Charleroi vs Genk Prediction: A must win match for the visiting team

In the round 34 matches of the Jupiler Pro League, Charleroi and Genk will square off against one another at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi. The visiting squad from Genk is coming off a victory over Anderlecht, while the home team suffered a loss at the hands of Standard Liege the previous weekend.

Charleroi - confident of avoiding another league loss

After suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Standard Liège in their previous match in First Division A, Charleroi will be hoping for a better outcome in this contest. During that match, Charleroi had a possession percentage of 53% and 17 shots on goal, with 5 of those shots being on target. Ken Nkuba scored the goal for Charleroi in the 86th minute. Standard Liège, the team they were competing against, had ten shots on goal, with six of them finding the target. The goals for Standard Liège came from Noah Ohio in the 14th minute, Marlon Fossey in the 82nd minute, and Renaud Emond in the 91st minute. Felice Mazzù was Charleroi's captain, and his team had a combined total of nine shots on goal in the six games that came before this one. On the other end of the field, the total number of goals that have been scored against them during that time period is 8. Prior to this matchup, Charleroi had not been victorious in either of their previous two league encounters against Genk.

Genk - can not lose points yet

Genk will be coming into the match having just come off a victory in their most recent match, which was a First Division A match against Anderlecht that they won 5-2. During that game, Genk held 49% of the possession and had 14 shots on goal, with 9 of them finding the target. Mbwana Samatta in 36 minutes, Aziz Ouattara in 45 minutes, Joseph Paintsil in 49 minutes, 87 minutes, and Bilal El Khannouss in 53 minutes were the scorers for Genk. Anderlecht had a total of 13 shots on goal, just six of which were on target. Islam Slimani scored for Anderlecht in the 43rd minute, and Anders Dreyer scored in the 64th minute. In their last six encounters, Genk has scored 11 goals, demonstrating that they have no trouble getting past their opponents' defenses in the lead-up to this game. In spite of this, Genk has the potential to strengthen their defense since they have conceded goals in six of the aforementioned matches. Ahead of this matchup, Genk have not earned a victory on the road in any of their previous four league contests.

Head-2-Head Statistics

The head-to-head history between Sporting Charleroi and Genk is fairly strong. Over the course of the last four seasons, the two teams have played each other 44 times, and Sporting Charleroi has won 14 of those games, while Genk has won 22 of those games. A total of eight of the games played ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Sporting Charleroi scored 57 goals, while Genk was able to score 75 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

It is anticipated that this will be a challenging battle, and there is no question that both teams have talents that have the potential to determine this match for them. However, given the significance of this matchup, we will place our trust in the team that is now leading the league. We can predict a match in which both sides will score, in addition to a lot of goals being scored, as both teams have recently allowed goals to be scored against them.