Match summary
Mechelen won comfortably, 5-2 at home to Charleroi. Mechelen led 3-2 at half-time.
In the first half, Nikola Storm put Mechelen ahead in the 11th minute, Daan Heymans equalised from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute, Kerim Mrabti put Mechelen back in front from the penalty spot in the 39th minute, Parfait Guiagon equalised in the 40th minute, and Storm put Mechelen back in front in the 45th minute. In the second half, Rob Schoofs made it 4-2 in the 57th minute and Benito Raman made it 5-2 in the 79th minute.
Charleroi can feel hard done by, creating 2.97 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Mechelen's 2.48 from 11.