Match Report
The table read 4th (Dender, 25 pts) against 3rd (Sporting Charleroi, 34 pts), 9 points apart. Sporting Charleroi had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Dender ran at 1.17 scored and 1.83 conceded, Sporting Charleroi at 1.2 and 0.8.
6 games without a win framed Dender's arrival. Five consecutive defeats weighed on Sporting Charleroi.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Dender, 0 draws and 4 for Sporting Charleroi, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 83% of the meetings won by the home side. 83% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Van Roystadion, capacity 8,157, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dender led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Dender: Roman Kvet (21'), David Hrncar (39') · Sporting Charleroi: Aurélien Scheidler (6'), Antoine Colassin (78')
Key stats
Possession: Dender 43% · Sporting Charleroi 57% · Total shots: 15-22 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 5-13