Belgian Pro League · Matchday 12 
Sporting Charleroi vs St.Truiden: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
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See today's ready predictions →Our record
Sporting Charleroi: 3 of 4 right
St.Truiden: 3 of 7 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Belgian Pro League, Matchday 12
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
- Since last match
- Sporting Charleroi: 14 days (Belgian Pro League) · Westerlo (1‑5) St.Truiden: 12 days (Belgian Pro League) · Zulte Waregem (4‑1)
- Next match
- Sporting Charleroi: 7 days (Belgian Pro League) later St.Truiden: 5 days (Conference League) later · Hajduk Split
Last starting XI
Sporting Charleroi 4-2-3-1
- 30 Koné
- 3 Van Den Kerkhof
- 4 Ousou
- 33 Solheid
- 2 Rowe
- 18 Khalifi
- 51 Kera
- 14 Pflücke
- 8 Romsaas
- 20 Mbemba
- 21 Scheidler
Coach: Mario Kohnen 
at Westerlo, 5-1 · First Division A · 7 Nov
St.Truiden 4-2-3-1
- 16 Kokubo
- 60 Vanwesemael
- 5 Taniguchi
- 26 Musliu
- 23 Pupe
- 8 Sissako
- 18 Ishiwatari
- 11 Mbuku
- 99 Shinkawa
- 10 Sebaoui
- 9 Baždar
Coach: Frederic De Meyer 
vs Zulte Waregem, 4-1 · First Division A · 8 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Sporting Charleroi
- DF Massamba SowInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Antoine BernierInjured · Day to day
St.Truiden
No absences reported.
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Sporting Charleroi
Low impact St.Truiden
Low impact Full squad available — no listed absences
Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Sporting Charleroi St.Truiden Sporting Charleroi Results above play quality (running hot) St.Truiden Playing above results (positive regression candidate) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Sporting Charleroi
St.Truiden
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Sporting Charleroi
- 1. FW Aurélien Scheidler 6G · 2ATeam attack 20.0% Team shots 21.0%
- 2. FW Freddy Mbemba 4G · 3ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 3. MF Patrick Pflücke 2G · 4ATeam attack 14.0% Team shots 11.0%
St.Truiden
- 1. FW Ilias Sebaoui 4G · 0ATeam attack 18.0% Team shots 19.0%
- 2. MF Nathanaël Mbuku 1G · 0ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 17.0%
- 3. FW Samed Baždar 1G · 1ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 10.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Sporting Charleroi | St.Truiden |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Both teams scored | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Clean sheet | 4/10 | 2/10 |
| Failed to score | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 2.3 / 1.2 | 1.8 / 1.6 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Sporting Charleroi
- W 5-1 at Westerlo (A) Belgian Pro League · 7 Nov
- W 5-2 vs
RAAL La Louvière (H) Belgian Pro League · 1 Nov - L 0-3 at
Royal Antwerp (A) Belgian Pro League · 24 Oct - W 1-0 at Renaissance Mons (A) Belgian Cup · 17 Oct
- W 1-0 at
Standard Liège (A) Belgian Pro League · 11 Oct
St.Truiden
- W 4-1 vs Zulte Waregem (H) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
- D 1-1 vs
Brann (H) Conference League · 5 Nov - L 1-2 vs
OH Leuven (H) Belgian Pro League · 1 Nov - L 2-3 at
Club Brugge (A) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct - W 1-0 at
FC Midtjylland (A) Conference League · 22 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Sporting Charleroi
- 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 4 scored, 2 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 4 scored, 3 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 6 scored, 2 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 5 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 5 scored, 1 conceded
St.Truiden
- 1-15 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 4 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 3 scored, 5 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 5 scored, 6 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 6 scored, 3 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 4 scored, 3 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Belgian Pro League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Sporting Charleroi
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Aurélien Scheidler (2 pens) | 6 | 2 |
| Freddy Mbemba | 5 | 3 |
| Patrick Pflücke | 2 | 4 |
| Jakob Napoleon Romsaas | 2 | 3 |
| Kévin Van Den Kerkhof | 2 | 2 |
St.Truiden
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Samed Baždar | 5 | 0 |
| Ilias Sebaoui (2 pens) | 4 | 3 |
| Ryan Merlen | 3 | 4 |
| Kaito Matsuzawa | 2 | 2 |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | 2 | 1 |
Goals and assists in the Belgian Pro League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Sporting Charleroi St.Truiden - 5.4 Corners won 6.1
- 4.2 Corners conceded 4.3
- 1.5 Yellow cards 1.6
- 1.4 Opponents' yellow cards 1.5
Per match in the Belgian Pro League this season. Average per club and match: 5.1 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
Sporting CharleroiSt.Truiden0 to 100 against this season's Belgian Pro League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
13Sporting Charleroi wins6St.Truiden wins28 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 31 Jan 2026 · Belgian Pro League St.Truiden 0-2 Sporting Charleroi
- 3 Aug 2025 · Belgian Pro League Sporting Charleroi 1-1 St.Truiden
- 21 Dec 2024 · Belgian Pro League Sporting Charleroi 2-1 St.Truiden
- 3 Aug 2024 · Belgian Pro League St.Truiden 1-4 Sporting Charleroi
- 23 Dec 2023 · Belgian Pro League St.Truiden 1-0 Sporting Charleroi
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Union St.Gilloise | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30:7 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27:9 | +18 | 28 |
| 3 |  Gent | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20:6 | +14 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26:13 | +13 | 27 |
| 5 |  Anderlecht | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14:12 | +2 | 20 |
| 6 |  Lommel | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15:13 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 |  Genk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18:15 | +3 | 15 |
| 8 | Standard Liège | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18:16 | +2 | 15 |
| 9 | Westerlo | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26:30 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12:17 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 |  KV Mechelen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13:20 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | St.Truiden | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18:24 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Zulte Waregem | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13:20 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 |  SK Beveren | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13:23 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 |  Cercle Brugge | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14:22 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | RAAL La Louvière | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13:24 | -11 | 7 |
| 18 |  Kortrijk | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4:23 | -19 | 4 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Belgian Pro League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Charleroi | 27 | ||||
| St.Truiden | 11 |
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