About Match
In the standings it is Sporting Charleroi 4th on 12 points, Gent 1st on 15 — separated by 3. In league terms the two rates read 2.2/1 for Sporting Charleroi and 2/0.4 for Gent (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53. A win would lift Sporting Charleroi to 15 points and up to 1st, overtaking Gent (other results unchanged).
Gent come in having won six on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
40 meetings are on record — 14 won by Sporting Charleroi, 15 by Gent, 11 drawn, at 2.53 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
The venue is Stade du Pays de Charleroi in Charleroi, with room for 15,000 spectators.