Tuesday’s First Division A - Play-Offs action will see Dender up against Charleroi.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Dender v Charleroi, scroll down (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Dender
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Dender will play in this fixture after a 4-4 First Division A - Play-Offs stalemate versus Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
In that game, Dender had 52% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Dender, the scorers were Mohamed Berte (3'), Dávid Hrnčár (57') and Aurélien Scheidler (74', 90'). At the other end, Oud-Heverlee Leuven had 16 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (22', 82'), William Balikwisha (33') and Siebe Schrijvers (39') scored for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
It’s been seldom in recent games that Dender have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Dender have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 13 goals in the process.
Charleroi
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Charleroi head into the clash after a 3-0 First Division A - Play-Offs win versus KV Mechelen in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Charleroi had 52% possession and 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. For Charleroi, goals were scored by Nikola Štulić (16', 62') and Daan Heymans (20'). Mechelen had 24 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target.
Rik De Mil's Charleroi have slotted home a total of 8 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during that same period adds up to 7.
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Head to head
A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 03/11/2007 tells us that Dender have won 1 of these games & Charleroi 5, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 0.
A combined sum of 18 goals were produced between them in these games, with 4 for Dender and 14 netted by Les Zèbres. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The previous league meeting featuring these sides was First Division A match day 24 on 01/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Charleroi 5-0 Dender.
On that day, Charleroi managed 60% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target. The scorers were Adem Zorgane (8'), Nikola Štulić (17', 44'), Daan Heymans (71') and Antoine Bernier (82').
Dender got 3 shots on goal with 2 on target.
The match was refereed by Nicolas Laforge.
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Team News: Dender
Ragnar Oratmangoen (infection), Tom Holmes (minor knock), Michael Lallemand (Ankle injury) and Karol Fila (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Dender gaffer Vincent Euvrard.
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Team News: Charleroi
In an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the Charleroi gaffer Rik De Mil to contend with. Aiham Ousou (Adductor injury) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Dender will really need to work well to score goals against this Charleroi team who we think might score & stay on top.
We’re therefore seeing a narrow 0-1 winning margin for Charleroi when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the full-time result market, victory for Dender is available for 3.4, a bet on a drawn result is 3.3 & putting your money on a victory for Charleroi can get you 2.15. Those are the best returns being offered right now.
Victor Martins,
10:14 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Dender
Formed: 1935
Stadium: Dender Football Complex (6,429)
Captain: Lennard Hens
Chairman: Sihar Sitorus
Manager: Vincent Euvrard
Competitions: First Division A position 12
🔑 Star Player: Mohamed Berte
Normally taking up the Striker position, Mohamed Berte was born in Brussels, Belgium. Having made his senior debut playing for Den Bosch in the 2021 - 2022 season, the gifted Forward has hit 5 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 season so far in a total of 28 appearances.