Royal Antwerp FC vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21

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Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Sun 27 Dec 2020 · 12:30 UTC Bosuilstadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Dieumerci Mbokani 87' Y

Y 90' Modou Diagne

Overview

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

Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jan Boterberg
Referee Florian Lemaire
Referee Alexandre Boucaut
Referee Christophe Battiston

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

Royal Antwerp FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2020-08-30 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-02-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2019-08-11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	2–1	W
20 Dec	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	A	3–0	W
16 Dec	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	0–1	L
13 Dec	Club Brugge KV	H	0–2	L
10 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–2	L
06 Dec	KRC Genk	A	2–4	L

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–2	L
18 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–0	W
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

Season Stats

Royal Antwerp FC		Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
#10	Position	#11
35	Points	34
30	Played	30
9 / 8 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 14
31	Scored	38
32	Conceded	42
-1	GD	-4
1.17	PPG	1.13
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 11th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Bosuilstadion!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Royal Antwerp FC and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Lukasz Teodorczyk is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi so far.
15' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lior Refaelov, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuilstadion with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
35' Dieumerci Mbokani, a Congo DR , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Fresh legs for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi! Saido Berahino comes on to replace Lucas Ribeiro.
51' What a moment for Abdoulaye Seck! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
56' Royal Antwerp FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Koji Miyoshi is hanging Nana Opoku Ampomah on the field on 57 minute.
62' Royal Antwerp FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting du Pays de Charleroi backline.
67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
68' Massimo Bruno is replacing Amine Benchaib for the Sporting du Pays de Charleroi side.
73' Against the run of play, Cristian Benavente has scored! This game has turned on its head.
78' Dieumerci Mbokani adds to his 0 season tally! Royal Antwerp FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
80' Fresh legs for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi! Modou Diagne comes on to replace Joris Kayembe.
82' The crowd applauds Guillaume Gillet as he leaves the pitch. Lukasz Teodorczyk steps in for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
83' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukasz Teodorczyk is hanging Guillaume Gillet on the field on 83 minute.
87' A moment of madness from Dieumerci Mbokani on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Royal Antwerp FC will be frustrated.
89' The supporters are chanting for Nill De Pauw. He replaces Buta on 89 minute.
90' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Royal Antwerp FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Jeremy Gelin
94
Jordan Lukaku ↓ Simen Juklerod 68'
46
Jean Butez
23
Nana Opoku Ampomah ↓ Koji Miyoshi 57'
16
Pieter Gerkens ↓ Alexis De Sart 89'
11
Lior Refaelov ↓ Cristian Benavente 68'
38
Faris Haroun C
30
Buta ↓ Nill De Pauw 89'
70
Dieumerci Mbokani
2
Ritchie De Laet
4
Abdoulaye Seck

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

12
Joris Kayembe ↓ Modou Diagne 80'
19
Lucas Ribeiro ↓ Saido Berahino 46'
30
Guillaume Gillet ↓ Lukasz Teodorczyk 82'
8
Ali Gholizadeh
1
Nicolas Penneteau
23
Steeven Willems
24
Dorian Dessoleil C
34
Amine Benchaib ↓ Massimo Bruno 68'
44
Ryota Morioka
16
Shamar Nicholson
4
Jules Van Cleemput

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dieumerci Mbokani	3
Nikola Stulic	3
Shamar Nicholson	3
George Ilenikhena	2
Vincent Janssen	2
Victor Osimhen	2
Lior Refaelov	2
Marco Ilaimaharitra	2

Head to Head

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-12-20 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-12-16 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 SV Zulte-Waregem L 2020-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 0–2 Club Brugge KV L 2020-12-10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-12-06 KRC Genk 4–2 Royal Antwerp FC L

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi L 2020-12-18 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.38 Royal Antwerp FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC39% Draw27% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi34%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

61%

Royal Antwerp FC or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Royal Antwerp FC27% Draw47% Sporting du Pays de Charleroi26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap	Royal Antwerp FC covers	Push	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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