📏 Form Guide

KV Mechelen

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KV Mechelen prepare for this game following a 0-0 First Division A - Play-Offs drawn match against Standard Liège.

In that match, KV Mechelen had 74% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Standard Liege had 5 shots at goal with 2 on target.

It has been all too rare in recent games where KV Mechelen have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that KV Mechelen have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 10 goals during that time. That kind of pattern might not be carried forward into this game, though.

Charleroi

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Charleroi will come into the clash following on from a 4-3 First Division A - Play-Offs win with the downing of KVC Westerlo in their previous fixture.

In that match, Charleroi had 55% possession and 17 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Charleroi, the scorers were Nikola Štulić (10', 57'), Daan Heymans (71') and Cheick Keita (84'). Westerlo got 13 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Isa Sakamoto (29', 39') and Matija Frigan (55') scored for KVC Westerlo.

In their previous six outings, Charleroi have amassed the sum of 15 goals. Charleroi have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, they’ve had 8 goals scored by their opponents.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 05/02/2023 shows us that KV Mechelen have won 3 of these games and Charleroi 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.

A combined sum of 20 goals were produced between them in this period, with 10 for Mechelen and 10 netted by Les Zèbres. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.

The last league encounter featuring these clubs was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 4 on 19/04/2025 when it finished Charleroi 3-0 KV Mechelen.

On that occasion, Charleroi managed 52% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Nikola Štulić (16', 62') and Daan Heymans (20').

On the other side, KV Mechelen got 24 shots at goal with 7 on target.

The referee was Bert Put.

📰 Team News: KV Mechelen

Ahmed Touba (Hamstring muscle injury), Daam Foulon (Calf muscle tear), Zinho Vanheusden (Inguinal hernia), José Marsà (minor knock), Keano Vanrafelghem (minor knock) and Bas Van den Eynden (minor knock) will not be able to play for KV Mechelen gaffer Frédéric Vanderbiest.

In our view, KV Mechelen will possibly kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation this time, handing starts to Ortwin De Wolf, Stephen Welsh, Mory Konaté, Toon Raemaekers, Rafik Belghali, Fredrik Hammar, Rob Schoofs, Patrick Pflucke, Kerim Mrabti, Nikola Storm and Lion Lauberbach.

📰 Team News: Charleroi

Charleroi boss Rik De Mil has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Massamba Sow (Achilles tendon problems), Isaac Mbenza (Hamstring muscle injury), Grejohn Kyei (minor knock) and Aiham Ousou (Adductor injury) are not ready for selection.

We’re of the thinking that Les Zèbres seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Martin Delavallée, Jeremy Petris, Cheick Keita, Stelios Andreou, M. Nzita Theto, Yacine Titraoui, Adem Zorgane, Antoine Bernier, Zan Rogelj, Parfait Guiagon and Nikola Stulic.

⚡ Prediction

We envisage that Charleroi should have enough to break down this KV Mechelen outfit, however it might not be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for KV Mechelen by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s see what eventuates.

Peter Guest, 13:03 18/05/2025