Pro League: Sporting Charleroi prevails over Mechelen 3-2

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi conquered Mechelen.

CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi bested Mechelen.

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet who had the assistance of Quentin Lesceux and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Brent Staessens. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.​

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  Sporting Charleroi

  3

  

  Mechelen

  2

  14 May 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sporting Charleroi was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Mechelen that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Mechelen was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Sporting Charleroi succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting Charleroi shot 19 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Mechelen shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 1 yellow card (D. Heymans). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Mechelen.

After playing this match, Sporting Charleroi will have 28 points like RFC Seraing to move down in the 7th place. On the other side, Mechelen will stay with 29 points to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Pro League match, Sporting Charleroi will play away against Gent on the 21st of May with a 18-11 head to head statistic in favor of Gent (10 draws).

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  Gent

  1

  

  Sporting Charleroi

  2

  21 May 2022 Full time

Mechelen will host Genk on the 21st of May with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Genk (6 draws).

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  Mechelen

  0

  

  Genk

  0

  21 May 2022 Full time

Sporting Charleroi: Formation and Lineups

Sporting Charleroi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Edward Still chose to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (6.2), Stefan Knežević (6.9), Valentine Ozornwafor (6.6), Martin Wasinski (7.1), Ken Nkuba (7.0), Marco Ilaimaharitra (6.7), Daan Heymans (6.5), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.0), Ali Gholizadeh (7.1), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (9.1) and Ryota Morioka (7.2).

Substitutes

Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: J. Kayembe for I. Mbenza (40′), M. Ilaimaharitra for A. Zorgane (64′) and D. Heymans for A. Zaroury (82′).

Top player: Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Probably the most impressive player in Sporting Charleroi was Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Mechelen: Formation and Lineups

Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Wouter Vrancken played with: Yannick Thoelen (6.2), Jannes Van Hecke (6.3), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.0), Dries Wouters (6.4), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.8), Samuel Oum Gouet (6.2), Bas Van den Eynden (7.4), Maryan Shved (6.2), Gustav Engvall (8.1), Geoffry Hairemans (7.1) and Hugo Cuypers (7.5).

Substitutes

Mechelen made 5 changes: J. Vanlerberghe for R. Schoofs (46′), H. Cuypers for K. Mrabti (78′), S. Oum Gouet for O. Kaya (78′), M. Shved for N. Storm (83′) and B. Van den Eynden for R. Paeshuyse (90′).

Top player: Gustav Engvall

The player who no doubt impressed Mechelen the most was Gustav Engvall.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12.