In this 21st week match, on Thursday Jan 19th, Sporting Charleroi will travel to Gent to battle Gent in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Gent sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Kortrijk. Hugo Cuypers struck first for Gent in the 7th minute, then Hugo Cuypers added another in the 69th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Gent should be reasonably happy with their performance, while sporting Charleroi sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Cercle Brugge. Charles Vanhoutte struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 27th minute, but Isaac Mbenza got the equalizer for Sporting Charleroi in the 44th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 51st minute on a goal by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh to cap off a wild match. Sporting Charleroi is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 4th of September, Sporting Charleroi hosted Gent at the Stade Du Pays De Charleroi in their last match together. Sporting Charleroi won by a score of 2 to 1. Hong Hyeon-seok struck first for Gent in the 22nd minute, then Ryota Morioka tied it up for Sporting Charleroi in the 37th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Adem Zorgane.
Sporting Charleroi hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ahmed Nadir Benbouali and Daan Heymans, and they each have 1 goal. Hugo Cuypers has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Gent.