Sporting Charleroi vs Genk full preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 23.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15000 seats)

Top-ranking Genk land at Sporting Charleroi after their 5-2-result against Anderlecht. Get out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Sporting Charleroi have the most points from losing position (19) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (76) in Pro League

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an active match!

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Sporting Charleroi form and stats

Sporting Charleroi have played 16 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-1-8 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Mazzù led his Charleroi to a defeat away at Standard Liège. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in three league rounds. Nkuba (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Nkuba scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).

Before that, Sporting Charleroi had a home game versus Zulte-Waregem which ended with a victory 3-2.

Sporting Charleroi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. Charleroi have conceded 25 from these games.

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Genk form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Genk, who have the most scored goals (76) in Pro League, have produced an overall stat of 9-4-3 so far.

Genk won their last game, 5-2 versus Anderlecht played at home. A bonkers game with masses of goals last time out for Genk, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this fixture be as gleeful? Paintsil got a match rating of 8.43 in that game, top player of the team. Paintsil scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, the Genk manager Vrancken faced defeat when travelling to Standard Liège and losing 0-2.

20 goals have been conceded by Genk in these games.

Head 2 Head

Genk have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Sporting Charleroi.

The former head to head match ended Genk - Sporting Charleroi 4-1, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
14 goals
GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
10 goals
GenkM. Ndayishimiye
M. Ndayishimiye
8 goals

Sporting Charleroi missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Charleroi Genk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
14 7 2 Won W 3 9 23
5 1 0 Drew D 2 4 5
14 8 3 Lost L 0 3 5
43 21 4 Scored S 9 32 76
50 25 6 Conceded C 5 20 35
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
61% 62% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 82%
61% 62% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 70%
45% 44% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 50% 48%
21% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 24%
55% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 69% 67%
27% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 19% 24%
24% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 12%
 
4.3 4.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.3 6.2
5 4.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.1 4.6
2.1 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.8 1.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
11.8 13.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 12.6 14.3
4.1 4.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.9 5.7
33% 30% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 41% 40%
 
11.8 9.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 14.2 11.6
4.6 3.7 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.8 3.8
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Genk have the most scored goals (76) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (43) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+41) in Pro League
  • Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Charleroi have the most points from losing position (19) in Pro League
  • Sporting Charleroi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 33 23 5 5 76 35 17 14 1 2 44 15 16 9 4 3 32 20 41 74
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 33 22 6 5 66 39 17 13 2 2 33 16 16 9 4 3 33 23 27 72
3 Antwerp 33 21 6 6 58 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 16 8 4 4 22 15 32 69
4 Gent 33 16 8 9 63 36 16 9 4 3 27 14 17 7 4 6 36 22 27 56
5 Club Brugge 33 15 11 7 54 36 16 9 6 1 33 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 18 56
6 Standard Liège 33 16 7 10 56 42 17 10 3 4 34 17 16 6 4 6 22 25 14 55
7 Westerlo 33 14 8 11 60 52 17 8 4 5 40 26 16 6 4 6 20 26 8 50
8 Cercle Brugge 33 12 11 10 47 44 17 8 7 2 31 18 16 4 4 8 16 26 3 47
9 Sporting Charleroi 33 14 5 14 43 50 16 7 1 8 21 25 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 47
10 Anderlecht 33 13 7 13 47 43 16 6 4 6 25 20 17 7 3 7 22 23 4 46
11 OH Leuven 33 12 9 12 53 46 16 6 5 5 26 22 17 6 4 7 27 24 7 45
12 Sint-Truiden 33 11 9 13 37 39 16 6 4 6 20 18 17 5 5 7 17 21 -2 42
13 Mechelen 33 10 7 16 46 61 17 7 6 4 29 27 16 3 1 12 17 34 -15 37
14 Kortrijk 33 8 7 18 35 57 16 4 5 7 14 25 17 4 2 11 21 32 -22 31
15 AS Eupen 33 7 7 19 40 68 17 4 4 9 22 33 16 3 3 10 18 35 -28 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 33 6 9 18 48 75 16 3 4 9 25 43 17 3 5 9 23 32 -27 27
17 KV Oostende 33 6 6 21 35 75 17 5 1 11 18 33 16 1 5 10 17 42 -40 24
18 RFC Seraing 33 5 4 24 27 67 16 1 3 12 7 28 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 19

Table
  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 33 23 5 5 76 35 17 14 1 2 44 15 16 9 4 3 32 20 41 74
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 33 22 6 5 66 39 17 13 2 2 33 16 16 9 4 3 33 23 27 72
3 Antwerp 33 21 6 6 58 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 16 8 4 4 22 15 32 69
4 Gent 33 16 8 9 63 36 16 9 4 3 27 14 17 7 4 6 36 22 27 56
5 Club Brugge 33 15 11 7 54 36 16 9 6 1 33 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 18 56
6 Standard Liège 33 16 7 10 56 42 17 10 3 4 34 17 16 6 4 6 22 25 14 55
7 Westerlo 33 14 8 11 60 52 17 8 4 5 40 26 16 6 4 6 20 26 8 50
8 Cercle Brugge 33 12 11 10 47 44 17 8 7 2 31 18 16 4 4 8 16 26 3 47
9 Sporting Charleroi 33 14 5 14 43 50 16 7 1 8 21 25 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 47
10 Anderlecht 33 13 7 13 47 43 16 6 4 6 25 20 17 7 3 7 22 23 4 46
11 OH Leuven 33 12 9 12 53 46 16 6 5 5 26 22 17 6 4 7 27 24 7 45
12 Sint-Truiden 33 11 9 13 37 39 16 6 4 6 20 18 17 5 5 7 17 21 -2 42
13 Mechelen 33 10 7 16 46 61 17 7 6 4 29 27 16 3 1 12 17 34 -15 37
14 Kortrijk 33 8 7 18 35 57 16 4 5 7 14 25 17 4 2 11 21 32 -22 31
15 AS Eupen 33 7 7 19 40 68 17 4 4 9 22 33 16 3 3 10 18 35 -28 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 33 6 9 18 48 75 16 3 4 9 25 43 17 3 5 9 23 32 -27 27
17 KV Oostende 33 6 6 21 35 75 17 5 1 11 18 33 16 1 5 10 17 42 -40 24
18 RFC Seraing 33 5 4 24 27 67 16 1 3 12 7 28 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 19

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