Saturday , 14 November 2026

KRC Genk vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KRC Genk
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Cegeka Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League at Cegeka Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Van Damme
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

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

7
5
3
KRC Genk 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-20 KRC Genk 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2023-04-23 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–2 KRC Genk 2022-11-04 KRC Genk 4–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2021-10-17 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 KRC Genk 2021-02-26 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 0–0 D
17 Aug PAE Olympiakos SFP H 1–1 D
13 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
10 Aug PAE Olympiakos SFP A 0–1 L
05 Aug KAS Eupen H 0–1 L
02 Aug Servette FC H 1–4 L
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug KRC Genk A 0–0 D
13 Aug Royal Standard de Liège H 1–1 D
05 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV A 0–2 L
29 Jul Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–1 D
23 Apr KRC Genk H 2–2 D
14 Apr Royal Standard de Liège A 1–3 L

Season Stats

KRC Genk Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
#7 Position #4
15 Points 27
11 Played 11
4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 2
18 Scored 26
15 Conceded 13
+3 GD +13
1.36 PPG 2.45
36% Win % 82%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
36% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season

KRC Genk are 7th (15 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KRC Genk
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ 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)

KRC Genk
Rafiu Durosinmi 6 G
Aaron Bibout 3 G
Junya Ito 2 G 2 A
Josue Ndenge Kongolo 2 G
Bryan Heynen 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' In just a few seconds Cegeka Arena will turn into a battlefield for KRC Genk and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
  • 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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Belgium international Antoine Bernier has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The travelling Sporting du Pays de Charleroi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' KRC Genk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' KRC Genk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. KRC Genk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonas Bager is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KRC Genk.
  • 46' KRC Genk make a change. Yira Sor trudges off to be replaced by Joseph Paintsil on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matias Galarza made 201 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' Time for substitution for KRC Genk. Toluwalas Arokodare is replaced by Luca Oyen.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Persoons will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' Adem Zorgane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KRC Genk tonight.
  • 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 79' Isaac Mbenza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
  • 84' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 87' Mehdi Boukamir gets the nod from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. He replaces Jonas Bager and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Youssouph Badji makes way for Mitchy Ntelo at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Persoons

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cedric Berthelin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Onuachu 8
Mbwana Samatta 3
Ali Gholizadeh 3
Daan Heymans 3
Toluwalas Arokodare 2
Mbwana Samatta 2
Shamar Nicholson 2
Cristian Benavente 1

Head to Head

2023-08-20 KRC Genk 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2023-04-23 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–2 KRC Genk 2022-11-04 KRC Genk 4–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2021-10-17 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 KRC Genk 2021-02-26 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 KRC Genk

KRC Genk Form

2023-08-20 KRC Genk 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2023-08-17 KRC Genk 1–1 PAE Olympiakos SFP D 2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk W 2023-08-10 PAE Olympiakos SFP 1–0 KRC Genk L 2023-08-05 KRC Genk 0–1 KAS Eupen L 2023-08-02 KRC Genk 1–4 Servette FC L

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2023-08-20 KRC Genk 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2023-08-13 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Royal Standard de Liège D 2023-08-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2023-07-29 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2023-04-23 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–2 KRC Genk D 2023-04-14 Royal Standard de Liège 3–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for: KRC Genk or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KRC Genk38% Draw27% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
65%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
62%
KRC Genk or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk25% Draw47% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
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.