The league table in Pro League tells a story about these teams so far, with Sporting Charleroi leading KV Oostende by 21 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Sporting Charleroi nor KV Oostende as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
Sporting Charleroi have performed here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi this season with 7 wins from 10 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Sporting Charleroi haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Anderlecht, 83 days ago. Sporting Charleroi has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. We remember; it was Anderlecht.
Sporting Charleroi's previous game was a Pro League match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus KV Oostende (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. 1-1 away at Royal Excel Mouscron before that.
As mentioned above, Sporting Charleroi "killed" KV Oostende in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The Sporting Charleroi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Sporting Charleroi have conceded only 8 goals.
KV Oostende form and stats
There's been little loot from KV Oostende's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Pro League. KV Oostende only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
R. Vargas was the last player to score for the away team. KV Oostende haven't scored a league goal in the last 216 minutes.
KV Oostende play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-5 to Sporting Charleroi (placed 2nd). Prior to that match, the KV Oostende manager K. Ingebrigtsen faced defeat when travelling to Mechelen and losing 0-1.
KV Oostende lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting KV Oostende as they have only managed to score 6 times from 11 away games in the league. KV Oostende have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sporting Charleroi - KV Oostende 5-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 4 - 4 (Sporting Charleroi wins - draws - KV Oostende wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Rezaei 8 goals |  R. Morioka 6 goals |   F. Sakala 6 goals |
Sporting Charleroi missing players
KV Oostende missing players
| Sporting Charleroi | KV Oostende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 35 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 41 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 81% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 43% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 57% |
| 45% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 64% | 43% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 5.8 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 139 | 92 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 59 | 106 |
| 61 | 39 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 32 | 54 |
| 57% | 46% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 41% |
- KV Oostende has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- KV Oostende has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- KV Oostende has the most conceded goals in the second half (30)
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as KV Oostende have scored away.
- 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 | Club Brugge | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 49 |
| 2 | Sporting Charleroi | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Gent | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Genk | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 23 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -19 | 18 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -24 | 17 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -27 | 11 |