Sint-Truiden 1–0 Omonia Nicosia
- Taniguchi 90+3'
20 August 2026
The match in data
Sint-Truiden beat Omonia Nicosia 1–0 on 20 August 2026, in the 2026-27 Europa League (Play-offs).
Player of the match: Ryan Merlen (Sint-Truiden), rated 68, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 11 final-third passes. Merlen produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
For Omonia Nicosia, the highest-rated player was Mateo Maric, with 68.
Ryan Merlen
Sint-Truiden · 90'
Produced 1.28× and cost 0.35× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 11 final-third passes 1.9×
- 2 key passes 1.6×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
- 3 duels lost 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Merlen ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Visar Musliu | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Leo Kokubo | Goalkeeper | 90 | 50 |
| Ilias Sebaoui | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Abdoulaye Sissako | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Samed Bazdar | Forward | 44 | 44 |
| Arbnor Muja | Midfielder | 29 | 44 |
| Kaito Matsuzawa | Forward | 61 | 39 |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | Midfielder | 61 | 39 |
| Robert-Jan Vanwesemael | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Ryotaro Araki | Midfielder | 29 | 33 |
| Joedrick Pupe | Defender | 90 | 26 |
| Frédéric Soèllé Soèllé | Forward | 46 | 22 |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mateo Maric | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Jure Balkovec | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Senou Coulibaly | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Jean-Kévin Duverne | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Muamer Tankovic | Midfielder | 77 | 50 |
| Fabiano | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Jaden Montnor | Midfielder | 70 | 42 |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Panagiotis Andreou | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Loïs Diony | Forward | 77 | 32 |
| Ewandro Costa | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Anastasios Chatzigiovanis | Midfielder | 20 | 13 |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Loïc Nego | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Angelos Neofytou | Forward | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Sint-Truiden player made the most interceptions?
Robert-Jan Vanwesemael, with 5 interceptions. Next: Shogo Taniguchi 2, Nelson Ishiwatari 2.
Sint-Truiden protected their 1–0 lead against Omonia Nicosia through sharp anticipation. Robert-Jan Vanwesemael led the defense with 5 interceptions, ahead of Shogo Taniguchi and Nelson Ishiwatari with 2 each.
Which Omonia Nicosia player recovered the most balls?
Panagiotis Andreou, with 7 recoveries. Next: Jure Balkovec 6, Jean-Kévin Duverne 6.
Despite the 1–0 loss against Sint-Truiden, Panagiotis Andreou posted 7 ball recoveries for Omonia Nicosia. Jure Balkovec and Jean-Kévin Duverne followed closely with 6 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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