The league table in Pro League tells a story about these teams so far, with Sporting Charleroi leading Mechelen by 10 points. Match preview to follow:
- Sporting Charleroi has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Pro League
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Sporting Charleroi have to build on here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the Pro League.
Charleroi faced defeat in their previous match, away at KV Oostende (2-3). Prior to that, an away loss at Antwerp.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Charleroi handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and two defeats.
There will be little rest for Sporting Charleroi after this match as they are travelling to Anderlecht for a Pro League game in only three days.
Charleroi has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Charleroi have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mechelen form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mechelen in their Pro League matches away.
Mechelen had fun at their own home (Stade du Pays de Charleroi) last time out, beating Antwerp 3-0. Rob Schoofs and Geoffry Hairemans (2) scored. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Royal Excel Mouscron.
We have checked recent matches where Mechelen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, two draws and three defeats.
A new game in only four days for Mechelen, the Pro League home match versus Standard Liege. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mechelen have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Mechelen have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Mechelen - Charleroi 3-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Charleroi, four draws and one win for Mechelen. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Nicholson 7 goals | K. Rezaei 7 goals |   G. Hairemans 6 goals |
Sporting Charleroi missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Sporting Charleroi | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 32 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 25 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 85% |
| 55% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 30% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 45% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 25% |
| 55% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 70% |
| 35% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 8.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 52% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 25% | 34% |
- Mechelen has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pro League
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Charleroi has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Pro League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Genk | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Gent | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 17 |