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Mechelen v Sporting Charleroi : Pro League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 7th Dec, 12:30 BST, Afas Stadion, Mechelen

Rik Demil will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Pro League on Sunday lunch time, as he takes his Sporting Charleroi side to the Afas Stadion to visit Mechelen and Frederik Vanderbiest. We provide predictions based on complex statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 major markets. Data shown and the odds are unique to each market, and head-to-head statistics are included for all.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Mechelen or S.Charleroi are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Mechelen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.90.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mechelen
40%
19/109/5
Draw
26%
23/105/2
S.Charleroi
34%
27/207/5
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
Mechelen 1-0
9%
10/115/2
Mechelen 2-1
9%
10/18/1
S.Charleroi 1-0
9%
17/215/2
S.Charleroi 2-1
8%
17/215/2
Mechelen 2-0
7%
14/111/1
Draw 0-0
7%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/110/1
S.Charleroi 2-0
6%
11/110/1
Mechelen 3-1
4%
20/116/1
S.Charleroi 3-1
3%
16/114/1
Mechelen 3-0
3%
28/120/1
Mechelen 3-2
3%
28/120/1
S.Charleroi 3-2
2%
22/118/1
S.Charleroi 3-0
2%
22/116/1
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
4/53/4
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
1/119/20
Home 1st Goal
49%
21/2021/20
Away 1st Goal
47%
5/610/11
No 1st Goal
4%
11/117/2
BTTS - Yes
55%
8/1313/20
BTTS - No
45%
6/511/10
BTTS - Home Win
19%
9/219/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
BTTS - Away Win
17%
10/316/5
Home/draw
66%
4/711/20
Away/draw
60%
2/52/5
Home/away
74%
1/33/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/91/4
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3/113/5
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/419/10
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
2/54/11
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
9/217/4
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/72/15
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/19/1
Home DNB
58%
11/101/1
Away DNB
52%
4/68/11
Mechelen win to nil
21%
9/2-
S.Charleroi win to nil
18%
10/3-
Mechelen / Mechelen
18%
7/210/3
Mechelen / S.Charleroi
4%
22/120/1
Mechelen / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Mechelen
12%
6/111/2
Draw / S.Charleroi
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
S.Charleroi / Mechelen
3%
25/120/1
S.Charleroi / S.Charleroi
21%
11/427/10
S.Charleroi / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Pro League table

Mechelen have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Pro League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 5 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Mechelen have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Mechelen have played 8 games at home winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 10 goals at home.

S.Charleroi are in 10th position in the Pro League on 19 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 2. S.Charleroi have conceded 14 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mechelen
S.Charleroi
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Union SG1611322236 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
Dec 14
l
 
3-1A
2
Brugge161024832 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 21
Feb 28
l
 
1-0A
3
Anderlecht169431031 
Mar 14
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
Dec 26
4
St Truiden16934530 
l
 
1-3F
Dec 21
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
5
Mechelen16664224 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Dec 7
6
Genk16655123 
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
Dec 19
w
 
0-1F
7
Gent16646022 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
Feb 14
l
 
2-1A
8
Z.Waregem16565021 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
Mar 21
9
S. Liege16637-521 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
10
S.Charleroi16547-319 
Dec 7
w
 
0-2F
-
-
11
La Louviere16466-418 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
12
Antwerp16457-317 
Feb 7
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
13
Westerlo16457-517 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 21
14
Leuven16439-915 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
Mar 14
d
 
2-2A
15
Cercle B16277-513 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 13
Feb 7
w
 
2-3F
16
Dender16169-149 
Dec 27
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Play Offs
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
4
S.Charleroi have lost 4 consecutive away league games
5
Mechelen have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
Mechelen 5TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
11
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
S.Charleroi 10TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Mechelen have not lost to S.Charleroi in 10 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Mechelen since 2015
Mechelen
S.Charleroi
Goals: Scored
21
17
Games: Scored
11 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
1 / 12
MEC
4
D
6
CHA
2
League games at S.Charleroi since 2016
S.Charleroi
Mechelen
Goals: Scored
20
12
Games: Scored
7 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
6 / 13
MEC
5
D
1
CHA
7
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Mechelen of late. It has been 5 Pro League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday lunch time against Sporting Charleroi.

Mechelen 5th S.Charleroi 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Mechelen will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that S.Charleroi will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Mechelen have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
S.Charleroi’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Pro League - 2025/2026 season
Mechelen
PG (predicted goals)
S.Charleroi
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
18%
better
MEC
CHA
view stats
Games scored14
12
Failed to score2
4
Scored first11
6
Goals scored20
18
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
17%
better
MEC
CHA
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first4
9
Goals conceded18
21
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
16%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%

Mechelen v S.Charleroi Pro League lLine ups will show here when available.

Mechelen Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15535
L LauberbachL LauberbachB RamanF Hammar
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Lauberbach FWD1651
4
-
F Hammar MID15
5
-
T Koudou DEF142
3
-
R Halhal DEF141
3
-
J Martínez DEF1311
2
-
B Bafdili MID1312
2
-
B Antonio FWD131
-
B Raman FWD1313
-
M Konaté  MID1211
2
-
K Mrabti  MID1221
2
-
I. Mirás Blanco GLK11
2
-
M. Zekri DEF11
1
-
G Diouf DEF111
4
-
M Servais MID101
2
-
M Brederode FWD1031
1
-
T Jago DEF7
-
O Wolf GLK5
1
-
D Salifou MID5
1
-
H. Özdemir FWD5
1
-
R Teague MID4
-
H Bandé FWD2
-
S.Charleroi Pro League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16426
E CamaraP GuiagonE CamaraA Ousou
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C keita DEF161
1
-
E Camara MID162
4
-
A Ousou DEF151
5
1
M Nzita DEF15
2
-
Y. Titraoui MID152
3
-
A Bernier FWD152
2
-
J Romsaas MID142
1
-
M Delavalée GLK13
-
P Guiagon FWD1342
3
-
A Scheidler FWD1232
-
K Kerkhof DEF111
3
-
P Pflücke MID1132
-
L Blum DEF101
3
-
F Szymczak FWD9
-
A Colassin FWD9
1
-
J Gaudin DEF8
-
M Boukamir DEF7
-
Y. Khalifi MID5
1
-
M. Sow DEF4
1
-
I Mbenza FWD4
1
-
M Koné GLK3
-
A. Boukamir MID2
-
R. Asante FWD2
-
Q. Benaets FWD1
-