In a weekend match on Sunday Jan 16th, in week 22, Antwerp hosts Sporting Charleroi at Bosuilstadion in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Antwerp is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Genk. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the 32nd minute on a feed from Theo Bongonda, then Viktor Fischer got the equalizer for Antwerp in the 82nd minute on a feed from Manuel Benson earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Antwerp should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 7th placed Sporting Charleroi, recorded a 0-3 loss against OH Leuven. Casper De Norre scored the first goal for OH Leuven in the 17th minute, then Moussa Al Tamari added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Xavier Mercier In the end, Sporting Charleroi couldn’t muster any offence and OH Leuven ran away with the shutout win. Sporting Charleroi should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Antwerp and Sporting Charleroi last played eachother at the Stade Du Pays De Charleroi on Friday Aug 13th. Sporting Charleroi and Antwerp battled to a 1-1 draw. Viktor Fischer struck first for Antwerp in the 38th minute, then Anass Zaroury tied it up for Sporting Charleroi in the 57th minute on a feed from Shamar Nicholson squeezing out at least the one point for Sporting Charleroi.
Shamar Nicholson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Sporting Charleroi. For Antwerp, their top scorers are Balikwisha and Radja Nainggolan, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.