Antwerp 1-4 Sint-Truiden: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 4 · Sunday 30 August 2026 · Bosuilstadion, Deurne · referee B. Van Driessche · full time
Full time: Antwerp 1-4 Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden beat Antwerp 4-1 in Belgian Pro League Matchday 4 on Sunday 30 August 2026 at Bosuilstadion. The goals: Ryotaro Araki 9', Snayder Porozo 58', Samed Bazdar 73', Kaito Matsuzawa 76', Samed Bazdar 90'.
How Sint-Truiden won it
Ryotaro Araki put Sint-Truiden ahead in the 9th minute. Antwerp levelled at 1-1 in the 58th minute through Snayder Porozo. Samed Bazdar made it 1-2 to Sint-Truiden in the 73rd minute, set up by Ryan Merlen. Kaito Matsuzawa made it 1-3 to Sint-Truiden in the 76th minute, set up by Ryan Merlen. Samed Bazdar made it 1-4 to Sint-Truiden in the 90th minute, set up by Ilias Sebaoui.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
Samed Bazdar scored twice.
The referee, B. Van Driessche, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Antwerp and 3 to Sint-Truiden.
Antwerp: M. Compper, 4-4-2 · Sint-Truiden: F. De Meyer, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 3.07 for Antwerp and 0.94 for Sint-Truiden.
Antwerp scored about 2.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Sint-Truiden made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 3.1 goals.
Antwerp created the better chances, 3.07 xG to 0.94, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Antwerp had 8 shots on target, Sint-Truiden 7.
Sint-Truiden's goalkeeper made 7 saves.
Antwerp had 58% of the ball, but Sint-Truiden took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Antwerp came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 2.35 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Sint-Truiden came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.98 expected goals for and 1.59 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden: the match in numbers
| Antwerp | Match statistics | Sint-Truiden |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 3.07 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.94 |
| 18 | Total shots | 19 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 0 | Big chances | 7 |
| 440 | Total passes | 325 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 71% |
| 6 | Corners | 1 |
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 17 | Tackles | 30 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Samed Bazdar (Sint-Truiden), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Antwerp
- Luca Schelfhout 7.1
- Christopher Scott 7.0
- Luis Narh 6.9
- Maxime Busi 6.8
- Snayder Porozo 6.8 1 goal
Sint-Truiden
- Samed Bazdar 8.4 2 goals
- Visar Musliu 8.2
- Ryan Merlen 8.0 2 assists
- Leo Kokubo 7.8
- Arbnor Muja 7.8
The lowest-rated starter was Taishi Brandon Nozawa at 5.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Antwerp: Cercle Brugge vs Antwerp Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Sint-Truiden: Club Brugge vs Sint-Truiden Sunday 25 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden
What was the score in Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden?
Antwerp 1-4 Sint-Truiden (half-time 0-1), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 30 August 2026.
Who scored in Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden?
Ryotaro Araki 9', Snayder Porozo 58', Samed Bazdar 73', Kaito Matsuzawa 76', Samed Bazdar 90'.
Did Moneyball predict Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden?
Samed Bazdar, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Antwerp vs Sint-Truiden?
B. Van Driessche.
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