Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Club Brugge (1st, 57 pts) and Sporting Charleroi (3rd, 34 pts). Sporting Charleroi's recent output lagged their position: 32nd on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/0.8 for Sporting Charleroi and 3.2/0.9 for Club Brugge (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Sporting Charleroi entered with four losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Sporting Charleroi held 1 points of 15 and Club Brugge 10.
Across 39 recorded meetings, Sporting Charleroi have 5 wins to Club Brugge's 25, with 9 draws, at 2.79 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stade du Pays de Charleroi (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Charleroi led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Sporting Charleroi: Check Keita (35') · Club Brugge: Christos Tzolis (74'), Joel Ordóñez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Charleroi 39% · Club Brugge 61% · Total shots: 9-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 2-4