On the 14th of May, in this week 39 match, Sporting Charleroi and Mechelen will play a match in Charleroi in a meeting of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Sporting Charleroi, recorded a 2-3 loss against Genk. Marco Ilaimaharitra scored the first goal for Sporting Charleroi in the 34th minute, then Paul Onuachu tied it up for Genk in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Ken Nkuba Tshiend to cap off a wild match. Sporting Charleroi is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while mechelen is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Gent. Michael Ngadeu struck first for Gent in the 36th minute on a feed from Alessio Castro-Montes, but Geoffry Hairemans got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 88th minute. Mechelen is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Afas-stadion Achter De Kazerne, Mechelen was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Georges Mikautadze scored the first goal for Sporting Charleroi in the 45th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sporting Charleroi was frustrated by Mechelen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mechelen ended the match with the shutout victory.
Geoffry Hairemans has been the most prolific scorer on Mechelen in his last 5 matches with two goals. Sporting Charleroi is fortunate enough to have Vakoun Issouf Bayo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.