Gent and Sporting Charleroi are both riding high in the Pro League with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gent can neither be promoted or relegated from Pro League. Sporting Charleroi is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Gent form and stats
This stadium, GHELAMCO-arena, has been a fortress for Gent in the Pro League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-3-0.
Gent faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cercle Brugge (0-1). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Europa League home game that ended 1-1 versus Roma.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gent have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost three.
Gent are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at GHELAMCO-arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 37 goals in 14 matches. Gent have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Sporting Charleroi have produced an overall stat of 4-7-3 so far.
Sporting Charleroi are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Pro League against Standard Liege (placed 5th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Club Brugge wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Sporting Charleroi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and one defeat. From a total of three matches.
Sporting Charleroi have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Sporting Charleroi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sporting Charleroi - Gent 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Gent won three, Sporting Charleroi won five and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. David 18 goals |  K. Rezaei 11 goals |  R. Yaremchuk 10 goals |
Gent missing players
Sporting Charleroi missing players
| Gent | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 58 | 37 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 45 |
| 30 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| 54% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 46% |
| 39% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 57% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 46% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 211 | 133 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 88 | 190 |
| 97 | 61 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 33 | 76 |
| 60% | 61% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 58% | 59% |
- All of Gent's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gent has the most scored goals (37) at home
- Gent has the most scored goals (58)
- Gent has the most scored goals in the first half (30)
- Gent have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gent have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gent have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting Charleroi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 67 |
| 2 | Gent | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | Genk | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -17 | 32 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -23 | 29 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -26 | 23 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | -27 | 22 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -38 | 20 |