssen
			76' Ali Akman
			76' David Hrncar
			76' Ridwane M'Barki
Adriano Bertaccini 81'
Adam Nhaili 81'
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 88'
Joselpho Barnes 88'
Rihito Yamamoto 88'
Hugo Lambotte 88'
Rein Van Helden 90+1'
		3 - 3	90+1' Ali Akman
11/08/2024	Antwerp	6 - 1	Sint-Truiden	2-0	H2H	O	+
Tjaronn Chery 4'		1 - 0
Ayrton Costa 22'
Mahamadou Doumbia 39'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	54' Ryoya Ogawa
Jacob Ondrejka 56'		3 - 1
Ayrton Costa 62'
Mandela Keita 62'
Gyrano Kerk 62'
Anthony Lenin Valencia Bajaña 62'
Jacob Ondrejka 65'		4 - 1
Tjaronn Chery 67'
Christopher Gavin Scott 67'
Anthony Lenin Valencia Bajaña 68'		5 - 1
			70' Ryotaro Ito
			70' Joselpho Barnes
			70' Adriano Bertaccini
			70' Adam Nhaili
			77' Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
			77' Frederic Ananou
			77' Ryoya Ogawa
			77' Olivier Dumont
Jacob Ondrejka 82'		6 - 1
Mahamadou Doumbia 83'
Milan Smits 83'
Jacob Ondrejka 83'
Victor Udoh 83'
			90' Rein Van Helden
			90' Zineddine Belaid
03/08/2024	Sint-Truiden	1 - 4	Sporting Charleroi	0-4	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	18' Daan Heymans
		0 - 2	30' Daan Heymans
Rein Van Helden 40'
		0 - 3	43' Parfait Guiagon
		0 - 4	45+1' Antoine Bernier
Olivier Dumont 58'
Hugo Lambotte 58'
Alouis Diriken 58'
Adam Nhaili 58'
Kahveh Zahiroleslam 61'		1 - 4
			68' Étienne Camara
			70' Antoine Bernier
			70' Raymond Asante
			70' Parfait Guiagon
			70' Isaac Mbenza
Zineddine Belaid 70'
Shogo Taniguchi 70'
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 79'
Arthur Alexis 79'
			80' Youssuf Sylla
			80' Youssouph Badji
			80' Étienne Camara
			80' Mehdi Boukamir
			88' Daan Heymans
			88' Yacine Titraoui
27/07/2024	Anderlecht	1 - 0	Sint-Truiden	0-0	H2H	O	+
Moussa N'Diaye 65'
Jan-Carlo Simic 65'
Mats Rits 66'
Kristian Malt Arnstad 66'
Majeed Ashimeru 77'
M. Stroeykens 77'
Nilson Angulo 77'
Luis Vázquez 77'
			83' Kahveh Zahiroleslam
			83' Joselpho Barnes
M. Stroeykens 90+2'		1 - 0
Kasper Dolberg 90+4'
Alexis Flips 90+4'

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Sint-Truiden in Pro League.

Statistics & Analysis of Sint-Truiden

Adriano Bertaccini is the leading top goal scorer for Sint-Truiden with 8 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	2
Longest losing streak	3
Longest run without loss	7
Longest run without win	6
Clean sheets	3
Matches over 2.25 goals	11
Matches under 2.25 goals	8
Matches First Half Over 0.5	17
Matches First Half Under 0.5	2
Matches odd	10
Matches even	9
Average goals scored	1.21
Average goals allowed	2.05
Failure to score	5
Biggest victory	0 - 3
Biggest defeat	7 - 0
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	1
Own goals	1
Goalless draw at home match	1 (11%)
Goalless draw at away match	0 (0%)
Comeback win	0
Top Goal Scorer	Adriano Bertaccini
Top Assist	Kahveh Zahiroleslam

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Pro League 2024/2025 - Regular Season Table

Sint-Truiden are in the 14th position of Pro League and they are in contention for Relegation Round.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Genk	19	13	2	4	38	25	+13	41
2	Club Brugge	19	11	5	3	40	20	+20	38
3	Anderlecht	19	9	6	4	34	15	+19	33
4	Antwerp	19	9	4	6	34	19	+15	31
5	Gent	19	8	6	5	29	21	+8	30
6	Union Saint-Gilloise	19	6	10	3	25	17	+8	28
7	Mechelen	19	7	5	7	35	26	+9	26
8	Sporting Charleroi	19	7	3	9	20	23	-3	24
9	Dender	19	6	6	7	24	31	-7	24
10	Standard Liège	19	6	6	7	12	21	-9	24
11	Westerlo	19	6	5	8	31	30	+1	23
12	OH Leuven	19	4	10	5	17	21	-4	22
13	Cercle Brugge	19	5	5	9	20	31	-11	20
14	Sint-Truiden	19	4	6	9	23	39	-16	18
15	Kortrijk	19	5	3	11	17	38	-21	18
16	K. Beerschot V.A.	19	2	6	11	18	40	-22	12

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Sint-Truiden Squad

Detailed statistics of each Sint-Truiden player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

If you want to bet on the players, you should see who are the Sint-Truiden top goal scorers and which players have a disciplinary problem with the the most yellow or red cards.

Click on the players to get in-depth players' profile. Such as the players' age, place of birth, height, weight and his entire soccer career path.

#	Name of Player
1	Zion Suzuki
2	Ryoya Ogawa	977	11		1	1	1
4	Zineddine Belaïd	70	2	1	1
4	Daiki Hashioka
5	Shogo Taniguchi	755	10	1		1	1		1
6	Rihito Yamamoto	587	8	1	3
7	Bilal Brahimi	446	5		2	1	2	1
7	Aboubakary Koita
8	Joel Chima Fujita	782	9		3
9	Andrés Martín Ferrari Malviera	43	4	4		1
11	Isaias Del Pupo	13	2	2					1
11	Fatih Kaya
12	Jo Coppens	270	3				1
13	Ryotaro Ito	648	10	3	4	1
14	Olivier Dumont	170	4	2	1
15	Kahveh Zahiroleslam	861	11		6	3	1
16	Leo Brian Kokubo
16	Matte Smets
17	Mathias Delorge-Knieper
18	Jarne Steuckers
19	Louis Patris	436	5		1		2
20	Rein Van Helden	983	11		2		3
21	Daniel Schmidt
21	Matt Lendfers
22	Wolke Janssens	88	4	4
23	Joselpho Barnes	99	8	8
24	David Mindombe	90	1
25	Tristan Teuchy
27	Kangni Frederic Ananou	193	4	2
30	Shinji Okazaki
31	Bruno Godeau	973	11		2		1
33	Alouis Diriken	148	2		1
34	Hugo Lambotte	34	2	2
35	Siemen Buvé
37	Arthur Alexis	11	1	1
53	Adam Nhaili	170	6	5
60	Robert-Jan Vanwesemael	546	11	5	5		2
77	Eric Junior Bocat
91	Adriano Bertaccini	702	9		9	6	2
	Daichi Hayashi
	Stan Van Dessel

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Top Football Clubs

Motivated teams after winning five matches in a row or they have maintained a ten-match unbeaten run. The bookmakers label them as favourites for a reason.