Itโs almost time for First Division A - Play-Offs action happening on Saturday as Charleroi play against KV Mechelen.
Our Charleroi v KV Mechelen predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Charleroi
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Charleroi go into this match following a 2-2 First Division A - Play-Offs drawn result versus KVC Westerlo.
For Charleroi, the goalscorers were Nikola ล tuliฤ (20') and ลฝan Rogelj (90'). Matija Frigan (7') and Griffin Yow (94') scored for KVC Westerlo.
Over their preceding 6 fixtures, Rik De Mil's Charleroi have scored a total of 6 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.
KV Mechelen
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In the game prior to this, KV Mechelen drew 1-1 in the First Division A - Play-Offs tie with Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
In that game, KV Mechelen had 57% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for KV Mechelen was Lion Lauberbach (17'). Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 9 shots on goal with 1 on target. Siebe Schrijvers (20') was the scorer for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
The stats tell the story, and KV Mechelen have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 7 goals in all. In defence, KV Mechelen have clearly had some problems. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be continued on here.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 12/11/2022 shows that Charleroi have won 1 of them & KV Mechelen 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was First Division A match day 29 on 08/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Charleroi 0-1 KV Mechelen.
On that occasion, Charleroi managed 67% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
For their opponents, KV Mechelen had 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Benito Raman (1') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser.
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Team News: Charleroi
Yassine Titraoui (Contracture), Thรฉo Defourny (Shoulder injury), Aiham Ousou (Adductor injury) and Parfait Guiagon (Muscle injury) arenโt available for Charleroi boss Rik De Mil.
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Team News: KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen manager Frรฉdรฉric Vanderbiest has some current player fitness concerns. Julien Ngoy (unknown injury), Ahmed Touba (Hamstring muscle injury), Daam Foulon (minor knock) and Zinho Vanheusden (Inguinal hernia) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that KV Mechelen will need to apply a lot of pressure to score goals against this Charleroi lineup who we reckon will get the vital goal that wins it.
Weโre therefore seeing a narrow 1-0 winning score for Charleroi at full-time.
There should be little in it.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the full-time result market, putting your money on Charleroi is best priced at 2.2, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.4 & betting on the winner to be KV Mechelen comes in at 3.2. These are the best of the bets offered as of now.
Peter Guest,
19:00 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Charleroi
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15,000)
Captain: Adem Zorgane
Chairman: Fabien Debecq
Manager: Rik De Mil
Competitions: First Division A position 10
๐ Star Player: Nikola ล tuliฤ
Mostly played in the Striker position, Nikola ล tuliฤ was born in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. After making a first senior appearance for Radniฤki Niลก in the 2022 - 2023 season, the dangerous Forward has managed to score 9 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date from a total of 18 appearances.