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 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 games · 27 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	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louvière Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 17 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
#16	Position	#4
9	Points	27
11	Played	11
2 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 0 / 2
14	Scored	26
22	Conceded	13
-8	GD	+13
0.82	PPG	2.45
18%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

36% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

0-15

2/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/2

61-75

5/3

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

Steve Ngoura	4 G	2 A
Krys-Anthony Kouassi	2 G
Erick	1 G	1 A
Christiaan Ravych	1 G
Lukas Mondele	1 G

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Aurelien Scheidler	6 G	2 A
Freddy Situmona Mbemba	5 G	3 A
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof	2 G	2 A
Antoine Colassin	2 G	1 A
Cheick Keita	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cercle Brugge KSV and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is underway.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Massimo Bruno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Remy Descamps has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 370 appearances.
17' A goal from the Canada international Ike Ugbo! He fires home on 17 to make it 1-0!
22' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amine Benchaib is hanging Ken Nkuba on the field on 22 minute.
25' Brilliant from the forward! Ike Ugbo makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 25.
30' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' Leonardo Lopes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
32' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Leonardo Lopes gets a Yellow card.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' A moment of madness from Alexander Corryn on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cercle Brugge KSV will be frustrated.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ali Gholizadeh.
43' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Leonardo Lopes.
45' Fresh legs for Cercle Brugge KSV! Charles Vanhoutte comes on to replace Kylian Hazard.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karim Belhocine will be considering his options from the bench.
55' Leonardo Lopes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 29 Yellow cards this season.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
63' The deadlock is broken! Ali Gholizadeh gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
64' Goal! Shamar Nicholson scores his 47 goal in 8 matches.
69' Cercle Brugge KSV is showing some good football. However, Cercle Brugge KSV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' Ryota Morioka makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are in front.
75' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
80' Massimo Bruno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ali Gholizadeh at the 80 minute mark.
81' The whistle greets Dimitar Velkovski as he departs to be replaced by Thibo Somers.
85' GOAL! Anthony Musaba fires home to make it 3-3!
87' Massimo Bruno adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting du Pays de Charleroi lead 3-4 — and this changes everything.
90' A moment of madness from Amine Benchaib on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi will be frustrated.
90' A tactical swap from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Lukasz Teodorczyk on, Shamar Nicholson off on 90 minutes.
With this win, Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ali Gholizadeh	3
Massimo Bruno	3
Daan Heymans	3
Ryota Morioka	3
Anass Zaroury	2
Victor Osimhen	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Aurelien Scheidler	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

1.29 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

2.96 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV18% Draw19% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi63%

Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 4.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

37%

Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

82%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV14% Draw33% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi53%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 2

1 – 3

7.7%

0 – 2

6.5%

1 – 1

6.2%

0 – 3

6.2%

1 – 4

5.7%

2 – 2

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 4

4.5%

0 – 1

4.1%

2 – 4

3.7%

2 – 1

3.5%

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%	8%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	19%	51%
+1.5	49%	—	51%
+2	49%	19%	32%
+2.5	68%	—	32%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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