Mechelen want to sell some tickets for this fixture despite that the season has been gruelling so far with 25 points and a 13th position in the Pro League table. Visiting Sporting Charleroi have 12th place with 27 pts.
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Mechelen saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Belgian Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Zulte-Waregem.
Mechelen form and stats
Mechelen have played 12 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.
Mechelen are returning here after guesting Zulte-Waregem in a Belgian Cup match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at Westerlo in the Pro League.This is expected to be a close game, with Mechelen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mechelen as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Mechelen has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 0.
A decent goal production from Mechelen in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. Mechelen have conceded 19 from these games.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Visiting Charleroi has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Sporting Charleroi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Union Saint-Gilloise proved too strong as Sporting Charleroi slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Marcq, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Marcq won 7 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Club Brugge.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Sporting Charleroi in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Sporting Charleroi, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Sporting Charleroi have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Charleroi have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Mechelen wins - draws - Sporting Charleroi wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Schoofs 5 goals |   D. Heymans 5 goals |  G. Hairemans 4 goals |
Mechelen missing players
Sporting Charleroi missing players
| Mechelen | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 30 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 40 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 35 |
| 87% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 87% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 61% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 35% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 52% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 22% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| 39% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 6.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 15.8 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 10 | 10.6 |
| 4.3 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | 33% |
| 12.6 | 10.3 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.7 | 11.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 37 | 59 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Gent | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -18 | 22 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 21 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -26 | 18 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -23 | 15 |
