Sporting Charleroi have played really well so far, being 4th spot in the table. KV Oostende can look both up and down the table from the 12th spot.
- Sporting Charleroi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- KV Oostende have the most points from losing position (13) in Pro League
This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
Sporting Charleroi have collected 11 points from their Pro League home games so far after 3-2-3.
Happy days for Charleroi in their previous game, a Pro League match away at Standard Liege (placed 13th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Preceding that match was the home game against Anderlecht that was lost 1-3.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Charleroi's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won four matches, drawn two and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Charleroi in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Charleroi have conceded 9 in these home matches.
KV Oostende form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for KV Oostende so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Oostende are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Oostende go into this game after a win, the home game against AS Eupen that ended 2-1. Nick Batzner came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against AS Eupen last time out, making the manager A. Blessin feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Maxime D'Arpino was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.44/10. D'Arpino hit the woodwork once and hit eight key passes.
Prior to that match, the KV Oostende manager A. Blessin faced defeat when travelling to Kortrijk and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and KV Oostende playing away, we found eight games. Results were one away win, zero draws and seven home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kortrijk in just four days.
The visiting Oostende have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Oostende have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended KV Oostende - Charleroi 0-3, played this season. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Sporting Charleroi, three draws and three wins for KV Oostende. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Nicholson 10 goals |   M. Gueye 10 goals |  A. Gholizadeh 5 goals |
Sporting Charleroi missing players
KV Oostende missing players
| Sporting Charleroi | KV Oostende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 94% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 65% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 65% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 53% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 29% | 38% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 24% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 62% | 41% |
| 5.4 | 7 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 16.4 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 38% | 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 31% |
| 13.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 15.9 | 14 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
- KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- KV Oostende have the most points from losing position (13) in Pro League
- KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Charleroi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 37 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Genk | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 20 |
| 13 | Standard Liege | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | RFC Seraing | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 9 |