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

3 – 4

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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 2 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

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
#9	Position	#5
2	Points	3
2	Played	1
0 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
5	Scored	3
5	Conceded	1
+0	GD	+2
1.00	PPG	3.00
0%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 5th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Cercle Brugge KSV host Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — let the battle begin!
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' The deadlock is broken! Ike Ugbo gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
22' Another change for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi made on 22 minute. Ken Nkuba leaves to be changed by Amine Benchaib.
25' Brilliant from the ! Ike Ugbo makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 25.
30' Jeremy Taravel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leonardo Lopes.
32' Leonardo Lopes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
37' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting du Pays de Charleroi backline.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexander Corryn.
42' That is a Yellow card for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. Ali Gholizadeh will be fuming at that decision.
43' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Leonardo Lopes gets a Red card.
45' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Kylian Hazard trudges off to be replaced by Charles Vanhoutte on 45 minutes.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' Ryota Morioka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Belgium international Ken Nkuba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
63' Against the run of play, Ali Gholizadeh has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' GOAL! Shamar Nicholson scores on 64. Assisted by Joris Kayembe
69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryota Morioka on 70.
75' It is a cagey affair so far. Cercle Brugge KSV in their trying to find a way past Sporting du Pays de Charleroi's compact .
80' Massimo Bruno gets the nod from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. He replaces Ali Gholizadeh and will look to change the dynamic.
81' The supporters are chanting for Thibo Somers. He replaces Dimitar Velkovski on 81 minute.
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Musaba makes no mistake. 3-3!
87' Assisted by Ryota Morioka with the perfectly-timed delivery and Massimo Bruno makes no mistake. 3-4!
90' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Lukasz Teodorczyk is replacing Shamar Nicholson for the Sporting du Pays de Charleroi side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cercle Brugge KSV.

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
Anass Zaroury	2
Victor Osimhen	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Shamar Nicholson	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

1.6 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

3.68 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV18% Draw17% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi65%

Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 5.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	88%	12%
± 3.5	75%	25%
± 4.5	58%	42%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

35%

Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

82%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV14% Draw28% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi58%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 3

6.8%

1 – 4

6.1%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 3

5.3%

2 – 4

4.9%

1 – 5

4.5%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 3

4.4%

0 – 4

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 1

3.7%

2 – 5

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	7%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	27%	—	73%
+1	27%	17%	57%
+1.5	43%	—	57%
+2	43%	18%	39%
+2.5	61%	—	39%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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