On Tue Jan 25th, Kortrijk will travel to Charleroi to battle Sporting Charleroi in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. 6th placed Sporting Charleroi is fresh off their 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 on a feed from Manuel Benson 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 earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Kortrijk is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Gent. 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 17 points in their last 10 matches Kortrijk should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Sporting Charleroi and Kortrijk last played eachother at the Guldensporenstadion on Sat Oct 2nd. Kortrijk and Sporting Charleroi battled to a 2-2 draw. Faïz Selemani scored the first goal for Kortrijk in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then Shamar Nicholson got the equalizer for Sporting Charleroi in the 64th minute on a feed from Ryota Morioka .
Both Faïz Selemani and Dylan Mbayo have been the hottest scorers for Kortrijk in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Sporting Charleroi’s most prolific scorer has been Shamar Nicholson. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.