Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0 – 1
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 19:45 UTC Stade du Pays de Charleroi HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 30' Rob Schoofs
Shamar Nicholson 46' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Stade du Pays de Charleroi.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee Laurent Conotte
  • Referee Vito Divincenzo
  • Referee Quentin Pirard

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

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Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 13 games · Avg 3.1 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-16 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 KV Mechelen 2020-11-06 KV Mechelen 3–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2020-02-11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-03 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Recent Form

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan KV Mechelen H 0–1 L
09 Jan KV Oostende A 2–3 L
27 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 1–2 L
18 Dec RSC Anderlecht H 1–0 W
15 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV A 4–3 W
12 Dec K. Sint-Truidense VV A 2–1 W
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–0 W
10 Jan Royal Antwerp FC H 3–0 W
27 Dec Royal Excel Mouscron H 2–1 W
20 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 2–1 W
17 Dec Club Brugge KV H 0–3 L
13 Dec KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 2–3 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are looking to make home advantage count against KV Mechelen.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 8' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Sheldon Bateau trudges off to be replaced by Issa Kabore on 8 minutes.
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting du Pays de Charleroi and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi in their trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact .
  • 30' Poor challenge from Rob Schoofs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 35' Sheldon Bateau is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi so far.
  • 40' It’s high time Wouter Vrancken made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucas Bijker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Mechelen.
  • 46' Shamar Nicholson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' 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.
  • 59' Geoffry Hairemans doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' Kaveh Rezaei makes way for Saido Berahino at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
  • 71' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Marian Shved trudges off to be replaced by Aster Vranckx on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Another change for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen made on 73 minute. Gustav Engvall leaves to be changed by Ferdy Druijf.
  • 74' Ferdy Druijf is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gustav Engvall at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Amine Benchaib is ready to make an impact after coming on for Guillaume Gillet at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Kerim Mrabti is replaced by Onur Kaya.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KV Mechelen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Geoffry Hairemans 6
Nikola Storm 5
Adem Zorgane 4
Jordi Vanlerberghe 2
Benito Raman 2
Kaveh Rezaei 2
Shamar Nicholson 1
William Togui 1

Head to Head

2021-01-16 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 KV Mechelen 2020-11-06 KV Mechelen 3–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2020-02-11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–1 KV Mechelen 2019-11-03 KV Mechelen 2–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2021-01-16 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 KV Mechelen L 2021-01-09 KV Oostende 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2020-12-18 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2020-12-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

KV Mechelen Form

2021-01-16 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 KV Mechelen W 2021-01-10 KV Mechelen 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-12-27 KV Mechelen 2–1 Royal Excel Mouscron W 2020-12-20 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2020-12-17 KV Mechelen 0–3 Club Brugge KV L 2020-12-13 KV Mechelen 2–3 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or KV Mechelen 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi33% Draw30% KV Mechelen37%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Draw
63%
Draw or KV Mechelen
67%
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or KV Mechelen
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi23% Draw49% KV Mechelen28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Handicap Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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