Pro League: Sporting Charleroi expected to win home against Cercle Brugge

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15000 seats)

Sporting Charleroi have performed better than Cercle Brugge so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Sporting Charleroi and Cercle Brugge should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sporting Charleroi form and stats

3-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Sporting Charleroi, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Pro League, so far this season.

Sporting Charleroi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Genk. Before that game, the home loss against Standard Liege with the scoreline 1-2.

The Charleroi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Charleroi have conceded only 3 goals.

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Cercle Brugge form and stats

2-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cercle Brugge in their Pro League matches away.

D. Hotič, I. Ugbo (2), F. Kanoute and J. Marcelin scored in Cercle Brugge's previous match, the home game against Gent that ended 5-2. Prior to that result Cercle won their away game at AS Eupen. The scoreline was 2-1.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Cercle, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

The visiting Cercle have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cercle have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Charleroi, zero draws and four wins for Cercle Brugge. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CharleroiK. Rezaei
K. Rezaei
5 goals
Cercle BruggeI. Ugbo
I. Ugbo
4 goals
Sporting CharleroiM. Fall
M. Fall
3 goals

Sporting Charleroi missing players

Cercle Brugge missing players

Sporting Charleroi Cercle Brugge
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 2 5 9
6 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 2 3 4
15 7 1 Scored S 1 6 16
7 3 0 Conceded C 3 8 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 78%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 67%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 22%
56% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 56%
44% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.6 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
78 41 13 Total Shots T S 7 15 45
33 16 2 Shots on Target S O 2 3 21
45% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 200% 76%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Cercle Brugge have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Charleroi has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Pro League
  • Sporting Charleroi has the fewest conceded goals (7) in Pro League
  • Sporting Charleroi has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Pro League
  • Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Charleroi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting Charleroi have scored in all their 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 Antwerp 10 6 2 2 21 14 5 3 2 0 11 6 5 3 0 2 10 8 7 20
2 Club Brugge 10 6 1 3 23 8 5 3 0 2 9 4 5 3 1 1 14 4 15 19
3 Sporting Charleroi 9 6 1 2 15 7 4 3 0 1 7 3 5 3 1 1 8 4 8 19
4 Standard Liege 10 5 3 2 13 9 5 2 3 0 6 4 5 3 0 2 7 5 4 18
5 OH Leuven 10 5 3 2 17 15 5 3 1 1 7 6 5 2 2 1 10 9 2 18
6 Beerschot-Wilrijk 10 6 0 4 24 23 5 4 0 1 17 11 5 2 0 3 7 12 1 18
7 Anderlecht 10 4 5 1 20 15 5 2 3 0 9 5 5 2 2 1 11 10 5 17
8 KV Oostende 9 4 3 2 15 8 5 3 1 1 12 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 7 15
9 Cercle Brugge 9 5 0 4 16 12 4 3 0 1 10 4 5 2 0 3 6 8 4 15
10 Kortrijk 10 4 2 4 12 13 5 1 1 3 6 9 5 3 1 1 6 4 -1 14
11 Genk 9 3 4 2 14 14 5 2 2 1 9 7 4 1 2 1 5 7 0 13
12 AS Eupen 9 2 5 2 10 12 4 1 1 2 4 8 5 1 4 0 6 4 -2 11
13 Gent 9 3 0 6 14 16 4 2 0 2 9 6 5 1 0 4 5 10 -2 9
14 Sint-Truiden 10 2 3 5 11 19 5 2 2 1 6 4 5 0 1 4 5 15 -8 9
15 Mechelen 9 2 1 6 10 16 5 1 1 3 7 8 4 1 0 3 3 8 -6 7
16 Zulte-Waregem 10 2 1 7 11 24 5 1 0 4 6 14 5 1 1 3 5 10 -13 7
17 Waasland-Beveren 8 1 1 6 12 22 4 0 1 3 5 10 4 1 0 3 7 12 -10 4
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 9 0 3 6 3 14 5 0 1 4 1 6 4 0 2 2 2 8 -11 3

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.