MECHELEN. Mechelen comes back against Sporting Charleroi with a goal on the S. Andreou 50′ and a penalty kick on the V. Bayo 73′.
The match was played at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne stadium in Mechelen on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 10,122 spectators. The referee was Jan Boterberg with the help of Kevin Dhondt and Nick Senecaut. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 112 Attack 120
- 52 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Mechelen was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sporting Charleroi that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mechelen was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Mechelen to win the match.
Mechelen shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sporting Charleroi shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Mechelen received 2 yellow cards (V. Costa and R. Schoofs). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Charleroi received 4 yellow cards (A. Zorgane, S. Andreou, R. Morioka and J. Tchatchoua).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mechelen will have 48 points like Sporting Charleroi to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Charleroi will have 48 points like Mechelen to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Mechelen will play away with AS Eupen on the 19th of March with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Mechelen (3 draws).
Sporting Charleroi will host Cercle Brugge on the 19th of March with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of Sporting Charleroi (3 draws).
Mechelen – Formation
Mechelen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Gaëtan Coucke , Iebe Swers , Thibault Peyre , Rick Van Drongelen , Lucas Bijker , Vinicíus Souza , Rob Schoofs , Geoffry Hairemans , Kerim Mrabti , Nikola Storm and Hugo Cuypers .
The home team had on the bench: Yannick Thoelen, Gustav Engvall, Maryan Shved, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Jannes Van Hecke, Onur Kaya and Samuel Oum Gouet .
Substitutions
Mechelen made 3 changes: L. Bijker for A. Van Hoorenbeeck (46′), G. Hairemans for S. Oum Gouet (77′) and K. Mrabti for M. Shved (90′).
Best player: Hugo Cuypers
The player that probably impressed the most for Mechelen was Hugo Cuypers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Sporting Charleroi – Formation
Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Edward Still played with: Hervé Koffi , Stelios Andreou , Valentine Ozornwafor , Stefan Knežević , Jackson Tchatchoua , Adem Zorgane , Marco Ilaimaharitra , Joris Kayembe Ditu , Daan Heymans , Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Ali Gholizadeh .
These were the players on the bench: Mehdi Boukamir, Anass Zaroury , Ken Nkuba , Bingourou Kamara, Ryota Morioka , Martin Wasinski and Youssouph Badji .
Substitutions
Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: A. Gholizadeh for A. Zaroury (46′), D. Heymans for Y. Badji (46′), J. Kayembe for K. Tshiend (84′), A. Zorgane for R. Morioka (84′) and M. Ilaimaharitra for M. Wasinski (90′).
Best player: Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Cercle Brugge – Kortrijk – 2-0
- Zulte-Waregem – AS Eupen – 3-0
- Mechelen – Sporting Charleroi – 2-2
- KV Oostende – Club Brugge – 1-3