Thursday , 2 July 2026

KV Mechelen vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25
KV Mechelen
5 – 2
Full Time
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Cheick Keita
Y 22' Stelios Andreou
Y 38' Jeremy Petris
Elton Yeboah 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

7
4
2
KV Mechelen 13 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2023-12-27 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–1 KV Mechelen 2023-11-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2023-02-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2022-03-12 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 5–2 W
24 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 1–0 W
17 Aug RSC Anderlecht H 1–3 L
09 Aug Royal Standard de Liege A 0–0 D
03 Aug KVC Westerlo H 2–4 L
26 Jul Club Brugge KV A 1–1 D
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug KV Mechelen A 2–5 L
25 Aug KV Kortrijk H 1–0 W
16 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–1 L
11 Aug KAA Gent H 1–0 W
03 Aug K. Sint-Truidense VV A 4–1 W
28 Jul Royal Antwerp FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
#5 Position #11
45 Points 34
30 Played 30
12 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 7 / 14
39 Scored 38
37 Conceded 42
+2 GD -4
1.50 PPG 1.13
40% Win % 30%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 11th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne will turn into a battlefield for KV Mechelen and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
  • 5' Rafik Belghali has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Daan Heymans has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 104 appearances.
  • 11' Assisted by Rob Schoofs with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nikola Storm makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 15' It’s a booking for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi player. Cheick Keita gets a card.
  • 20' KV Mechelen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stelios Andreou on 22.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mohamed Kone, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' Rob Schoofs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' What a moment for Daan Heymans! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 38' Jeremy Petris catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Kerim Mrabti makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 40' Parfait Guiagon makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are in front.
  • 45' A goal from the Belgium international Nikola Storm! He fires home on 45 to make it 3-2!
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Mechelen that had 223 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 57' Assisted by Rafik Belghali with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rob Schoofs makes no mistake. 4-2!
  • 61' Mardochee Nzita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vetle Dragsnes at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' The 25-year-old Aziz Ouattara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' The whistle greets Rafik Belghali as he departs to be replaced by Benito Raman.
  • 72' Isaac Mbenza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antoine Bernier at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Sporting du Pays de Charleroi team. Parfait Guiagon is replaced by Aiham Ousou on 73 minute.
  • 75' Bilal Bafdili gets the nod from KV Mechelen. He replaces Rob Schoofs and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' A change in the KV Mechelen ranks — Nikola Storm exits the field as Petter Dahl enters on 76.
  • 79' What a moment for Benito Raman! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' Fresh legs for KV Mechelen! Elton Yeboah comes on to replace Kerim Mrabti.
  • 85' Elton Yeboah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
  • 90' Aiham Ousou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Besnik Hasi

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rik De Mil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Geoffry Hairemans 6
Nikola Storm 5
Adem Zorgane 4
Jordi Vanlerberghe 2
Benito Raman 2
Kaveh Rezaei 2
Nurio Fortuna 1
Igor de Camargo 1

Head to Head

2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2023-12-27 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–1 KV Mechelen 2023-11-11 KV Mechelen 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2023-02-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2022-03-12 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

KV Mechelen Form

2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2024-08-24 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2024-08-17 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2024-08-09 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KV Mechelen D 2024-08-03 KV Mechelen 2–4 KVC Westerlo L 2024-07-26 Club Brugge KV 1–1 KV Mechelen D

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2024-08-31 KV Mechelen 5–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2024-08-25 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 KV Kortrijk W 2024-08-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2024-08-11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 KAA Gent W 2024-08-03 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2024-07-28 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.16 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KV Mechelen49% Draw23% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi28%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
72%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
51%
KV Mechelen or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen37% Draw38% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi25%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.