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

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
2 – 0
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 16:15 UTC Stade du Pays de Charleroi HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 12' Dylan Batubinsika
Dorian Dessoleil 14' Y
Y 21' Dylan Batubinsika
R 22' Birger Verstraete
Ryota Morioka 39' Y
Y 40' Pieter Gerkens
Y 44' Faris Haroun
Nicolas Penneteau 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee Laurent Conotte
  • Referee Pieter Becquet
  • Referee Kevin Van Damme
  • Referee Mathias Hillaert
  • Referee Alexandre Boucaut
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-03-10 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Recent Form

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 2–0 W
22 Aug Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 3–1 W
15 Aug KV Oostende H 1–0 W
08 Aug Club Brugge KV A 1–0 W
07 Mar KAA Gent A 4–1 W
01 Mar Royal Standard de Liège H 2–0 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 0–2 L
22 Aug KAA Gent H 1–0 W
16 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–2 L
08 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron H 1–1 D
07 Mar KV Kortrijk A 1–0 W
29 Feb KV Oostende H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Royal Antwerp FC
#5 Position #2
3 Points 6
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
3 Scored 5
1 Conceded 1
+2 GD +4
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi this season
50% Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 5th (3 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is hosting Royal Antwerp FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting du Pays de Charleroi side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It’s high time Karim Belhocine made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dorian Dessoleil.
  • 17' GOAL! Shamar Nicholson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 21' Dylan Batubinsika picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' Controversy at the stadium! Birger Verstraete argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Martin Hongla is hanging Lior Refaelov on the field on 32 minute.
  • 37' 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 Faris Haroun suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Ryota Morioka is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 40' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' Kaveh Rezaei has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Hongla made 303 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Koji Miyoshi comes on to replace Didier Lamkel Ze.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ivan Leko might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' Royal Antwerp FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Franck Tsadjout. He replaces Guillaume Gillet on 81 minute.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolas Penneteau.
  • 87' Lucas Ribeiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ali Gholizadeh on 87 minute.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dieumerci Mbokani 3
Nikola Stulic 3
Shamar Nicholson 3
Vincent Janssen 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Lior Refaelov 2
Marco Ilaimaharitra 2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2

Head to Head

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 2019-03-10 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2020-08-30 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-08-22 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-08-15 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 KV Oostende W 2020-08-08 Club Brugge KV 0–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-03-07 KAA Gent 1–4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2020-03-01 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2020-08-30 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-08-22 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KAA Gent W 2020-08-16 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-08-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Excel Mouscron D 2020-03-07 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-02-29 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 KV Oostende W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi49% Draw27% Royal Antwerp FC24%
Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Draw
76%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
51%
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Royal Antwerp FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi30% Draw49% Royal Antwerp FC21%
Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Handicap Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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