Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Sporting Charleroi welcomes KV Oostende

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 15.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15000 seats)

It's game two of the Pro League season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Sporting Charleroi-KV Oostende!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Sporting Charleroi form and stats

Charleroi are returning here after visiting Club Brugge in a Pro League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. R. Morioka scored the goal(s). Before that match, a win away at Gent.

Last season, Sporting Charleroi's league statistics were 15 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Pro League. Over these 29 matches they scored 49 goals and conceded 23. Playing at home last season Sporting Charleroi managed 10-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 9 conceded.

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KV Oostende form and stats

Oostende might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Beerschot-Wilrijk proved too strong as KV Oostende slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Versluys Arena. A 2-4 loss hosting Genk before that.

Let's have a look at how KV Oostende performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 4 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 58 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 12 with 9/31 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

CharleroiR. Morioka
R. Morioka
1 goals
KV OostendeK. Vandendriessche
K. Vandendriessche
1 goals

Sporting Charleroi missing players

KV Oostende missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Charleroi KV Oostende
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 12
10 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 13
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
Sporting Charleroi Last season KV Oostende
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 14   Played P   14 29
15 10   Won W   1 6
9 2   Drew D   1 4
5 2   Lost L   12 19
49 26   Scored S   9 29
23 9   Conceded C   31 58
93% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 79%
48% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 59%
24% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 41%
7% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 17%
48% 36%   BTTS BTTS   50% 59%
41% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 3%
17% 14%   Failed to Score F T   50% 38%
 
5.2 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.2
5.4 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.7
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.4
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
204 102   Total Shots T S   72 136
85 43   Shots on Target S O   38 68
58% 60%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 43%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Waasland-Beveren 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Beerschot-Wilrijk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Genk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Sint-Truiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sporting Charleroi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Standard Liège 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Mechelen 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Antwerp 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 AS Eupen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 OH Leuven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Royal Excel Mouscron 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Gent 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 KV Oostende 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Zulte-Waregem 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Cercle Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Club Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Kortrijk 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 29 21 7 1 58 14 15 12 3 0 33 5 14 9 4 1 25 9 44 70
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 15 11 3 1 38 14 14 5 4 5 21 20 25 55
3 Sporting Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 14 10 2 2 26 9 15 5 7 3 23 14 26 54
4 Antwerp 29 15 8 6 49 32 14 10 4 0 28 12 15 5 4 6 21 20 17 53
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 15 9 4 2 24 9 14 5 3 6 23 23 15 49
6 Mechelen 29 13 5 11 46 43 15 6 4 5 25 24 14 7 1 6 21 19 3 44
7 Genk 29 13 5 11 45 42 14 8 1 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 24 24 3 44
8 Anderlecht 29 11 10 8 45 29 15 7 5 3 29 12 14 4 5 5 16 17 16 43
9 Zulte-Waregem 29 10 6 13 41 49 14 7 2 5 30 17 15 3 4 8 11 32 -8 36
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 29 9 9 11 38 40 15 6 5 4 22 17 14 3 4 7 16 23 -2 36
11 Kortrijk 29 9 6 14 40 44 15 5 3 7 24 22 14 4 3 7 16 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 6 14 33 50 14 4 5 5 17 18 15 5 1 9 16 32 -17 33
13 AS Eupen 29 8 6 15 28 51 14 4 4 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 30
14 Cercle Brugge 29 7 2 20 27 54 14 5 1 8 16 23 15 2 1 12 11 31 -27 23
15 KV Oostende 29 6 4 19 29 58 15 5 3 7 20 27 14 1 1 12 9 31 -29 22
16 Waasland-Beveren 29 5 5 19 21 60 14 3 2 9 12 30 15 2 3 10 9 30 -39 20

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 Waasland-Beveren 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Beerschot-Wilrijk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Genk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Sint-Truiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sporting Charleroi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Standard Liège 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Mechelen 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Antwerp 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 AS Eupen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 OH Leuven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Royal Excel Mouscron 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Gent 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 KV Oostende 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Zulte-Waregem 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Cercle Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Club Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Kortrijk 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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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.