Charleroi
- Charleroi have won two of their last three home matches (win, win, loss).
- Royal Charleroi SC (Les Zèbres) are sixth on the Pro League 2026/2027 table with three points from one game played.
- Mario Kohnen has overseen Charleroi since 8 April 2026.
- The team have only really begun to find their groove in the past two matches, a 2-3 home defeat to Rayo Vallecano in a friendly and a 3-1 home win over OH Leuven in the Pro League 2026/2027.
Mechelen
- Mechelen have won one of their last five matches (win, draw, defeat, defeat, defeat).
- KV Mechelen (De Kakkers/Malinwa) are eight places and two points worse off in 14th with one point from two.
- Frederik Vanderbiest has been in charge of Mechelen since 4 March 2025.
- Their three most recent results are perhaps encouraging however, as they bounced back from a 1-0 away defeat to Willem II Tilburg in a friendly to lose 2-0 away to KAA Gent in the Pro League 2026/2027, before drawing 3-3 at home to Standard Liege on Saturday.
Head-to-Head
- Charleroi have won zero of the previous three head-to-heads (0-1-2).
- Mechelen have won each of their previous two away H2Hs.
Charleroi
Isaac Cisse gives Charleroi the extra bite in the final third and he has one assist in one Pro League 2026/2027 appearance.
Betting Insights
Odds: 1.75 for the hosts, 4.5 for the visitors and 3.65 for the draw.
Prediction
Take Charleroi to win , but not without a fight - Mechelen have been known to come here and spoil the party, as they did in two of the clubs' last three meetings.
