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 11 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jasper Vergoote
6 games this season
🟨 5.2/game
⚽ 14.2 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
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 |
| 29 | Points | 27 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 2 / 0 | W / D / L | 9 / 0 / 2 |
| 30 | Scored | 26 |
| 7 | Conceded | 13 |
| +23 | GD | +13 |
| 2.64 | PPG | 2.45 |
| 82% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season
36%
Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 pts). Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (27 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
4/1
46-60
6/1
61-75
4/–
76+
9/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/3
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Raul Florucz | 5 G | |
| Relebohile Mofokeng | 4 G | 2 A |
| Besfort Zeneli | 2 G | 5 A |
| Mateo Biondic | 2 G | 4 A |
| Guilherme Carvalho | 2 G | 1 A |
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
| Aurelien Scheidler | 6 G | 2 A |
| Freddy Situmona Mbemba | 5 G | 3 A |
| Kevin Van Den Kerkhof | 2 G | 2 A |
| Antoine Colassin | 2 G | 1 A |
| Cheick Keita | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The travelling Sporting du Pays de Charleroi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 17' GOAL! Ross Sykes fires home to make it 1-0!
- 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in their trying to find a way past Sporting du Pays de Charleroi's compact .
- 27' It looks surprising Royale Union Saint-Gilloise does not make any changes. Adrien Trebel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 28' What composure from Parfait Guiagon! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mehdi Boukamir is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
- 43' A quiet spell here at Stade Joseph Marien. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 45' Christian Burgess adds to his 1 season tally! Royale Union Saint-Gilloise lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
- 46' A tactical swap from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Adrien Trebel on, Mehdi Boukamir off on 46 minutes.
- 49' Ross Sykes does the damage! The net is bulging and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise surge ahead!
- 54' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Adem Zorgane scoring 1 goals.
- 55' Poor challenge from Damien Marcq. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 62' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Guillaume Francois has done his job and it is now time for Henok Teklab to step up.
- 63' The Sporting du Pays de Charleroi manager makes a substitution. Adem Zorgane departs to be replaced by Daan Heymans.
- 64' The referee has no hesitation. Christian Burgess is booked for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — card on 64.
- 69' Adem Zorgane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 273 appearances.
- 70' A tactical swap from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Gustaf Nilsson on, Kevin Rodriguez off on 70 minutes.
- 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 82' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi make a change. Parfait Guiagon trudges off to be replaced by Youssuf Sylla on 82 minutes.
- 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marco Ilaimaharitra.
- 87' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Mac Allister is hanging Ross Sykes on the field on 87 minute.
- 3-1 the final result. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi will be bitterly disappointed.
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 |
| Mohammed Amoura | 2 |
| Christian Burgess | 2 |
| Gustaf Nilsson | 2 |
| Parfait Guiagon | 2 |
| Bart Nieuwkoop | 1 |
| Mohammed Fuseini | 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
4 / 4
2.33
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
I would bet for:
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Draw
87%
Draw or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
33%
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.5%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
| Handicap | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers | Push | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -2 | 26% | 20% | 54% |
| -1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| -1 | 46% | 22% | 32% |
| -0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
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.

