Mechelen vs Sporting Charleroi betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on August 31st, 2024

A Pro League match between Mechelen and Sporting Charleroi will hold on August 31st, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in Belgium, check the Mechelen vs Sporting Charleroi betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Mechelen vs Sporting Charleroi will occur

The game takes place in the small AFAS Stadion stadium, in the city of Alkmaar, with a capacity for 17023 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Mechelen vs Sporting Charleroi betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.74 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.82 goals per game of the last championship.

Mechelen last match

Mechelen comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Antwerp, in a match valid for Pro League, and the match ended 0-1. Coach B. Hasi's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-3.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 5.75. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

If the team managed to leave the field with a victory, much is due to Nikola Storm. He was the team's highlight amid a lackluster performance and was instrumental in the victory for Mechelen.

Sporting Charleroi last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Sporting Charleroi, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Kortrijk team with a final score of 1-0.

The odds of 1.70 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Mechelen vs Sporting Charleroi h2h

Sporting Charleroi was in 13th place in the Pro League while Mechelen was in 10th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Sporting Charleroi team entered the field with the 3-4-2-1 formation, the same tactic Mechelen used in the match.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 27-12-2023 in a Pro League match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 3-1 win for Sporting Charleroi.

The Sporting Charleroi team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Mechelen team, which won only 1 match.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Q. Lesceux and Y. De Neve will be assisting the referee B. Van Driessche in this football match.

Mechelen

Pro League leaderboard now

Ranking in 13th place in the Pro League, Mechelen enters this match with 5 points, 1 win, 2 losses, 2 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

In the 6th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the Cercle Brugge team, which is ranked just below in position 14. It also has 1 point less than Kortrijk team that is in the 12th place.

Mechelen analysis

At the end of round 5 in Pro League, Mechelen scored 5 goals and conceded 8 goals.

Mechelen average number of shots on goal is 4 per match, and this is another important indicator that tells us that the team certainly does not have an irresistible attack, and therefore scores little.

Signed by the team this season, Ortwin De Wolf was crucial to Mechelen victory in the last duel. With 4 number of saves in the match against Antwerp, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Best goalscorer from Mechelen

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Patrick Pflücke. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Mechelen, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sporting Charleroi

Pro League leaderboard now

The Sporting Charleroi team with 9 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses.

Sporting Charleroi analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi sums 6 goals for and a total of 3 goals against, after 5 rounds played.

Recent performances have highlighted that Sporting Charleroi is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Pro League.

Sporting Charleroi is a more offensive team than Mechelen, having 497 attacks vs. 401 from Mechelen, having scored 6 times, in comparison, Mechelen converted into goal 5 times.

Best goalscorer from Sporting Charleroi

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Daan Heymans has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Sporting Charleroi with 4 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Sporting Charleroi scores an average of 2 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.4 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Mechelen has an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game over the 5 rounds, while Sporting Charleroi has an average of 2.3. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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