Sunday , 16 August 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 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
7
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
#5 Position #15
3 Points 0
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 0
1 Conceded 2
+2 GD -2
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 5th (3 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Ryota Morioka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 8' The supporters are chanting for Issa Kabore. He replaces Sheldon Bateau on 8 minute.
  • 13' Yannick Thoelen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 299 appearances.
  • 18' It looks surprising Sporting du Pays de Charleroi does not make any changes. Joachim Van Damme has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Ferdy Druijf is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
  • 28' Ali Gholizadeh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rob Schoofs on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Shamar Nicholson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KV Mechelen's shape.
  • 59' What composure from Geoffry Hairemans! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi make a change. Kaveh Rezaei trudges off to be replaced by Saido Berahino on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting du Pays de Charleroi and KV Mechelen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 72' Aster Vranckx has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marian Shved on 72 minute.
  • 73' Ferdy Druijf gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces Gustav Engvall and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Gustav Engvall trudges off to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. Guillaume Gillet is replaced by Amine Benchaib.
  • 84' KV Mechelen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' The 45-year-old Nicolas Penneteau has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' A change in the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Onur Kaya enters on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. KV Mechelen take all three 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
Daan Heymans 1
Parfait Guiagon 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
1 / 4
2.53 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi65% Draw20% KV Mechelen15%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Draw
85%
Draw or KV Mechelen
35%
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or KV Mechelen
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi56% Draw36% KV Mechelen8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
13%
3 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Handicap Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 22% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 21% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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