In the Jupiler Pro League game on 20 September 2026, KVC Westerlo beat St. Truiden 0:2. Match numbers: shots on target 3:8, corners 6:3.
Match report
St.-Truiden and Westerlo met at the Staaien on 20 September 2026 for the seventh matchday of the Jupiler Pro League, and the visitors took all three points with a 2-0 victory. We had given a home win as our prediction with 53 per cent confidence. The match went another way entirely.
The breakthrough came in the 36th minute when Norman Bassette found the net for Westerlo. To be fair, the hosts went ahead in their own half but could not turn control into a goal. The visitors restored their advantage just after the interval, Cisse Sandra scoring in the 46th minute. St.-Truiden pushed forward but the visitors sat deep and waited.
Changes began in the 60th minute with Ryotaro Araki coming on for the hosts. Westerlo responded at the 71st hour, bringing on Shunsuke Saito and Isa Sakamoto. Both teams made further moves — Kaito Matsuzawa, Abdoulaye Sissako and Taiga Hata entered for St.-Truiden in the 75th minute, while Norman Bassette and Cameron Congreve were withdrawn by Westerlo at the 78th mark. Two yellow cards appeared at the 73rd minute, one for Bassette and another for Visar Musliu.
The statistics told a story of contrast. St.-Truiden held 52 per cent possession and launched 64 attacks, but their 18 shots yielded only three on target and a mere 18 per cent accuracy. Westerlo offered 48 per cent possession and 69 attacks, yet their eight shots on target from 13 attempts carried a 44 per cent conversion rate. By then it was clear that the visitors had made their chances count.
What the result means is straightforward. St.-Truiden remain 11th with eight points from seven games, while Westerlo climb to eighth on ten points. The hosts had lost two of their last three league matches before this defeat, and the visitors extended their own inconsistency with a third loss in seven. One goal difference separates them now.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %52–48
Shots on target3–8
Shots off target11–5
Big chances4–4
HT⚽36' Norman Bassette — Goal⚽46' Cisse Sandra — Goal⇄60' Ryotaro Araki — Substitution⇄71' Shunsuke Saito — Substitution⇄71' Isa Sakamoto — Substitution🟨73' Norman Bassette — Yellow card🟨73' Visar Musliu — Yellow card⇄75' Kaito Matsuzawa — Substitution⇄75' Abdoulaye Sissako — Substitution⇄75' Taiga Hata — Substitution⇄78' Norman Bassette — Substitution⇄78' Cameron Congreve — Substitution
