Cercle Brugge KSV vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21

Cercle Brugge KSV

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Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Tue 15 Dec 2020 · 17:45 UTC Jan Breydelstadion HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Leonardo Lopes 31' Y

Leonardo Lopes 32' Y

Alexander Corryn 41' Y

Y 42' Ali Gholizadeh

Leonardo Lopes 43' R

Y 90' Amine Benchaib

Overview

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Cercle Brugge KSV vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League at Jan Breydelstadion.

Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nick Senecaut
Referee Wesley Alen
Referee Dirk Gilon
Referee Laurent Willems

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2020-10-31 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2019-12-14 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2019-10-20 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2018-12-01 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	3–4	L
12 Dec	KV Oostende	H	0–1	L
05 Dec	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–2	L
28 Nov	KRC Genk	H	1–5	L
25 Nov	Royal Excel Mouscron	H	1–2	L
21 Nov	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	A	2–0	W

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	4–3	W
12 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–1	W
07 Dec	KV Kortrijk	H	0–0	D
02 Dec	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	H	0–2	L
27 Nov	KAS Eupen	A	1–3	L
22 Nov	KAA Gent	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
#15	Position	#11
31	Points	34
30	Played	30
7 / 10 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 14
39	Scored	38
47	Conceded	42
-8	GD	-4
1.03	PPG	1.13
23%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 11th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Cercle Brugge KSV host Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — let the battle begin!
5' Steeven Willems is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi so far.
10' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting du Pays de Charleroi's shape.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ike Ugbo makes it 1-0.
22' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi make a change. Ken Nkuba trudges off to be replaced by Amine Benchaib on 22 minutes.
25' Ike Ugbo adds to his 0 season tally! Cercle Brugge KSV lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
30' The travelling Sporting du Pays de Charleroi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leonardo Lopes on 31.
32' Cercle Brugge KSV receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Clement might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Alexander Corryn is booked for Cercle Brugge KSV — Yellow card on 41.
42' Ali Gholizadeh picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
43' Leonardo Lopes is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
45' The crowd applauds Kylian Hazard as he leaves the pitch. Charles Vanhoutte steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' GOAL! Ali Gholizadeh scores on 63. Assisted by Shamar Nicholson
64' Magnificent from Shamar Nicholson! That is 47 goals in 8 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
70' Ryota Morioka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
75' France international Remy Descamps has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
80' A change in the Sporting du Pays de Charleroi ranks — Ali Gholizadeh exits the field as Massimo Bruno enters on 80.
81' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Dimitar Velkovski exits the field as Thibo Somers enters on 81.
85' Magnificent from Anthony Musaba! That is 20 goals in 171 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' Massimo Bruno makes no mistake. The score reads 3-4 and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are in front.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Amine Benchaib argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The Sporting du Pays de Charleroi manager makes a substitution. Shamar Nicholson departs to be replaced by Lukasz Teodorczyk.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi players.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

12
Joris Kayembe
40
Remy Descamps
30
Guillaume Gillet
8
Ali Gholizadeh ↓ Massimo Bruno 80'
23
Steeven Willems
24
Dorian Dessoleil C
44
Ryota Morioka
27
Mamadou Fall
16
Shamar Nicholson ↓ Lukasz Teodorczyk 90'
28
Ken Nkuba ↓ Amine Benchaib 22'
4
Jules Van Cleemput

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Massimo Bruno	3
Daan Heymans	3
Ryota Morioka	3
Ali Gholizadeh	3
Kevin Denkey	2
Thibo Somers	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Anass Zaroury	2

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2020-12-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2020-12-12 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KV Oostende L 2020-12-05 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2020-11-28 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–5 KRC Genk L 2020-11-25 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–2 Royal Excel Mouscron L 2020-11-21 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2020-12-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-07 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–0 KV Kortrijk D 2020-12-02 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–2 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren L 2020-11-27 KAS Eupen 3–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2020-11-22 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 KAA Gent L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.55 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.26 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV26% Draw23% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi51%

Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

49%

Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

74%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV22% Draw38% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi40%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 3

4.2%

1 – 4

3.6%

0 – 0

3.4%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	20%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.