Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

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Royal Antwerp FC

Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stade du Pays HT 45' · FT 45'

Stefan Knezevic 16' Y

Marco Ilaimaharitra 60' Y

Y 87' Michel-Ange Balikwisha

Y 90' Toby Alderweireld

Overview

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

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wesli De Cremer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-21 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-03-19 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2022-10-30 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-08-13 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-12-27 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Recent Form

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Royal Antwerp FC	H	3–2	W
06 Oct	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	2–1	W
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

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	2–3	L
08 Oct	KAS Eupen	H	4–1	W
04 Oct	FK Shakhtar Donetsk	H	2–3	L
30 Sep	KV Mechelen	A	0–0	D
27 Sep	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi		Royal Antwerp FC
#11	Position	#10
34	Points	35
30	Played	30
9 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 13
38	Scored	31
42	Conceded	32
-4	GD	-1
1.13	PPG	1.17
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 11th (34 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi host Royal Antwerp FC — let the battle begin!
5' Jean Butez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 103 appearances.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
16' Poor challenge from Stefan Knezevic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
21' Mandela Keita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Mandela Keita makes way for Gyrano Kerk at the 25 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
30' Royal Antwerp FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' 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.
45' A quiet spell here at Stade du Pays. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' Against the run of play, Nikola Stulic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' Parfait Guiagon, a Ivory Coast , has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' GOAL! Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scores on 56.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Marco Ilaimaharitra on 60 minutes.
65' Magnificent from Marco Ilaimaharitra! That is 13 goals in 262 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' A tactical swap from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi — Adem Zorgane on, Parfait Guiagon off on 70 minutes.
75' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 75 minute. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp leaves to be changed by George Ilenikhena.
76' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Owen Wijndal by Alhassan Yusuf on 76 minute.
77' Goal! George Ilenikhena scores his 17 goal in 434 matches.
79' The whistle greets Nikola Stulic as he departs to be replaced by Youssouph Badji.
84' Arthur Vermeeren is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Antwerp FC so far.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Michel-Ange Balikwisha on 87 minutes.
88' Sensational shot from Marco Ilaimaharitra. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi is back in the lead.
89' Isaac Mbenza makes way for Daan Heymans at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Toby Alderweireld is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — card on 90.
Another three points for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.

Lineups

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Felice Mazzù

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Owen Wijndal ↓ Alhassan Yusuf 76'
23
Toby Alderweireld
18
Vincent Janssen
24
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp ↓ George Ilenikhena 75'
1
Jean Butez
34
Jelle Bataille
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
27
Mandela Keita ↓ Gyrano Kerk 25'
44
Soumaila Coulibaly
11
Arbnor Muja
48
Arthur Vermeeren

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dieumerci Mbokani	3
Nikola Stulic	3
Shamar Nicholson	3
Lior Refaelov	2
Marco Ilaimaharitra	2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2
George Ilenikhena	2
Vincent Janssen	2

Head to Head

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2023-10-21 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-10-06 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–1 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 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

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-10-21 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-10-08 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KAS Eupen W 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-09-30 KV Mechelen 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-09-27 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 KAA Gent D 2023-09-23 Royal Antwerp FC 0–0 RWDM Molenbeek FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.48 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi49% Draw27% Royal Antwerp FC24%

Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

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	13%	87%

Double Chance

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Draw

75%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

51%

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Royal Antwerp FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi32% Draw48% Royal Antwerp FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

10.1%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Handicap	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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