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Jupiler Pro League 2026/27

STVV line-up

8th in the Jupiler Pro League 8 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DDWLW

Predicted line-up for STVV

Next match: SK Beveren - STVV, Saturday 12 September

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STVV 4-2-3-1

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side STVV fielded on 5 September against RAAL La Louvière.

16 Kokubo
3 Hata
26 Musliu
5 Taniguchi
60 Vanwesemael
14 Merlen
8 Sissako
10 Sebaoui
71 Araki
38 Matsuzawa
9 Baždar

Line-up for STVV: Kokubo, Hata, Musliu, Taniguchi, Vanwesemael, Merlen, Sissako, Sebaoui, Araki, Matsuzawa, Baždar

Played 5 2W 2D 1L
Goals for 12 2.4 per match on average
Goals against 8 1.6 per match on average
Goal difference +4 8 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 1
xG 9.61 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.33 2.00 1.60
Goals for 1.67 3.50 2.40
Goals against 1.33 2.00 1.60
xG for 2.07 1.71 1.92
xG against 1.10 2.41 1.62
Corners 7.0 2.0 5.0
Cards 1.7 3.0 2.2
Clean sheets 33% 0% 20%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Samed Baždar 4
  2. 2 Ryan Merlen 3
  3. 3 Ryotaro Araki 1
  4. 4 Ilias Sebaoui 1
  5. 5 Nelson Ishiwatari 1

Assists

  1. 1 Ryan Merlen 3
  2. 2 Ilias Sebaoui 3
  3. 3 Abdoulaye Sissako 2
  4. 4 Nelson Ishiwatari 1
  5. 5 Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Ryan Merlen 10
  2. 2 Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 10
  3. 3 Ilias Sebaoui 9
  4. 4 Abdoulaye Sissako 8
  5. 5 Ryotaro Araki 7

Duels won

  1. 1 Abdoulaye Sissako 34
  2. 2 Visar Musliu 30
  3. 3 Nelson Ishiwatari 28
  4. 4 Ilias Sebaoui 26
  5. 5 Taiga Hata 16

Shots on target

  1. 1 Ryan Merlen 5
  2. 2 Samed Baždar 5
  3. 3 Ilias Sebaoui 4
  4. 4 Nelson Ishiwatari 2
  5. 5 Robert-Jan Vanwesemael 2

Rating

  1. 1 Samed Baždar 8.16
  2. 2 Ryan Merlen 7.56
  3. 3 Kaito Matsuzawa 7.32
  4. 4 Abdoulaye Sissako 7.22
  5. 5 Visar Musliu 7.13

STVV squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
16 Leo Kokubo Age 25 · Japan Goalkeeper 5 450 0 0 202 81.7% 6.9
21 Matt Lendfers Age 20 · Belgium Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
40 Ahmad Abu Rasen Age 22 · Saudi Arabia Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
26 Visar Musliu Age 31 · North Macedonia Defender 5 450 0 0 393 89.8% 7.1
3 Taiga Hata Age 24 · Japan Defender 5 378 0 0 182 78% 6.7
23 Joedrick Pupe Age 29 · Belgium Defender 4 285 0 0 172 82% 6.5
4 Loïc Mbe Soh Age 25 · France Defender 2 180 0 0 154 90.9% 6.8
22 Wolke Janssens Age 31 · Belgium Defender 3 144 0 0 117 90.6% 6.9
5 Shogo Taniguchi Age 35 · Japan Defender 3 144 0 0 75 86.7% 6.8
39 Rune Verheyden Age 19 · Belgium Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
8 Abdoulaye Sissako Age 28 · France Midfielder 5 450 0 2 279 88.5% 7.2
10 Ilias Sebaoui Age 24 · Morocco Midfielder 5 440 1 3 178 75.8% 6.5
60 Robert-Jan Vanwesemael Age 24 · Belgium Midfielder 5 416 1 1 219 84.5% 7.0
14 Ryan Merlen Age 24 · France Midfielder 5 367 3 3 183 80.3% 7.6
18 Nelson Ishiwatari Age 21 · Japan Midfielder 5 265 1 1 126 88.1% 6.9
71 Ryotaro Araki Age 24 · Japan Midfielder 3 214 1 0 108 88% 7.0
7 Arbnor Muja Age 27 · Albania Midfielder 2 147 0 0 47 72.3% 6.7
99 Shion Shinkawa Age 19 · Japan Midfielder 3 29 0 0 8 100% 6.0
33 Alouis Diriken Age 22 · Belgium Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
31 Illyès Benachour Age 19 · Morocco Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
32 Jay Mbalanda Nziang Age 19 · Belgium Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
19 Frédéric Soèllé Soèllé Age 20 · Belgium Forward 2 163 0 0 24 70.8% 6.5
38 Kaito Matsuzawa Age 25 · Japan Forward 4 152 1 1 64 79.7% 7.3
77 Oumar Diouf Age 23 · Senegal Forward 5 147 0 0 26 57.7% 6.3
9 Samed Baždar Age 22 · Serbia Forward 3 146 4 0 34 70.6% 8.2

Frequently asked questions

When do STVV play next?

STVV play away against SK Beveren on Saturday 12 September at 16:00.

When will the line-up for STVV be announced?

The predicted line-up for STVV against SK Beveren will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for STVV?

Leo Kokubo has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for STVV?

Samed Baždar has scored 4 goals for STVV this season.