Royal Standard de Liège vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liège vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League .
- Royal Standard de Liège 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Lawrence Visser
- Referee Karel De Rocker
- Referee Jo De Weirdt
- Referee Wim Smet
5 games this season
🟨 4.2/game
⚽ 14.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | KAA Gent | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Royal Standard de Liège | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | KVC Westerlo | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | SK Beveren | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Lommel SK | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | UR La Louviere Centre | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | KV Mechelen | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Sep | KAS Eupen | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Aug | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 3–2 | W |
| 18 Aug | KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | A | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Aug | AFC Ajax | A | 0–3 | L |
| 11 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Sep | Royal Excel Mouscron | H | 3–1 | W |
| 25 Aug | KV Kortrijk | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Aug | KRC Genk | A | 1–3 | L |
| 12 Aug | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–2 | L |
| 04 Aug | KAS Eupen | A | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liège | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #4 |
| 11 | Points | 18 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 1 |
| 13 | Scored | 15 |
| 12 | Conceded | 7 |
| +1 | GD | +8 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 2.57 |
| 43% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 4 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 2 A |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 2 G | |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
| Aurelien Scheidler | 3 G | 1 A |
| Freddy Situmona Mbemba | 3 G | |
| Kevin Van Den Kerkhof | 2 G | 2 A |
| Parfait Guiagon | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Royal Standard de Liège and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi has kicked off!
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mehdi Carcela made 376 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Royal Standard de Liège is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liège are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' The travelling Sporting du Pays de Charleroi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 30' Collins Fai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Stergos Marinos suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' A moment of madness from Marco Ilaimaharitra on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi will be frustrated.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dorian Dessoleil.
- 50' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 62' Fresh legs for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi! Victor Osimhen comes on to replace Jeremy Perbet.
- 63' The whistle greets Paul-Jose Mpoku as he departs to be replaced by Moussa Djenepo.
- 68' That is a Yellow card for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. Cristophe Diandy will be fuming at that decision.
- 73' Samuel Bastien makes way for Maxime Lestienne at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
- 76' Mehdi Carcela has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
- 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Standard de Liège must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 83' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 83 minute. Renaud Emond leaves to be changed by Orlando Sa.
- 87' It’s a booking for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi player. Nicolas Penneteau gets a Yellow card.
- 90' Collins Fai picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' The crowd applauds Cristian Benavente as he leaves the pitch. Gabriele Angella steps in for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 28
- 21
- 34
- 29
- 18
- 26
- 8
- 10
- 9
- 40
Bench
- 5
- 1
- 15
- 3
- 19
- 11
- 7
- 22
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 9
-
77
Massimo Bruno ↓ Ali Gholizadeh 83'
-
10
Jeremy Perbet ↓ Victor Osimhen 62'
- 1
- 8
- 17
- 24
- 25
- 13
- 26
Bench
-
88
Ali Gholizadeh ↑ 83'
-
33
Gabriele Angella ↑ 90'
- 23
- 22
- 20
-
45
Victor Osimhen ↑ 62'
- 69
- 4
Coach
Felice Mazzù
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mamadou Fall | 4 |
| Shamar Nicholson | 2 |
| Paul-Jose Mpoku | 2 |
| Dorian Dessoleil | 1 |
| Noah Ohio | 1 |
| Ken Nkuba | 1 |
| William Balikwisha | 1 |
| Denis Dragus | 1 |
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2018-09-15
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
D
2018-09-01
KAS Eupen
2–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2018-08-25
Royal Standard de Liège
3–2
K. Sint-Truidense VV
W
2018-08-18
KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
0–3
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2018-08-14
AFC Ajax
3–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2018-08-11
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
D
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form
2018-09-15
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
D
2018-09-01
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
3–1
Royal Excel Mouscron
W
2018-08-25
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–2
KV Kortrijk
L
2018-08-19
KRC Genk
3–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
2018-08-12
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–2
RSC Anderlecht
L
2018-08-04
KAS Eupen
1–4
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for:
Royal Standard de Liège or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
60%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
68%
Royal Standard de Liège or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
10.5%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 16% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +1 | 54% | 22% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
23%
✗
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

