Antwerp under pressure as Charleroi visit the Bosuilstadion

Charleroi arrive in Antwerp third in the table and unbeaten on the road, while the hosts are searching for a first win in five league games. Pressure is mounting on the home side.

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Match report

Antwerp beat Charleroi 3-0 in round 9 of the Jupiler Pro League. The first goal came in the 8th minute, when T. Somers scored with an assist from S. Renders. S. Porozo doubled the lead from a penalty in the 27th minute, and R. Van Helden made it 3-0 in the 47th minute, assisted by I. Salah. No red cards were shown.

Charleroi had more of the ball, 55% to 45%, and more shots, 16 to 8. Antwerp matched them on target with 5 shots each, and their expected goals figure of 1.45 was higher than Charleroi's 1.06. The top-rated player was Rein Van Helden, with 8.9. Before kickoff, PreviaXI's model had predicted a 0-1 scoreline and given Charleroi a 42% win probability, Antwerp 31% and a draw 27%, so the home side's clear victory went against that pre-match view.

Goals

8'T. Somers · S. Renders · Antwerp
27'S. Porozo (pen.) · Antwerp
47'R. Van Helden · I. Salah · Antwerp

Cards

11'A. Ousou · Charleroi
30'C. Mejia · Antwerp
80'M. Nzita · Charleroi
85'G. Nawata · Charleroi
88'C. Scott · Antwerp

Match stats

AntwerpCharleroi

45%Possession55%

8Shots16

5Shots on target5

1.45Expected goals (xG)1.06

5Corners5

16Fouls12

4Saves2

⭐ Top-rated player: Rein Van Helden (Antwerp) 8.9

Ratings and statistics: API-Football.

Confirmed lineups

Antwerp · 4-2-3-1

41Taishi Brandon NozawaG
17Semm RendersD
20Rein Van HeldenD
3Álvaro CortésD
5Daam FoulonD
6Bahmed DeuffM
48Arthur VermeerenM
80Carlos MejiaM
24Thibo SomersM
7Ibrahim SalahM
33Snayder PorozoF

Charleroi · 4-2-3-1

30Mohamed KonéG
3Kevin Van Den KerkhofD
4Aiham OusouD
95Cheick KeitaD
24Mardochee NzitaD
6Amine BoukamirM
18Yassine KhalifiM
14Patrick PflückeM
8Jakob Napoleon RomsaasM
20Freddy MbembaM
21Aurélien ScheidlerF

Match facts

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Last 5 league games, latest on the right

Goals per game

·	Scored	Conceded
Antwerp	1.5	2.5
Charleroi	2.0	0.9

League position

Pos	Team	P	GD	Pts
3	Charleroi	8	+9	21
13	Antwerp	8	-8	7

Last meetings

2026Antwerp0-1Charleroi
2026Charleroi2-1Antwerp
2026Antwerp0-2Charleroi
2025Charleroi1-1Antwerp
2025Antwerp1-2Charleroi

PreviaXI model

Antwerp31%Draw27%Charleroi42%

Predicted score: 0-1
Expected goals (model): 1.22 – 1.44
Double chance: 12 · 73%1X 58% · X2 69%
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams score: 54%
Expected corners: 10.05.2 – 4.8 · Over 9.5: 54%
Expected cards: 4.11.7 – 2.4 · Over 3.5: 57%

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →

Antwerp’s five-match slide

Charleroi arrive at the Bosuilstadion on Saturday as one of the in-form sides in the Jupiler Pro League, third in the table with 21 points from eight matches. Antwerp are 13th of 18 with seven points and a goal difference of -8, and five straight defeats have turned a poor start into a genuine crisis. Every home game now carries extra weight.

Charleroi’s steady climb

Charleroi have lost just once in eight league matches this season, and they have yet to lose away from home, winning all four of their road games. Their recent run is four wins from five, and they have built their position with a settled, consistent campaign.

Antwerp’s problems are most visible in front of their own supporters. They have won one of their four home league matches, and they have conceded 11 goals there. Across their last five league games they have scored only three times, and their 15 goals conceded in that period tell the story of a side struggling both to score and to stop the opposition.

Recent meetings tilt towards Charleroi

The head-to-head record is one-sided. Charleroi have won four of the last five meetings, with the other a 1-1 draw in August 2025. Antwerp have not beaten them in that run, and the visitors have scored eight goals to Antwerp’s three. The most recent meeting, a 1-0 win for Charleroi at this ground in May, was another game in which Antwerp could not find a way through.

Our prediction

This looks like a tight, physical contest with a clear edge for the visitors. Charleroi have the more reliable away record and the greater confidence, while Antwerp have struggled to create and to keep clean sheets in recent weeks. PreviaXI’s model also favours the visitors, and a narrow away win fits the pattern of both teams’ form, with the hosts likely to chase the game without finding the net enough.

Antwerp 0-1 Charleroi

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