Sporting Charleroi perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Zulte-Waregem can look both up and down from their 7th position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
Sporting Charleroi have performed here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi this season with 7 wins from 11 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
Sporting Charleroi haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 265 minutes ago. M. Fall scored that one.
In their previous game, the manager K. Belhocine led his Sporting Charleroi to a defeat in the Pro League match away at Genk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. Before that, Sporting Charleroi drew at home versus Club Brugge.
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 Sporting Charleroi's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won three matches, drawn two and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pro League game versus Mechelen in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi.
A decent goal production from Sporting Charleroi in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Sporting Charleroi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
There's been little loot from Zulte-Waregem's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Pro League. Zulte-Waregem only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Zulte-Waregem, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Impressive finishing from D. De fauw, G. Bruno, J. Vossen (2) and S. Berahino secured the home win 5-0 against Waasland-Beveren in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Antwerp's place.
As mentioned above, Zulte-Waregem was the only team on the pitch versus Waasland-Beveren in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
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 Zulte-Waregem playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, one draw and zero home wins.
The attacking power of Zulte-Waregem when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zulte-Waregem have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Zulte-Waregem - Sporting Charleroi 3-1. Sporting Charleroi-Zulte-Waregem H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting Charleroi five wins, Zulte-Waregem three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Rezaei 8 goals |   G. Bruno 8 goals |  C. Larin 7 goals |
Sporting Charleroi missing players
Zulte-Waregem missing players
| Sporting Charleroi | Zulte-Waregem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 36 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 37 |
| 19 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | 33 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 74% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 48% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 42% | 50% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 48% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 33% |
| 43% | 55% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 38% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 154 | 82 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 66 | 135 |
| 60 | 33 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 29 | 66 |
| 60% | 55% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | 56% |
- 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 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 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 40 | 57 |
| 2 | Gent | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 48 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 6 | Genk | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 29 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 26 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 21 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -29 | 20 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 29 | -30 | 11 |