On Sat Jan 22nd, in week 23, Sporting Charleroi hosts Gent in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 6th placed Sporting Charleroi, recorded a 0-3 loss against Antwerp. Michael Frey scored the first goal for Antwerp in the 11th minute, then Michael Frey added another in the 14th minute In the end, Sporting Charleroi was frustrated by Antwerp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Antwerp ended the match with the shutout victory. Sporting Charleroi is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while gent is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Kortrijk. Dylan Mbayo struck first for Kortrijk in the 8th minute on a feed from Billel Messaoudi, but Alessio Castro-Montes got the equalizer for Gent in the 44th minute . With 18 points in their last 10 matches Gent should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Sporting Charleroi and Gent last played eachother at the Ghelamco-arena on Sun Sep 12th. Sporting Charleroi was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Ali Gholizadeh scored the first goal for Sporting Charleroi in the 5th minute, then Mamadou Fall added another in the 12th minute.
Gent’s most prolific scorer has been Tarik Tissoudali. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Sporting Charleroi’s most prolific scorer has been Shamar Nicholson. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.