Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Stade du Pays de Charleroi.
- Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep | KAA Gent | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Aug | Club Brugge KV | H | 1–3 | L |
| 21 Aug | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 3–1 | W |
| 13 Aug | FC Seraing | A | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Aug | KV Oostende | H | 1–3 | L |
| 29 Jul | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Aug | AS Omonia Lefkosia | A | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Aug | AS Omonia Lefkosia | H | 0–2 | L |
| 12 Aug | KV Oostende | A | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | KAA Gent | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #3 |
| 27 | Points | 28 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 0 / 2 | W / D / L | 9 / 1 / 1 |
| 26 | Scored | 20 |
| 13 | Conceded | 6 |
| +13 | GD | +14 |
| 2.45 | PPG | 2.55 |
| 82% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
36%
Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 4th (27 pts). KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 4 G | |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 3 G | 1 A |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi host KAA Gent — let the battle begin!
- 5' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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.
- 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 20' Jonas Bager has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 22' Brilliant from the ! Hyun-Seok Hong makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 22.
- 24' The referee calls foul for Ken Nkuba. He receives a Yellow card.
- 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 34' KAA Gent is showing some good football. However, KAA Gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' What a strike from Ryota Morioka! The score is 1-1.
- 39' The referee has no hesitation. Joseph Okumu is booked for KAA Gent — Red card on 39.
- 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hein Vanhaezebrouck might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 49' KAA Gent come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 59' It looks surprising KAA Gent does not make any changes. Michael Ngadeu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' Ali Gholizadeh gets the nod from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. He replaces Marco Ilaimaharitra and will look to change the dynamic.
- 67' KAA Gent make a change. Hugo Cuypers trudges off to be replaced by Jens Hauge on 67 minutes.
- 70' A moment of madness from Daan Heymans on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi will be frustrated.
- 70' Another substitution for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi to replace Ken Nkuba by Nadir Benbouali on 70 minute.
- 73' Magnificent from Adem Zorgane! That is 12 goals in 273 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 78' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's shape.
- 81' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Sulayman Marreh is replaced by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- 88' A tactical swap from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Loic Bessile on, Isaac Mbenza off on 88 minutes.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi take all three points.
Lineups
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Isaac Mbenza ↓ Loic Bessile 88'
- 12
- 1
-
18
Daan Heymans ↓ Damien Marcq 88'
- 26
- 44
-
28
Ken Nkuba ↓ Nadir Benbouali 70'
- 2
- 21
- 38
- 6
Bench
-
8
Ali Gholizadeh ↑ 63'
-
25
Damien Marcq ↑ 88'
- 3
-
5
Loic Bessile ↑ 88'
- 40
-
45
Nadir Benbouali ↑ 70'
Coach
Edward Still
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 23
- 33
- 24
- 5
- 14
- 22
- 18
- 2
-
11
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Jens Hauge 67'
- 7
Bench
- 31
- 30
-
8
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe ↑ 81'
-
9
Darko Lemajic ↑ 81'
-
10
Jens Hauge ↑ 67'
-
21
Andreas Hanche-Olsen ↑ 81'
- 16
Coach
Hein Vanhaezebrouck
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Omri Gandelman | 4 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 3 |
| Ryota Morioka | 2 |
| Marco Ilaimaharitra | 2 |
| Mamadou Fall | 2 |
| Roman Bezus | 2 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 2 |
| Victor Osimhen | 2 |
Head to Head
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form
2022-09-04
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2–1
KAA Gent
W
2022-08-26
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–3
Club Brugge KV
L
2022-08-21
SV Zulte-Waregem
1–3
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2022-08-13
FC Seraing
0–1
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
W
2022-08-06
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1–3
KV Oostende
L
2022-07-29
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
1–0
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or KAA Gent 74% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Draw
64%
Draw or KAA Gent
62%
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or KAA Gent
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
| Handicap | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 17% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 21% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

