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Belgian Pro League | Gameweek 2
Aug 5, 2023 at 5.15pm UK
Jan Breydelstadion

Cercle Brugge
2 - 0
Charleroi

Somers (16'), Denkey (43' pen.)
FT(HT: 2-0)

Knezevic (58'), Boukamir (76'), Heymans (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Belgian Pro League clash between Cercle Brugge and Charleroi, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Antwerp 1-0 Cercle Brugge
Sunday, July 30 at 12.30pm in Belgian Pro League
Last Game: Charleroi 1-1 Leuven
Saturday, July 29 at 5.15pm in Belgian Pro League

We said: Cercle Brugge 1-1 Charleroi

Despite losing the corresponding clash last season, Charleroi should get a point at a ground they got hammered 4-1 last term. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cercle Brugge win with a probability of 45.94%. A win for Charleroi had a probability of 28.91% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cercle Brugge win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (7.86%). The likeliest Charleroi win was 0-1 (7.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cercle Brugge would win this match.

Result
Cercle BruggeDrawCharleroi
45.94% (-3.2 -3.2) 25.15% (1.11 1.11) 28.91% (2.085 2.09)
Both teams to score 54.52% (-2.103 -2.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.33% (-3.488 -3.49)48.67% (3.484 3.48)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.21% (-3.256 -3.26)70.78% (3.251 3.25)
Cercle Brugge Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.79% (-2.733 -2.73)21.21% (2.728 2.73)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.9% (-4.42 -4.42)54.09% (4.415 4.42)
Charleroi Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.19% (-0.262 -0.26)30.8% (0.256 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.92% (-0.308 -0.31)67.08% (0.304 0.3)
Score Analysis
    Cercle Brugge 45.94%
    Charleroi 28.91%
    Draw 25.14%
Cercle BruggeDrawCharleroi
1-0 @ 10.13% (0.6 0.6)
2-1 @ 9.25% (-0.292 -0.29)
2-0 @ 7.86% (-0.191 -0.19)
3-1 @ 4.78% (-0.59 -0.59)
3-0 @ 4.06% (-0.469 -0.47)
3-2 @ 2.82% (-0.369 -0.37)
4-1 @ 1.85% (-0.414 -0.41)
4-0 @ 1.58% (-0.337 -0.34)
4-2 @ 1.09% (-0.253 -0.25)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 45.94%
1-1 @ 11.92% (0.62 0.62)
0-0 @ 6.53% (0.888 0.89)
2-2 @ 5.45% (-0.213 -0.21)
3-3 @ 1.11% (-0.154 -0.15)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.14%
0-1 @ 7.69% (0.999 1)
1-2 @ 7.02% (0.321 0.32)
0-2 @ 4.53% (0.56 0.56)
1-3 @ 2.76% (0.108 0.11)
2-3 @ 2.14% (-0.099 -0.1)
0-3 @ 1.78% (0.208 0.21)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 28.91%

How you voted: Cercle Brugge vs Charleroi

Cercle Brugge
68.8%
Draw
12.5%
Charleroi
18.8%
16
Head to Head
Jan 15, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 20
Charleroi
2-1
Cercle Brugge
Mbenza (44'), Hosseinzadeh (51')
Vanhoutte (27')
Oct 21, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 14
Cercle Brugge
4-1
Charleroi
Ueda (32', 57'), Gboho (73'), Kehrer (90')
Heymans (67' pen.)
Mar 19, 2022 5.30pm
Gameweek 29
Charleroi
5-0
Cercle Brugge
Kayembe (6'), Issouf Bayo (9', 35'), Heymans (41'), Zaroury (54')
Knezevic (19'), Wasinski (79')

Utkus (22')
Nov 20, 2021 3.15pm
Gameweek 13
Cercle Brugge
1-2
Charleroi
Daland (90')
Matondo (38'), Vanderhaeghe (65')

Ilaimaharitra (51'), Bessile (54'), Morioka (75'), Kayembe (89')
Dec 15, 2020 5.45pm
Gameweek 18
Cercle Brugge
3-4
Charleroi
Ugbo (17', 25'), Musaba (85')
Lopes (32'), Corryn (41')
Lopes (43')
Gholizadeh (63'), Nicholson (64'), Morioka (70'), Bruno (87')
Gholizadeh (42'), Benchaib (90+1')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Round
1CharleroiCharleroi54103451-1742
2KortrijkKortrijk52122864-3631
3RWD MolenbeekRWDM52123974-3530
4EupenEupen50142766-3925
Championship Round
1Club BruggeBrugge761080334745
2Anderlecht732267373043
3Union SGUnion SG721474403442
4Genk731357441334
5Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge723254441033
6Royal AntwerpAntwerp710658411729
Conference League Play-off Group
1GentGent760174462842
2MechelenMechelen73135348533
3Sint-Truiden72324657-1129
4Leuven73224356-1326
5Standard Liege70524256-1422
6Westerlo70345271-1918
 
Regular Season
1Union SGUnion SG30217263313270
2Anderlecht30189358302863
3Royal AntwerpAntwerp301410655272852
4Club BruggeBrugge30149762293351
5Genk301211751312047
6GentGent301211753381547
7Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge301451144341047
8MechelenMechelen30136113934545
9Sint-Truiden301010103546-1140
10Standard Liege30810123341-834
11Westerlo3079144254-1230
12Leuven3078153447-1329
13CharleroiCharleroi3078152648-2229
14EupenEupen3073202458-3424
15KortrijkKortrijk3066182257-3524
16RWD MolenbeekRWDM3058173167-3623


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