MECHELEN. Mechelen finds its way back against Sporting Charleroi with 2 goals from A. Zorgane from a goal on the 67′ and a goal on the 66′. Sporting Charleroi was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Laforge with the assistance of Laurent Conotte and Vito Divincenzo. The 4th official was Alexandre Boucaut. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Mechelen

2 - 2

Sporting Charleroi

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 15
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 92 Attack 154
  • 38 Dangerous attack 60
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Charleroi had a superior ball possession 58% while Mechelen was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Sporting Charleroi to win the encounter​.

Mechelen shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Mechelen didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi received 3 yellow cards (Nikola Stulic, Adem Zorgane and Joris Kayembe).

Also, Sporting Charleroi didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Rob Schoofs (Sporting Charleroi) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (40′).

Match Timeline

Nikola Storm(goal)
5'
Geoffry Hairemans(goal)
28'
Rob Schoofs - Red
40'
46'
Jules Van Cleemput - sub ->M. Boukamir
46'
Stefan Knezevic - sub ->Jonas Bager
46'
N. Štulić- sub ->Isaac Mbenza
55'
N. Štulić- Yellow
66'
Adem Zorgane(goal)Vakoun Issouf Bayo
67'
Adem Zorgane(goal)
68'
Ngal'ayel Mukau- sub ->Geoffry Hairemans
72'
76'
76'
83'
Adem Zorgane- Yellow
84'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

After playing this match, Mechelen will have 26 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi will have 28 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away against AS Eupen on the 10th of February with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (4 draws).

Sporting Charleroi will host RFC Seraing on the 11th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Charleroi (0 draws).

Mechelen – Formation

Mechelen
G
Gaëtan Coucke 1.Belgium
7.4
D
David Bates 27.Scotland
6.4
D
Boli Bolingoli 21.Belgium
7.0
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 18.Belgium
7.0
D
Jannes Van Hecke 6.Belgium
6.4
M
Geoffry Hairemans 7.Belgium
7.6
72' 28'
M
Rob Schoofs 16.Belgium
7.3
M
Birger Verstraete 66.Belgium
7.0
M
Nikola Storm 11.Belgium
8.6
68' 5'
M
Kerim Mrabti 19.Sweden
6.8
84'
F
Alessio da Cruz 22.Cape Verde
7.1
Substitutes
G
Yannick Thoelen 15.Belgium
D
Sandy Walsh 5.Indonesia
M
Ngal'ayel Mukau 34.Belgium
7.0
72'
M
Bilal Bafdili 35.Belgium
F
Frederic Soelle Soelle 28.Belgium
F
Enock Agyei 23.Belgium
F
Y. Malede 10.Israel
84'
F
Julien Ngoy 9.Belgium
6.4
68'

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

The manager Steven Defour decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke (7.4), Jannes Van Hecke (6.4), David Bates (6.4), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (7.0), Boli Bolingoli (7.0), Birger Verstraete (7.0), Rob Schoofs (7.3), Geoffry Hairemans (7.6), Kerim Mrabti (6.8), Nikola Storm (8.6) and Alessio Da Cruz (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sandy Walsh, Ngal’ayel Mukau (7.0), Yannick Thoelen, Frederic Soelle Soelle, Bilal Bafdili, Enock Agyei, Yonas Malede and Julien Ngoy (6.4).

Substitutions

Mechelen made 3 changes: Nikola Storm for Julien Ngoy (68′), Geoffry Hairemans for Ngal’ayel Mukau (72′) and Kerim Mrabti  for Yonas Malede (84′).

Best player: Nikola Storm​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Nikola Storm.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
7.7
D
Jonas Bager 2.Denmark
6.7
46'
D
M. Boukamir 32.Morocco
6.6
46'
D
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
6.8
M
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
6.9
90'
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
6.5
M
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
6.7
76'
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
9.4
83' 66', 67'
M
Ken Nkuba 28.Belgium
6.5
76'
F
Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium
6.7
46'
F
Vakoun Bayo 9.Ivory Coast
7.1
Substitutes
G
Pierre Patron 1.France
D
Jules Van Cleemput 4.Belgium
7.1
46'
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
6.8
46'
M
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran
7.2
76'
M
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.1
76'
F
N. Štulić 19.Serbia
6.2
46' 55'
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Felice Mazzù played with: Hervé Koffi (7.7), Jonas Bager (6.7), Damien Marcq (6.8), Mehdi Boukamir (6.6), Ken Nkuba (6.5), Daan Heymans (6.7), Marco Ilaimaharitra (6.5), Adem Zorgane (9.4), Joris Kayembe Ditu (6.9), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (7.1) and Isaac Mbenza (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pierre Patron, Nikola Štulić (6.2), Jules Van Cleemput (7.1), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (7.2), Stefan Knežević (6.8), Jackson Tchatchoua (6.1) and Youssouph Badji.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Jonas Bager for Stefan Knezevic (46′), M. Boukamir for Jules Van Cleemput (46′), Isaac Mbenza for N. Štulić (46′), Daan Heymans for Jackson Tchatchoua (76′) and K. Nkuba for Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (76′).

Best player: Adem Zorgane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Adem Zorgane.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 61 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​