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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

KV Mechelen

5 – 2

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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

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

KV Mechelen 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bram Van Driessche

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

KV Mechelen 14 games · Avg 3.0 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Liège	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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#17	Position	#4
3	Points	18
7	Played	7
0 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 0 / 1
5	Scored	15
14	Conceded	7
-9	GD	+8
0.43	PPG	2.57
0%	Win %	86%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season

KV Mechelen are 17th (3 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Mechelen

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/5

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

0-15

1/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KV Mechelen

Myron van Brederode

3 G

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Aurelien Scheidler	3 G	1 A
Freddy Situmona Mbemba	3 G
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof	2 G	2 A
Parfait Guiagon	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! KV Mechelen vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — let the football do the talking.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Mechelen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
11' Nikola Storm puts KV Mechelen on the lead.
15' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi player sees a card in front of him.
20' KV Mechelen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting du Pays de Charleroi's shape.
22' It’s a booking for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi player. Stelios Andreou gets a card.
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. KV Mechelen and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' KV Mechelen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
33' What a moment for Daan Heymans! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
38' The referee shows Sporting du Pays de Charleroi player a card on 38.
39' Kerim Mrabti adds to his 0 season tally! KV Mechelen lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
40' What a strike from Parfait Guiagon! The score is 2-2.
45' Against the run of play, Nikola Storm has scored! This game has turned on its head.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' What a moment for Rob Schoofs! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
61' Another substitution for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi to replace Vetle Dragsnes by Mardochee Nzita on 61 minute.
66' The 29-year-old Ortwin De Wolf has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
68' Benito Raman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafik Belghali on 68 minute.
72' Another substitution for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi to replace Antoine Bernier by Isaac Mbenza on 72 minute.
73' Aiham Ousou is replacing Parfait Guiagon for the Sporting du Pays de Charleroi side.
75' KV Mechelen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bilal Bafdili is hanging Rob Schoofs on the field on 75 minute.
76' A tactical swap from KV Mechelen — Petter Dahl on, Nikola Storm off on 76 minutes.
79' What composure from Benito Raman! The Belgium international strokes it home. 5-2.
82' The whistle greets Kerim Mrabti as he departs to be replaced by Elton Yeboah.
85' KV Mechelen player sees a card in front of him.
90' KV Mechelen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
It finishes all square. KV Mechelen and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi share the spoils 5-2.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Benito Raman ↑ 68'
5
Sandy Walsh ↑ 68'
7
Geoffry Hairemans
15
Yannick Thoelen
35
Bilal Bafdili ↑ 75'
10
Petter Dahl ↑ 76'
39
Isaac Asante
36
Elton Yeboah ↑ 82'
33
Lukas Baert

Coach Besnik Hasi

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Isaac Mbenza ↑ 72'
4
Aiham Ousou ↑ 73'
33
Theo Defourny
80
Youssuf Sylla ↑ 73'
56
Mehdi Boukamir
29
Zan Rogelj ↑ 61'
24
Mardochee Nzita ↑ 61'
22
Yacine Titraoui

Coach Rik De Mil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Geoffry Hairemans	6
Nikola Storm	5
Adem Zorgane	4
Benito Raman	2
Kaveh Rezaei	2
Jordi Vanlerberghe	2
Joachim Van Damme	1
Kerim Mrabti	1

Head to Head

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 Liège 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

2 / 4

1.64 KV Mechelen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen33% Draw21% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi46%

Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw

54%

Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

67%

KV Mechelen or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KV Mechelen22% Draw36% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi42%

Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

1 – 1

7.3%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 3

5.3%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 2

5.1%

0 – 3

4.1%

1 – 4

4.1%

0 – 1

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

2 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap	KV Mechelen covers	Push	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	19%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	16%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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