Sunday , 16 August 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2026 EUROPA LEAGUE PLAYOFF FINAL

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Royal Antwerp FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Sun 26 May 2019 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 20' Gjoko Zajkov
Jelle Van Damme 69' Y
Y 75' Stergos Marinos
Didier Lamkel Ze 90' Y
Y 90' Nurio Fortuna

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee Nathan Verboomen
  • Referee Mathias Hillaert
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen

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

5
3
8
Royal Antwerp FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2019-03-10 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2018-07-29 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 3–2 W
19 May Club Brugge KV A 2–3 L
16 May KAA Gent H 1–2 L
12 May RSC Anderlecht H 1–1 D
03 May KRC Genk A 0–4 L
26 Apr Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
22 May KV Kortrijk A 2–1 W
18 May KAS Eupen H 2–0 W
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

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
#2 Position #5
6 Points 3
2 Played 1
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 3
1 Conceded 1
+4 GD +2
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season

Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 5th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Royal Antwerp FC and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is underway.
  • 1' Victor Osimhen doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 6' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dorian Dessoleil makes it 0-2.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Dieumerci Mbokani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 22' A stunning finish from Lior Refaelov — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' Stergos Marinos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' It’s high time Felice Mazzù made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' Nurio Fortuna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Amara Baby is withdrawn and Ivo Rodrigues gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The Congo DR Dieumerci Mbokani breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 3-2!
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jelle Van Damme.
  • 74' Adama Niane gets the nod from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. He replaces Ryota Morioka and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Stergos Marinos is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi! David Henen comes on to replace Gaetan Hendrickx.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Remy Riou made 262 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Younes Delfi on, Massimo Bruno off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Didier Lamkel Ze is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Royal Antwerp FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Felice Mazzù

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dieumerci Mbokani 3
Nikola Stulic 3
Shamar Nicholson 3
Vincent Janssen 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Lior Refaelov 2
Marco Ilaimaharitra 2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2

Head to Head

2019-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2019-03-10 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2018-07-29 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2019-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2019-05-19 Club Brugge KV 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2019-05-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KAA Gent L 2019-05-12 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2019-05-03 KRC Genk 4–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2019-04-26 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège W

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2019-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2019-05-22 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2019-05-18 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 KAS Eupen W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.69 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC45% Draw26% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi29%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
55%
Royal Antwerp FC or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC33% Draw44% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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