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

3 – 2

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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 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wesli De Cremer

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 Louviere 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

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
#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' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi have kicked off against Royal Antwerp FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi and Royal Antwerp FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Royal Antwerp FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' That is a card for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi. Stefan Knezevic will be fuming at that decision.
21' Royal Antwerp FC is showing some good football. However, Royal Antwerp FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Mandela Keita is replaced by Gyrano Kerk.
30' The 37-year-old Toby Alderweireld has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Ryota Morioka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting du Pays de Charleroi tonight.
40' Alhassan Yusuf has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
50' Goal! Nikola Stulic scores his 11 goal in 262 matches.
55' 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.
56' The deadlock is broken! Jurgen Ekkelenkamp gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
60' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi receives a card for a hard tackle on 60.
65' GOAL! Marco Ilaimaharitra scores on 65.
70' Parfait Guiagon makes way for Adem Zorgane at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi.
75' The whistle greets Jurgen Ekkelenkamp as he departs to be replaced by George Ilenikhena.
76' Royal Antwerp FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alhassan Yusuf is hanging Owen Wijndal on the field on 76 minute.
77' Against the run of play, George Ilenikhena has scored! This game has turned on its head.
79' The whistle greets Nikola Stulic as he departs to be replaced by Youssouph Badji.
84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
87' Michel-Ange Balikwisha picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
88' Marco Ilaimaharitra makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are in front.
89' Sporting du Pays de Charleroi ring the changes. Isaac Mbenza has done his job and it is now time for Daan Heymans to step up.
90' Poor challenge from Toby Alderweireld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting du Pays de Charleroi to claim maximum points.

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
Nikola Stulic	3
Shamar Nicholson	3
Dieumerci Mbokani	3
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2
George Ilenikhena	2
Vincent Janssen	2
Victor Osimhen	2
Lior Refaelov	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

1.4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Royal Antwerp FC 74% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi45% Draw26% Royal Antwerp FC29%

Actual: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Draw

71%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

55%

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Royal Antwerp FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi28% Draw47% Royal Antwerp FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Handicap	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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