KVC Westerlo vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, 2026 PLAYOFFS II
Overview
Match Preview
KVC Westerlo vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League .
- KVC Westerlo 30 games · 39 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nathan Verboomen
- Referee Mathias Hillaert
- Referee Stijn Hutsebaut
- Referee Kevin Debeuckelaere
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 0–2 | L |
| 11 May | KV Oostende | A | 3–0 | W |
| 04 May | Beerschot VA | A | 2–3 | L |
| 27 Apr | KAS Eupen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | KV Oostende | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Apr | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | KVC Westerlo | A | 2–0 | W |
| 11 May | Beerschot VA | A | 3–0 | W |
| 04 May | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Apr | KV Oostende | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Apr | Beerschot VA | H | 4–0 | W |
| 14 Apr | KVC Westerlo | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| KVC Westerlo | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #11 |
| 39 | Points | 34 |
| 30 | Played | 30 |
| 10 / 9 / 11 | W / D / L | 9 / 7 / 14 |
| 36 | Scored | 38 |
| 40 | Conceded | 42 |
| -4 | GD | -4 |
| 1.30 | PPG | 1.13 |
| 33% | Win % | 30% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
KVC Westerlo are 9th (39 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 11th (34 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KVC Westerlo to score. At the same time, Sporting du Pays de Charleroi does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KVC Westerlo that had 134 games and scored 179 goals.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KVC Westerlo and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 35' Ryota Morioka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Felice Mazzù will be considering his options from the bench.
- 42' A stunning finish from Ryota Morioka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 45' Ambroise Gboho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. KVC Westerlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 60' The KVC Westerlo bench stirs into life. Guillaume De Schryver is withdrawn and Sava Petrov gets his opportunity.
- 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Massimo Bruno.
- 65' That is a Yellow card for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. Maxime Busi will be fuming at that decision.
- 70' It’s high time Bob Peeters made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' Stergos Marinos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxime Busi at the 73 minute mark.
- 78' KVC Westerlo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting du Pays de Charleroi's shape.
- 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wouter Corstjens.
- 81' The KVC Westerlo bench stirs into life. Ambroise Gboho is withdrawn and Jens Naessens gets his opportunity.
- 83' Time for substitution for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. Ryota Morioka is replaced by Jeremy Perbet.
- 86' KVC Westerlo ring the changes. Gilles Dewaele has done his job and it is now time for Yentl Van Genechten to step up.
- 89' A goal from the France international Jeremy Perbet! He fires home on 89 to make it 0-2!
- 90' KVC Westerlo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' It is a substitution in Sporting du Pays de Charleroi team. Victor Osimhen is replaced by Thomas Wildemeersch on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi beats KVC Westerlo
Lineups
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 75
- 30
- 4
- 3
- 18
- 2
- 8
- 7
- 22
-
10
Ambroise Gboho ↓ Jens Naessens 81'
Bench
- 1
- 32
-
21
Yentl Van Genechten ↑ 86'
- 28
- 14
-
11
Jens Naessens ↑ 81'
-
9
Sava Petrov ↑ 60'
Coach
Bob Peeters
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups
Starting XI
- 77
- 8
- 24
- 6
- 25
- 22
- 26
- 45
- 69
-
4
Maxime Busi ↓ Stergos Marinos 73'
-
44
Ryota Morioka ↓ Jeremy Perbet 83'
Bench
- 9
-
10
Jeremy Perbet ↑ 83'
- 1
-
17
Stergos Marinos ↑ 73'
- 23
- 7
- 70
-
14
Thomas Wildemeersch ↑ 90'
Coach
Felice Mazzù
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Daan Heymans | 4 |
| Youssouph Badji | 2 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 2 |
| Nikola Stulic | 2 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 1 |
| Luka Vuskovic | 1 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 1 |
| Adama Niane | 1 |
Head to Head
KVC Westerlo Form
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form
2019-05-15
KVC Westerlo
0–2
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2019-05-11
Beerschot VA
0–3
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2019-05-04
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2–0
K. Sint-Truidense VV
W
2019-04-27
KV Oostende
2–2
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
D
2019-04-22
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
4–0
Beerschot VA
W
2019-04-14
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2–0
KVC Westerlo
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87
KVC Westerlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
KVC Westerlo or Draw
50%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
77%
KVC Westerlo or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.1%
Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo
| Handicap | KVC Westerlo covers | Push | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 13% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +1 | 48% | 24% | 27% |
| +1.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +2 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

