Mechelen vs Sporting Charleroi betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne (13213 seats)

Mechelen will want to use their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind Sporting Charleroi.

Insights:
  • Mechelen have the most points from losing position (20) in Pro League
  • Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Mechelen and Sporting Charleroi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Mechelen form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne as Mechelen have scored 36 goals to get 34 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 10-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Mechelen lost their last game at Club Brugge after a 0-2 scoreline. Coucke had a busy but productive day in the Club Brugge match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Kortrijk in a game that was won 3-2.

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 five games. Mechelen has won three of these, drawn one and lost one.

The Mechelen manager Vrancken has got the team scoring with 36 from 17 home games in the league. 24 goals have been conceded.

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Sporting Charleroi form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Bayo (2) scored in Sporting Charleroi's previous match, the home game against Zulte-Waregem that ended 3-0. It was a convincing performance from Sporting Charleroi when Zulte-Waregem were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 3-0 and the second half was comfortable. Bayo (2) scored their goals. Bayo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.64. Bayo scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Anderlecht wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sporting Charleroi playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were five Charleroi wins, two draws and two defeats.

Sporting Charleroi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 31 goals from 17 games. Sporting Charleroi's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 30 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The two sides encountered each other before this campaign: Mechelen - Sporting Charleroi 2-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Mechelen won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Sporting Charleroi managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

MechelenN. Storm
N. Storm
15 goals
MechelenH. Cuypers
H. Cuypers
13 goals
MechelenK. Mrabti
K. Mrabti
10 goals

Mechelen missing players

Sporting Charleroi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mechelen Sporting Charleroi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
15 10 4 Won W 3 8 15
7 4 0 Drew D 1 4 9
12 3 1 Lost L 1 5 10
57 36 12 Scored S 9 31 55
61 24 8 Conceded C 6 30 46
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
88% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 94% 82%
62% 71% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 82% 62%
50% 59% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 59% 38%
26% 24% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 15%
65% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 38%
15% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 38%
21% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 32%
 
5.6 6.4 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 3.6 4.7
6.5 5.6 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.1 5.5
1.9 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.6
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.3 12.4 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12.9 13.6
4.3 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.5 4.9
40% 47% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 41% 33%
 
14.8 13.6 14.4 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 16.8 13.6
5.1 4.3 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 5.5 4.9
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Mechelen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mechelen have the most points from losing position (20) in Pro League
  • Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Charleroi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting Charleroi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 73 27 17 9 4 4 27 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 46 75
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 5 25 33 71 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 4 13 17 38 -38 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 73 27 17 9 4 4 27 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 46 75
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 5 25 33 71 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 4 13 17 38 -38 17

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