Mechelen vs Charleroi

31 August 2024 · Belgian Pro League · 2024/25

Full time 5 – 2

Half-time: 3–2

  • Nikola Storm 11’, 45’
  • Kerim Mrabti 39’ (pen)
  • Rob Schoofs 57’
  • Benito Raman 79’
  • Daan Heymans 33’ (pen)
  • Parfait Guiagon 40’

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.

Match stats

Mechelen Charleroi
11 Shots 25
7 Shots on Target 6
0 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.48 xG 2.97
1.69 Non-penalty xG 2.18

Key events

Mechelen Charleroi
Kick-off
Nikola Storm1-0 (Mechelen)
11’
33’
Daan Heymans
Penalty
1-1 (Charleroi)
Kerim Mrabti
Penalty
2-1 (Mechelen)
39’
40’
Parfait Guiagon2-2 (Charleroi)
Nikola Storm3-2 (Mechelen)
45’
Half-time3-2
Rob Schoofs4-2 (Mechelen)
57’
Benito Raman5-2 (Mechelen)
79’
Full-time5-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Mechelen
  • Elton Yeboah
Charleroi
  • Jeremy Petris
  • Cheick Keita
  • Stelios Andreou

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.48 2.97 11’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), 1-0 11’ 33’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), 1-1 33’ 39’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), 2-1 39’ 40’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), 2-2 40’ 45’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), 3-2 45’ 57’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), 4-2 57’ 79’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), 5-2 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.48 2.97 11’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), 1-0 Storm 11’ 33’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), 1-1 Heymans 33’ 39’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), 2-1 Mrabti 39’ 40’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), 2-2 Guiagon 40’ 45’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), 3-2 Storm 45’ 57’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), 4-2 Schoofs 57’ 79’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), 5-2 Raman 79’
Mechelen 2.48 xGCharleroi 2.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Charleroi attacking Mechelen attacking 
33’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 39’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 79’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 90+3’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 79’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 89’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 11’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 62’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 65’ Cheick Keita (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 64’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+1’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 40’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 86’ Aiham Ousou (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 53’ Adem Zorgane (Charleroi), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Cheick Keita (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Oday Dabbagh (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+6’ Isaac Mbenza (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Jeremy Petris (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Etienne Camara (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+4’ Isaac Mbenza (Charleroi), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Toon Raemaekers (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 33’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 39’ Kerim Mrabti (Mechelen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 79’ Benito Raman (Mechelen), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 90+3’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 89’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 79’ Bilal Bafdili (Mechelen), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 11’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 62’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 65’ Cheick Keita (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 64’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+1’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 40’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 86’ Aiham Ousou (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 53’ Adem Zorgane (Charleroi), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Cheick Keita (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Youssuf Sylla (Charleroi), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Oday Dabbagh (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Rob Schoofs (Mechelen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+6’ Isaac Mbenza (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Jeremy Petris (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Etienne Camara (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Nikola Storm (Mechelen), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+4’ Isaac Mbenza (Charleroi), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Patrick Pflücke (Mechelen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Toon Raemaekers (Mechelen), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Daan Heymans (Charleroi), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Bas Van den Eynden Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Rafik Belghali Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Aziz Ouattara Mohammed
90′ – – – – – – –
Rob Schoofs Taken off
76′ 1 – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
Kerim Mrabti Taken off
83′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Nikola Storm Taken off
76′ 2 – 3 0.35 – – –
Sandy Walsh Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Benito Raman Came on as a substitute
21′ 1 – 1 0.78 – – –
Petter Nosakhare Dahl Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Bilal Bafdili Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 0.21 – – –
Elton Yeboah Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Mechelen win 35% Avg odds 2.74
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Charleroi win 38% Avg odds 2.46

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.