Preview: Sporting Charleroi likely to beat RFC Seraing at Stade du Pays de Charleroi

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 04.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15000 seats)

Sporting Charleroi - RFC Seraing. 5th place meets 17th place. The ball is round - get a thorough overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • Sporting Charleroi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Pro League

This looks to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Sporting Charleroi form and stats

The story so far in the Pro League for Sporting Charleroi at their home stadium (Stade du Pays de Charleroi) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Sporting Charleroi.

A good away victory last time out for Charleroi, who won 1-0 against Sint-Truiden (placed 11th). Ozornwafor was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The defender Ozornwafor won 8 of 13 duels.

In the match before that, Sporting Charleroi hosted Kortrijk and drew the game 1-1.

Sporting Charleroi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sporting Charleroi have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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RFC Seraing form and stats

RFC Seraing have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-0-10 (12 played). Bitter travels for RFC Seraing as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the OH Leuven match.

RFC Seraing's last game was the home draw against AS Eupen (0-0). Maziz, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.34. Maziz hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Beerschot-Wilrijk.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Seraing's away games in the league this season with only 11 goals from 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The RFC Seraing manager Garcia has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels. RFC Seraing has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: RFC Seraing - Sporting Charleroi 1-3.

Top Goalscorers

RFC SeraingG. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
8 goals
Sporting CharleroiA. Gholizadeh
A. Gholizadeh
7 goals
RFC SeraingY. Maziz
Y. Maziz
7 goals

Sporting Charleroi missing players

RFC Seraing missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Charleroi RFC Seraing
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
11 4 3 Won W 0 2 7
7 4 0 Drew D 0 0 2
7 4 1 Lost L 4 10 16
40 14 9 Scored S 5 11 26
33 13 5 Conceded C 12 29 50
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
80% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 84%
60% 33% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 64%
36% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 36%
12% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 20%
44% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 44%
36% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
28% 42% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 50% 48%
 
4.9 6.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.7 4.5
6 5.2 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.2 5
1.5 1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
14.3 15.4 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.8 11
5 5.2 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.6
32% 22% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 33% 29%
 
14.4 10.4 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 19 15.6 12.8
4.9 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 6.2 5.5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of RFC Seraing's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • RFC Seraing have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • RFC Seraing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing have the most conceded goals (29) away in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • RFC Seraing haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 24 17 3 4 56 21 12 8 1 3 25 12 12 9 2 1 31 9 35 54
2 Club Brugge 24 12 9 3 45 30 12 6 6 0 24 12 12 6 3 3 21 18 15 45
3 Antwerp 23 13 5 5 43 26 12 7 3 2 25 13 11 6 2 3 18 13 17 44
4 Anderlecht 24 11 9 4 52 29 12 5 5 2 26 17 12 6 4 2 26 12 23 42
5 Sporting Charleroi 25 11 7 7 40 33 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 7 3 3 26 20 7 40
6 Gent 24 10 7 7 36 25 12 7 3 2 25 14 12 3 4 5 11 11 11 37
7 Cercle Brugge 25 10 4 11 35 30 13 4 2 7 15 16 12 6 2 4 20 14 5 34
8 Kortrijk 23 8 10 5 30 26 10 4 4 2 13 11 13 4 6 3 17 15 4 34
9 Mechelen 22 10 3 9 37 38 12 7 2 3 23 16 10 3 1 6 14 22 -1 33
10 Genk 23 9 5 9 45 36 11 5 3 3 24 16 12 4 2 6 21 20 9 32
11 Sint-Truiden 25 8 4 13 26 36 13 4 2 7 17 20 12 4 2 6 9 16 -10 28
12 Standard Liege 23 7 7 9 27 37 11 2 4 5 11 18 12 5 3 4 16 19 -10 28
13 KV Oostende 24 8 3 13 26 46 12 4 1 7 14 29 12 4 2 6 12 17 -20 27
14 AS Eupen 25 7 6 12 31 41 12 3 3 6 13 21 13 4 3 6 18 20 -10 27
15 OH Leuven 23 6 9 8 31 38 11 4 3 4 14 17 12 2 6 4 17 21 -7 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 24 6 7 11 36 52 12 3 3 6 18 28 12 3 4 5 18 24 -16 25
17 RFC Seraing 25 7 2 16 26 50 13 5 2 6 15 21 12 2 0 10 11 29 -24 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 24 3 4 17 23 51 13 3 1 9 11 24 11 0 3 8 12 27 -28 13

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 Union Saint-Gilloise 24 17 3 4 56 21 12 8 1 3 25 12 12 9 2 1 31 9 35 54
2 Club Brugge 24 12 9 3 45 30 12 6 6 0 24 12 12 6 3 3 21 18 15 45
3 Antwerp 23 13 5 5 43 26 12 7 3 2 25 13 11 6 2 3 18 13 17 44
4 Anderlecht 24 11 9 4 52 29 12 5 5 2 26 17 12 6 4 2 26 12 23 42
5 Sporting Charleroi 25 11 7 7 40 33 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 7 3 3 26 20 7 40
6 Gent 24 10 7 7 36 25 12 7 3 2 25 14 12 3 4 5 11 11 11 37
7 Cercle Brugge 25 10 4 11 35 30 13 4 2 7 15 16 12 6 2 4 20 14 5 34
8 Kortrijk 23 8 10 5 30 26 10 4 4 2 13 11 13 4 6 3 17 15 4 34
9 Mechelen 22 10 3 9 37 38 12 7 2 3 23 16 10 3 1 6 14 22 -1 33
10 Genk 23 9 5 9 45 36 11 5 3 3 24 16 12 4 2 6 21 20 9 32
11 Sint-Truiden 25 8 4 13 26 36 13 4 2 7 17 20 12 4 2 6 9 16 -10 28
12 Standard Liege 23 7 7 9 27 37 11 2 4 5 11 18 12 5 3 4 16 19 -10 28
13 KV Oostende 24 8 3 13 26 46 12 4 1 7 14 29 12 4 2 6 12 17 -20 27
14 AS Eupen 25 7 6 12 31 41 12 3 3 6 13 21 13 4 3 6 18 20 -10 27
15 OH Leuven 23 6 9 8 31 38 11 4 3 4 14 17 12 2 6 4 17 21 -7 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 24 6 7 11 36 52 12 3 3 6 18 28 12 3 4 5 18 24 -16 25
17 RFC Seraing 25 7 2 16 26 50 13 5 2 6 15 21 12 2 0 10 11 29 -24 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 24 3 4 17 23 51 13 3 1 9 11 24 11 0 3 8 12 27 -28 13

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