RC Sporting Charleroi 2–0 KV Mechelen — Match Stats & Analysis

Belgian Pro League · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 16:15 UTC

RC Sporting Charleroi

2–0Full-time analysis

KV Mechelen

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

RC Sporting Charleroi won 2–0.

Shots: 125
Shots on target: 40
Expected goals: 1.440.23
Possession: 60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

RC Sporting Charleroi beat KV Mechelen 2–0. Recorded in this match (RC Sporting Charleroi – KV Mechelen): shots 12–5, shots on target 4–0, expected goals 1.44–0.23, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots5 shotsRC Sporting Charleroi 12 shots, KV Mechelen 5 shots
Shots on target4 shots0 shotsRC Sporting Charleroi 4 shots, KV Mechelen 0 shots
Expected goals1.44 xG0.23 xGRC Sporting Charleroi 1.44 xG, KV Mechelen 0.23 xG
Possession60%40%RC Sporting Charleroi 60%, KV Mechelen 40%
Corners3 corners2 cornersRC Sporting Charleroi 3 corners, KV Mechelen 2 corners
Fouls8 fouls15 foulsRC Sporting Charleroi 8 fouls, KV Mechelen 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

RC Sporting Charleroi: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.55 xG. KV Mechelen: 5 shots, 0 on target, 0.24 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: RC Sporting Charleroi 1.55 xG · KV Mechelen 0.24 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1RC Sporting Charleroi

1Draws

3KV Mechelen

7 Dec 2025KV Mechelen — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League1–0

28 Sept 2025RC Sporting Charleroi — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League0–2

18 May 2025KV Mechelen — RC Sporting Charleroi · Belgian Pro League1–1

19 Apr 2025RC Sporting Charleroi — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League3–0

8 Mar 2025RC Sporting Charleroi — KV Mechelen · Belgian Pro League0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

5.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.99 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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