📊 Form Guide

Eupen

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Eupen will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-0 First Division A - Play-Offs defeat in their last game at the hands of Charleroi.

In that game, Eupen had 46% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Charleroi got 19 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Daan Heymans (14') was the scorer for Charleroi.

Eupen have really struggled up front of late. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 3 vs opposing sides during the course of their last six matches. In those meetings, Eupen have also seen the number of goals against them come to 10. We will have to see if that trend will be continued on in this game.

Charleroi

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It has become apparent that Charleroi have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous 6 encounters, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those matches, Les Zèbres have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 6.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 19/12/2021 shows us that Eupen have won 1 of them & Charleroi 5, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.

A combined total of 15 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from Pandas and 11 created by Les Zèbres. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 3 on 21/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Charleroi 1-0 Eupen.

On that day, Charleroi managed 54% possession and 19 shots on goal with 7 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Daan Heymans (14').

For their opponents, Eupen had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Wim Smet.

ℹ️ Team News: Eupen

Alfred Finnbogason (Muscle injury), Milos Pantovic (Hamstring muscle injury), Shayne Pattynama (minor knock) and Jason Davidson (Nose surgery) will not be taking part for Eupen gaffer Kristoffer Andersen.

ℹ️ Team News: Charleroi

Charleroi boss Rik De Mil has to choose a team with limited availability. Nadhir Benbouali (Knee problems), Jules Van Cleemput (Partial muscle tear) and Achraf Dari (minor knock) are those who can’t be considered.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Charleroi and Eupen should play out a closely-fought contest here.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore anticipating a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 18:00 26/04/2024