Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Jupiler League at Stade Joseph Marien.
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jasper Vergoote
3 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 8.7 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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 Louvière 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
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-01
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2023-01-28
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2022-07-29
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2022-02-19
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2021-11-06
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
4–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 3–1 | W |
| 28 Sep | RWDM Molenbeek FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 24 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Sep | Toulouse FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Sep | KRC Genk | H | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 1–3 | L |
| 23 Sep | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Sep | Club Brugge KV | A | 2–4 | L |
| 03 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Aug | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Aug | KRC Genk | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #4 |
| 19 | Points | 18 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 6 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 1 |
| 21 | Scored | 15 |
| 3 | Conceded | 7 |
| +18 | GD | +8 |
| 2.71 | PPG | 2.57 |
| 86% | Win % | 86% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
71%
Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/–
76+
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)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Raul Florucz | 4 G | |
| Relebohile Mofokeng | 3 G | 1 A |
| Besfort Zeneli | 2 G | 4 A |
| Mateo Biondic | 2 G | 4 A |
| Guilherme Carvalho | 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to score. At the same time, Sporting du Pays de Charleroi does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alexander Blessin will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' What composure from Ross Sykes! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 27' Daan Heymans has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 28' Goal! Parfait Guiagon scores his 12 goal in 43 matches.
- 33' Guillaume Francois has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Mathias Rasmussen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is taking the lead after the goal scored by Christian Burgess on 45.
- 46' Adrien Trebel gets the nod from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. He replaces Mehdi Boukamir and will look to change the dynamic.
- 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ross Sykes makes it 3-1.
- 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise winning 100% of all matches.
- 55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Damien Marcq on 55 minutes.
- 60' 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.
- 62' It is a substitution in Royale Union Saint-Gilloise team. Guillaume Francois is replaced by Henok Teklab on 62 minute.
- 63' Adem Zorgane makes way for Daan Heymans at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
- 64' It’s gonna be a card for Christian Burgess.
- 69' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi have won 361 goals from 267 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 70' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Gustaf Nilsson comes on to replace Kevin Rodriguez.
- 75' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting du Pays de Charleroi backline.
- 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 82' The Sporting du Pays de Charleroi bench stirs into life. Parfait Guiagon is withdrawn and Youssuf Sylla gets his opportunity.
- 86' It’s a booking for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi player. Marco Ilaimaharitra gets a card.
- 87' Time for substitution for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Ross Sykes is replaced by Kevin Mac Allister.
- With this win, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
-
26
Ross Sykes ↓ Kevin Mac Allister 87'
- 24
- 4
- 48
- 17
- 49
- 19
- 23
- 27
- 13
Bench
- 28
-
14
Joachim Imbrechts ↑ 70'
-
5
Kevin Mac Allister ↑ 87'
- –
- 8
-
29
Gustaf Nilsson ↑ 70'
- 7
-
11
Henok Teklab ↑ 62'
-
47
Mohammed Amoura ↑ 70'
Coach
Alexander Blessin
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 16
-
25
Damien Marcq ↓ Stefan Knezevic 63'
- 26
-
8
Parfait Guiagon ↓ Youssuf Sylla 82'
- 21
-
6
Adem Zorgane ↓ Daan Heymans 63'
-
9
Oday Dabbagh ↓ Youssouph Badji 63'
- 15
-
32
Mehdi Boukamir ↓ Adrien Trebel 46'
- 29
Bench
-
18
Daan Heymans ↑ 63'
-
22
Adrien Trebel ↑ 46'
-
3
Stefan Knezevic ↑ 63'
-
10
Youssouph Badji ↑ 63'
-
80
Youssuf Sylla ↑ 82'
- 27
- 55
Coach
Felice Mazzù
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Deniz Undav | 3 |
| Ross Sykes | 3 |
| Parfait Guiagon | 2 |
| Mohammed Amoura | 2 |
| Christian Burgess | 2 |
| Gustaf Nilsson | 2 |
| Casper Terho | 1 |
| Bart Nieuwkoop | 1 |
Head to Head
2023-10-01
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2023-01-28
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–1
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2022-07-29
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2022-02-19
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2021-11-06
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
4–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form
2023-10-01
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2023-09-28
RWDM Molenbeek FC
2–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
2023-09-24
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–2
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
W
2023-09-21
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1–1
Toulouse FC
D
2023-09-16
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0–2
KRC Genk
L
2023-09-03
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–2
Royal Antwerp FC
D
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form
2023-10-01
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
2023-09-23
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–0
KV Kortrijk
W
2023-09-16
Club Brugge KV
4–2
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
2023-09-03
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–1
K. Sint-Truidense VV
D
2023-08-27
RSC Anderlecht
2–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
2023-08-20
KRC Genk
0–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.34
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for:
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
89%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
30%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
10.5%
3 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
2.8%
0 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Handicap | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers | Push | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 21% | 51% |
| -1.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| -1 | 49% | 23% | 28% |
| -0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
48%
✓
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

