📏 Form Guide

Antwerp

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Antwerp enter this match after a 1-1 First Division A - Play-Offs drawn match against Club Brugge.

In that match, Antwerp managed 35% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Antwerp was Michel-Ange Balikwisha (35'). On the other side, Club Brugge got 17 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Christos Tzolis (43') scored for Club Brugge.

Over their prior 6 fixtures, Andries Ulderink's Antwerp have scored a combined total of 7 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.17.

Charleroi

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Charleroi go into this encounter following on from a 2-1 First Division A - Play-Offs win versus Oud-Heverlee Leuven in their last match.

In that game, Charleroi managed 50% possession and 16 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Charleroi, the goals were scored by Cheick Keita (29'), Yacine Titraoui (43' Own goal) and Alexandre Stanić (88'). Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 14 shots at goal with 5 on target.

Charleroi have attacked well in their most recent fixtures, scoring 13 times in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Rik De Mil will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Charleroi have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same games. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern shall be replicated in this next game.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 19/03/2023, there has been little between the sides with Antwerp winning 3 of those games, Charleroi 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 23 in total at an average of 3.83 goals per match.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was First Division A match day 17 on 08/12/2024 when it finished Antwerp 1-3 Charleroi.

On that day, Antwerp had 57% possession and 23 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Their only player to score was Tjaronn Chery (91').

At the other end, Charleroi had 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Nikola Štulić (2', 54') and Stelios Andreou (49') scored.

The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg.

📋 Team News: Antwerp

Anthony Valencia (Cruciate ligament tear), Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems) and Vincent Janssen (Meniscus tear) are unavailable for Antwerp gaffer Andries Ulderink.

It’s our opinion that The Great Old could go for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, utilising Senne Lammens, Semm Renders, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Denis Odoi, Olivier Deman, Mahamadou Doumbia, Dennis Praet, M. Ange Balikwisha, Tjaronn Chery, Gyrano Kerk and Mohamed Bayo.

📋 Team News: Charleroi

Charleroi manager Rik De Mil has to currently contend with reduced team options. Grejohn Kyei (minor knock), Antoine Bernier (minor knock), Aiham Ousou (Adductor injury) and Massamba Sow (Achilles tendon problems) are those who can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that Les Zèbres appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Martin Delavallée, Jeremy Petris, Stelios Andreou, Cheick Keita, Vetle Dragsnes, Etienne Camara, Daan Heymans, Zan Rogelj, Yacine Titraoui, Parfait Guiagon and Nikola Stulic.

💭 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Charleroi might need a bit of good fortune to breach the defence of this Antwerp side who we think will likely end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

That’s why we have predicted a highly competitive game with a 1-0 advantage for Antwerp at the end of the 90 minutes.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Renata Leite, 16:00 29/05/2025