The standings shows that 22 points split the pair of rivals in this Pro League match. Antwerp carry both the points- and home ground advantage.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Pro League
- Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their previous game. Let's hope for an in-your-face match!
Antwerp form and stats
11-2-1 is the performance here at Bosuilstadion so far in the Pro League, giving Antwerp a total of 35 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results! Two home wins in a row for Antwerp bring valid hopes of a third.
The Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 236 minutes without conceding a goal in the Pro League.
Antwerp are returning here after visiting RFC Seraing and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ekkelenkamp and Janssen scored the goal(s). Janssen, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best performer for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.93 (out of 10). Janssen scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Antwerp had a home game versus Mechelen which ended with a victory 5-0.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 11 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Goals decide football matches and Antwerp are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 14 league matches. Antwerp are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bosuilstadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sporting Charleroi playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Sporting Charleroi in their previous game as they lost hosting OH Leuven, 0-1. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. Mbenza got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Mbenza hit three key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kortrijk at their stadium, the result 1-0.Some information for sports gamblers considering a bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this game: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no team finding the net.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Charleroi have scored 17 goals in 14 league games away. 20 goals have been conceded by Sporting Charleroi in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Sporting Charleroi - Antwerp 1-0. Antwerp-Sporting Charleroi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Antwerp four wins, Sporting Charleroi four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Janssen 16 goals |  M. Balikwisha 5 goals |  J. Ekkelenkamp 5 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Sporting Charleroi missing players
| Antwerp | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 53 | 33 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 90% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 90% |
| 76% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 55% |
| 48% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 55% |
| 24% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 21% | 14% |
| 34% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 52% |
| 55% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 31% |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 21% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 39% | 49% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 31% |
| 10 | 8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13.2 | 11.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Antwerp have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the most clean sheets (16) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Pro League
- Antwerp is in the best form (4-2-0) in Pro League
- Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 39 | 67 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 62 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 29 | 60 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 49 |
| 5 | Gent | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 | Westerlo | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 38 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | -13 | 33 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -20 | 27 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -20 | 27 |
| 16 | KV Oostende | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 37 | -28 | 24 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -28 | 23 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 29 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 33 | -31 | 19 |
