The two sides are preparing for First Division A - Play-Offs action happening on Friday when Charleroi meet KVC Westerlo.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Charleroi v KVC Westerlo game including the latest game odds.
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Charleroi
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Charleroi will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-1 First Division A - Play-Offs success vs Standard Liège.
In that game, Charleroi managed 47% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Charleroi was Nikola Štulić (50'). On the other side, Standard Liege got 15 shots at goal with 5 on target.
Charleroi haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They have managed to rack up 12 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
KVC Westerlo
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KVC Westerlo will come into the meeting after a 4-2 First Division A - Play-Offs win with the defeat of Dender in their last match.
In that game, KVC Westerlo managed 54% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For KVC Westerlo, the goalscorers were Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (45'), Matija Frigan (76'), Griffin Yow (88') and Serhiy Sydorchuk (90'). For their opponents, Dender got 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. Roman Květ (37') and Bruny Nsimba (62') scored for Dender.
Indicating their involvement in high-scoring encounters, we’ve had goals 25 times in the previous six matches in which KVC Westerlo have sent out their troops, making it a mean average of 4.17 goals per clash. Opposition teams have hit 11 of those goals.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 01/04/2023 tells us that these encounters have been miserable for KVC Westerlo. They have not been able to get any wins whatsoever while Charleroi have dominated them, running out winners in 83% of those matches.
In all, 20 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 13 for Les Zèbres and 7 netted by De Kempeneers. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
The last league clash between these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 3 on 11/04/2025 when the final score was KVC Westerlo 2-2 Charleroi.
The referee was Kevin Van Damme.
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Team News: Charleroi
Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the Charleroi gaffer Rik De Mil to be concerned with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Aiham Ousou (Adductor injury) will miss out.
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Team News: KVC Westerlo
From a largely healthy squad, there is only the lone fitness worry for the KVC Westerlo manager Timmy Simons to contend with. Jordan Bos (Hamstring injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
KVC Westerlo will likely create enough chances to score against this Charleroi lineup, although it is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.
We are anticipating a close game with a 2-1 win for Charleroi at the end of this one. Expecting it to be very competitive.
Lucas Pereira,
08:00 05/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Charleroi
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (15,000)
Captain: Adem Zorgane
Chairman: Fabien Debecq
Manager: Rik De Mil
Competitions: First Division A position 10
🔑 Star Player: Parfait Guiagon
Regularly taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Parfait Guiagon was born in Ivory Coast. After having made a senior debut playing for Charleroi in the 2023 - 2024 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has managed 5 league goals in this Pro League 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in 26 appearances.