Match Report
The table read 3rd (Sporting Charleroi, 34 pts) against 2nd (Cercle Brugge, 41 pts), 7 points apart. Sporting Charleroi ranked just 32nd in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/0.8 for Sporting Charleroi and 2.33/1.83 for Cercle Brugge (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Sporting Charleroi were unbeaten in 5.
29 meetings are on record — 14 won by Sporting Charleroi, 12 by Cercle Brugge, 3 drawn, at 2.93 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 62% of the meetings won by the home side.
The venue was Stade du Pays de Charleroi in Charleroi, with room for 15,000 spectators.
Goal scorers
Sporting Charleroi: Aurélien Scheidler (17'), Parfait Guiagon (58'), Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (80') · Cercle Brugge: Gary Magnée (11'), Nazinho (28'), Oumar Diakité (34'), Gary Magnée (68')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Charleroi 73% · Cercle Brugge 27% · Total shots: 28-11 · On target: 9-7 · Corners: 6-3