The wait is almost over for the First Division A - Play-Offs action taking place on Saturday when Charleroi will be taking on Dender.
All Charleroi v Dender game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Charleroi
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Charleroi will be hoping to bounce back here after a 2-1 First Division A - Play-Offs defeat in their last game at the hands of Dender.
In that match, Charleroi managed 60% possession and 27 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Charleroi was Parfait Guiagon (20'). Dender had 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Roman Květ (54') and Aurélien Scheidler (69') scored for Dender.
Rik De Mil's Charleroi have netted 9 times over their prior 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games is 8.
Dender
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Dender have been a threat going forward in their most recent fixtures, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Dender have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same clashes. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be sustained here, though.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 05/04/2008 tells us that Charleroi have won 4 of them and Dender 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.
A sum of 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 14 of them from Les Zèbres and 6 netted by Dender. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.
The previous league game featuring the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 5 on 22/04/2025 and the score finished Dender 2-1 Charleroi.
On that occasion, Dender had 40% possession and 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Goals were scored by Roman Květ (54') and Aurélien Scheidler (69').
Charleroi got 27 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Parfait Guiagon (20') was the scorer.
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Team News: Charleroi
Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the sole fitness concern for the Charleroi manager Rik De Mil to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Aiham Ousou (Adductor injury) won’t play.
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Team News: Dender
Dender manager Vincent Euvrard has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Ragnar Oratmangoen (infection), Tom Holmes (minor knock), Fabio Ferraro (Ill), Noah Mbamba (Muscle injury), Michael Lallemand (Ankle injury) and Karol Fila (Cruciate ligament tear) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Charleroi should dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.
At the same time, Dender won’t find it easy finding the net themselves although we do reckon that they could well end up hitting back at some stage.
We reckon that it will be a 3-1 winning margin for Charleroi by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Renata Leite,
13:01 23/04/2025
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
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