The visiting Sporting Charleroi side should be favourites in this visit to Sint-Truiden, as the away team holds a 7 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Sporting Charleroi's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Sporting Charleroi have performed like this: Played one match resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat with the goal stats 1-3 (scored/conceded).
Sint-Truiden form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Sint-Truiden, who have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Pro League, so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Sint-Truiden will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Pro League game against Cercle Brugge (placed 16th). Ahead of that match, Sint-Truiden won a home game hosting KV Oostende (1-0).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sint-Truiden here at Staaien in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Sint-Truiden have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Sporting Charleroi have produced an overall stat of 3-3-1 so far.
Sporting Charleroi are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Pro League against AS Eupen (placed 12th). A 2-2 draw at Mechelen's stadium before that.
Sporting Charleroi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Sporting Charleroi have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sint-Truiden and Sporting Charleroi have met before this season: Sporting Charleroi - Sint-Truiden 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sint-Truiden 3 wins, 2 draws and Sporting Charleroi 5 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Boli 8 goals |   R. Morioka 6 goals |  Y. Suzuki 3 goals |
Sint-Truiden missing players
Sporting Charleroi missing players
| Sint-Truiden | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 13 | 21 |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 86% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 79% |
| 50% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 43% | 21% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 57% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 43% | 36% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 6.4 | 6.7 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
- Sporting Charleroi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sporting Charleroi have scored at least twice as many goals away as Sint-Truiden have scored home.
- Sporting Charleroi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sporting Charleroi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Gent | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Antwerp | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Genk | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -23 | 7 |