Match Report
Sporting Charleroi went into the game 3rd in the table on 34 points; Genk sat 1st on 38 — a 4-point gap. Sporting Charleroi's recent output lagged their position: 32nd on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Sporting Charleroi ran at 1.2 scored and 0.8 conceded, Genk at 1.1 and 0.6.
6 matches unbeaten backed Genk's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 40 meetings between the two: 9 for Sporting Charleroi, 18 for Genk and 13 drawn, at 2.93 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 68% of the meetings.
Stade du Pays de Charleroi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sporting Charleroi: Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (55'), Parfait Guiagon (69')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Charleroi 49% · Genk 51% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-6