Home advantage could prove decisive in Sporting Charleroi - Zulte-Waregem battle

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15000 seats)

This is Pro League and Sporting Charleroi - Zulte-Waregem. In this preview you'll get numbers, scores, analysis, tendencies and stories!

Insights:
  • Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (71) in Pro League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

W W L W W

Sporting Charleroi form and stats

Sporting Charleroi have played 14 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-7 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Sporting Charleroi against Westerlo the last match, as Heymans, Bayo and Badji were on target. Manager Mazzù felt very clever after Badji scored the winning goal against Westerlo, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 77th minute. The versatile forward Bayo edged out all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 8.41 out of 10. Bayo scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Antwerp.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sporting Charleroi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 4 and lost 3.

The Charleroi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

L D L L L

Zulte-Waregem form and stats

Zulte-Waregem have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-5-8 (15 played).

Zulte-Waregem failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Antwerp (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-2. Dismas was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 6.95. The defender Dismas won 9 of 12 duels.

Before that, Zulte-Waregem travelled to Standard Liege and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Zulte-Waregem have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 11 league games.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zulte-Waregem have scored 16 goals in 15 league games away. Zulte-Waregem have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sporting Charleroi have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive games without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Zulte-Waregem.

The former head to head encounter ended Zulte-Waregem - Charleroi 1-3, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Zulte-WaregemJ. Vossen
J. Vossen
9 goals
Zulte-WaregemZ. Gano
Z. Gano
9 goals
Sporting CharleroiD. Heymans
D. Heymans
6 goals

Sporting Charleroi missing players

Zulte-Waregem missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Charleroi Zulte-Waregem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 5 15 31
13 6 2 Won W 1 2 5
5 1 1 Drew D 1 5 9
12 7 1 Lost L 3 8 17
39 18 9 Scored S 6 16 41
40 18 6 Conceded C 11 28 71
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 94%
57% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 58%
40% 36% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 40% 45%
17% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 13% 26%
53% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 60% 65%
30% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
23% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 40% 29%
 
4.3 4.6 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5 4.9
5 4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.7 4.7
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.4 2.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
11.4 12.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.1 10.7
4 4.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.7 3.7
33% 30% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 35%
 
12 9.2 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 15.1 13.6
4.5 3.6 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 5.3 4.9
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Sporting Charleroi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Charleroi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zulte-Waregem have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (71) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 30 21 5 4 69 30 15 12 1 2 37 12 15 9 4 2 32 18 39 68
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 30 20 5 5 61 36 15 11 2 2 29 14 15 9 3 3 32 22 25 65
3 Antwerp 31 19 6 6 55 25 15 11 2 2 33 10 16 8 4 4 22 15 30 63
4 Gent 31 16 6 9 61 34 15 9 3 3 26 13 16 7 3 6 35 21 27 54
5 Club Brugge 30 13 10 7 49 36 15 8 6 1 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 21 13 49
6 Standard Liege 31 14 7 10 51 41 15 8 3 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 22 25 10 49
7 Westerlo 31 14 6 11 60 52 16 8 3 5 40 26 15 6 3 6 20 26 8 48
8 Cercle Brugge 31 11 11 9 43 41 16 7 7 2 28 17 15 4 4 7 15 24 2 44
9 Sporting Charleroi 30 13 5 12 39 40 14 6 1 7 18 18 16 7 4 5 21 22 -1 44
10 Anderlecht 30 12 6 12 44 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 6 3 6 19 18 6 42
11 OH Leuven 30 10 9 11 44 43 15 5 5 5 22 21 15 5 4 6 22 22 1 39
12 Sint-Truiden 30 10 9 11 30 34 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 5 5 5 15 16 -4 39
13 Mechelen 29 9 6 14 39 53 15 7 5 3 28 23 14 2 1 11 11 30 -14 33
14 Kortrijk 31 8 6 17 35 56 15 4 4 7 14 25 16 4 2 10 21 31 -21 30
15 AS Eupen 30 7 6 17 39 62 15 4 4 7 21 27 15 3 2 10 18 35 -23 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 31 5 9 17 41 71 16 3 4 9 25 43 15 2 5 8 16 28 -30 24
17 KV Oostende 31 6 6 19 35 66 16 5 1 10 18 29 15 1 5 9 17 37 -31 24
18 RFC Seraing 31 5 4 22 26 63 16 1 3 12 7 28 15 4 1 10 19 35 -37 19

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 Genk 30 21 5 4 69 30 15 12 1 2 37 12 15 9 4 2 32 18 39 68
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 30 20 5 5 61 36 15 11 2 2 29 14 15 9 3 3 32 22 25 65
3 Antwerp 31 19 6 6 55 25 15 11 2 2 33 10 16 8 4 4 22 15 30 63
4 Gent 31 16 6 9 61 34 15 9 3 3 26 13 16 7 3 6 35 21 27 54
5 Club Brugge 30 13 10 7 49 36 15 8 6 1 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 21 13 49
6 Standard Liege 31 14 7 10 51 41 15 8 3 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 22 25 10 49
7 Westerlo 31 14 6 11 60 52 16 8 3 5 40 26 15 6 3 6 20 26 8 48
8 Cercle Brugge 31 11 11 9 43 41 16 7 7 2 28 17 15 4 4 7 15 24 2 44
9 Sporting Charleroi 30 13 5 12 39 40 14 6 1 7 18 18 16 7 4 5 21 22 -1 44
10 Anderlecht 30 12 6 12 44 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 6 3 6 19 18 6 42
11 OH Leuven 30 10 9 11 44 43 15 5 5 5 22 21 15 5 4 6 22 22 1 39
12 Sint-Truiden 30 10 9 11 30 34 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 5 5 5 15 16 -4 39
13 Mechelen 29 9 6 14 39 53 15 7 5 3 28 23 14 2 1 11 11 30 -14 33
14 Kortrijk 31 8 6 17 35 56 15 4 4 7 14 25 16 4 2 10 21 31 -21 30
15 AS Eupen 30 7 6 17 39 62 15 4 4 7 21 27 15 3 2 10 18 35 -23 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 31 5 9 17 41 71 16 3 4 9 25 43 15 2 5 8 16 28 -30 24
17 KV Oostende 31 6 6 19 35 66 16 5 1 10 18 29 15 1 5 9 17 37 -31 24
18 RFC Seraing 31 5 4 22 26 63 16 1 3 12 7 28 15 4 1 10 19 35 -37 19

More from Belgium - Pro League

Read more about Pro League

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.