Tuesday , 28 July 2026

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
1 – 2
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 16:15 UTC Stade du Pays de Charleroi HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 33' Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba
Y 45' Selim Amallah
Shamar Nicholson 46' Y
Y 72' Zinho Vanheusden
Marco Ilaimaharitra 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Stade du Pays de Charleroi.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruben Wyns
  • Referee Nathan Verboomen
  • Referee Florian Lemaire
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen
  • Referee Frederik Geldhof
  • Referee

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 Liège 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 Louvière Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

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Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 15 games · Avg 2.1 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-03-01 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-09-29 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2018-12-26 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2018-09-15 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Recent Form

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Royal Standard de Liège H 1–2 L
01 Oct KKS Lech Poznań H 1–2 L
27 Sep Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–1 D
24 Sep FK Partizan Beograd H 2–1 W
18 Sep Beerschot VA H 3–1 W
13 Sep SV Zulte-Waregem A 2–0 W
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 2–1 W
01 Oct MOL Fehervar FC H 3–1 W
27 Sep SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–2 D
24 Sep FK Vojvodina Novi Sad H 2–1 W
20 Sep KV Kortrijk H 2–1 W
17 Sep Bala Town FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Royal Standard de Liège
#11 Position #8
34 Points 40
30 Played 30
9 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 12
38 Scored 27
42 Conceded 35
-4 GD -8
1.13 PPG 1.33
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi are 11th (34 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi gets underway.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. Sporting du Pays de Charleroi seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Royal Standard de Liege 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.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting du Pays de Charleroi and Royal Standard de Liege are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The travelling Royal Standard de Liege supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Royal Standard de Liege have won 363 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba.
  • 36' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 36 minute. Jackson Muleka leaves to be changed by Duje Cop.
  • 41' Royal Standard de Liege is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Selim Amallah gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shamar Nicholson.
  • 46' The Sporting du Pays de Charleroi bench stirs into life. Steeven Willems is withdrawn and Modou Diagne gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Royal Standard de Liege come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Dorian Dessoleil is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liege so far.
  • 60' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba is withdrawn and William Balikwisha gets his opportunity.
  • 65' William Balikwisha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Standard de Liege tonight.
  • 70' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 72' The referee shows Royal Standard de Liege player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 79' Goal! William Balikwisha scores his 8 goal in 372 matches.
  • 84' A goal from the Belgium international Nicolas Raskin! He fires home on 84 to make it 0-2!
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for David Henen. He replaces Guillaume Gillet on 85 minute.
  • 87' Selim Amallah makes way for Eden Shamir at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 87' Goal! Mamadou Fall scores his 25 goal in 199 matches.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marco Ilaimaharitra.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Royal Standard de Liege to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mamadou Fall 4
Paul-Jose Mpoku 2
Shamar Nicholson 2
Isaac Mbenza 1
Michel-Ange Balikwisha 1
Leandre Kuavita 1
Jackson Tchatchoua 1
Oday Dabbagh 1

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-03-01 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-09-29 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2018-12-26 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2018-09-15 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi Form

2020-10-04 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-10-01 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 KKS Lech Poznań L 2020-09-27 Royal Excel Mouscron 1–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2020-09-24 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 2–1 FK Partizan Beograd W 2020-09-18 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 3–1 Beerschot VA W 2020-09-13 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-10-04 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-10-01 Royal Standard de Liège 3–1 MOL Fehervar FC W 2020-09-27 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2020-09-24 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 FK Vojvodina Novi Sad W 2020-09-20 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk W 2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Royal Standard de Liège 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi35% Draw30% Royal Standard de Liège35%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
65%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
65%
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi or Royal Standard de Liège
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi25% Draw50% Royal Standard de Liège25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting du Pays de Charleroi

Handicap Sporting du Pays de Charleroi covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting du Pays de Charleroi keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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