Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 19 · 19:45 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Charleroi 3rd · 21 pts · 8 played
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Genk 7th · 12 pts · 8 played
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Away travel97 kmRest days6.3 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Charleroi—%
Draw—%
Genk—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Charleroi)

Forecast from 4 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Charleroi and Genk. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

CharleroiGenk
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
43 AttackIn forecast 46
50 DefenceIn forecast 50
80 Form indexContext 49
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Charleroi

Attack—
Defense risk—

Genk

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CharleroiGenk
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.88 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.86 xGVia Att/Def 2.18
0.73 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.89
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
100% Scored inContext 75%
50% Clean sheetsContext 38%
16.75 ShotsContext 13.88
5.63 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
34% On target shareContext 36%
11.63 Shots in the boxContext 9.38
69% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 14%
1.86 OffsidesContext 2.83
10.88 Shots allowedContext 13.50
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.75
4.57 BlocksContext 5.29
2.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
79% Save rateContext 67%
57% PossessionIn forecast 54%
496 PassesContext 499
421 Accurate passesContext 432
85% Pass accuracyContext 87%
7.10 Team ratingContext 6.97
10.13 FoulsContext 11.25
13.38 Fouls sufferedContext 10.38
1.13 Yellow cardsContext 1.88
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.84 xGVia Att/Def 2.14
0.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.87
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.34
100% Scored inContext 70%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
16.80 ShotsContext 15.50
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
34% On target shareContext 37%
11.80 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
70% Box shareContext 68%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.75
10.40 Shots allowedContext 13.40
3.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
4.50 BlocksContext 5.11
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
83% Save rateContext 72%
58% PossessionIn forecast 54%
484 PassesContext 497
411 Accurate passesContext 429
85% Pass accuracyContext 86%
7.08 Team ratingContext 7.01
10.10 FoulsContext 11.30
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Charleroi
Rest6.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km99 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 80 · 12 pts vs 8.1 for an average club · +4.5 vs expected
  • W11 OctA · Standard Liege1–01.4 xPts
  • W19 SepH · Cercle Brugge3–21.9 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Zulte Waregem1–01.2 xPts
  • L5 SepH · Union St. Gilloise2–31.2 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Kortrijk3–11.8 xPts
Genk
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel97 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 49 · 8 pts vs 8.1 for an average club · -0.4 vs expected
  • W10 OctH · Kortrijk3–02.4 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Club Brugge KV0–30.9 xPts
  • D13 SepH · Gent1–11.7 xPts
  • D6 SepA · Anderlecht0–01.3 xPts
  • W28 AugH · SK Beveren4–02.1 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Charleroi Genk
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.3Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 13 Dec8Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 11 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km97 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways99 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.77.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Charleroi Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Standard Liege (A) 1–0, 11 Oct
30M. Koné(G)
24M. Nzita 95C. Keita 4A. Ousou 3K. Van Den Kerkhof
18Y. Khalifi 6A. Boukamir
20F. Mbemba 8J. Romsaas 14P. Pflücke
21A. Scheidler
Genk Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Kortrijk (H) 3–0, 10 Oct
28L. Brughmans(G)
18J. Kayembe 44J. Kongolo 6M. Smets 20K. Amaro
8B. Heynen 38D. Heymans 4B. Tahirović
32N. Adedeji-Sternberg 17R. Durosinmi 10J. Ito

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Charleroi Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Genk Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Charleroi · Home 2.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
3-0-1
Scored
2.50
Conceded
1.50
Genk · Away 0.50points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-2-2
Scored
1.25
Conceded
2.25

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

OpponentCharleroiGenk
Zulte Waregem W 1–0 A L 1–2 A
Kortrijk W 3–1 A W 3–0 H
Points6 of 6 · 3.00 per game3 of 6 · 1.50 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Charleroi wins3 draws1 Genk wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.67 Over 2.517% Both scored33% Clean sheets50% · 33%
  • 2 May 2026Charleroi2–0Genk
  • 21 Apr 2026Genk1–1Charleroi
  • 19 Dec 2025Charleroi2–2Genk
  • 17 Sep 2025Genk0–1Charleroi
  • 23 Feb 2024Charleroi0–1Genk
  • 20 Aug 2023Genk0–0Charleroi

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

CharleroiGenkForecast
Scored per game 2.002.00
Conceded per game 0.881.50
Match goals 2.883.50
Over 1.5 63%88%
Over 2.5 50%75%
Over 3.5 50%38%
Both teams scored 50%50%
Clean sheets 50%38%
Failed to score 0%25%
Games88
CharleroiGenkForecast
Scored per game 1.602.20
Conceded per game 1.002.20
Match goals 2.604.40
Over 1.5 60%90%
Over 2.5 40%80%
Over 3.5 40%50%
Both teams scored 40%60%
Clean sheets 40%30%
Failed to score 20%20%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

CharleroiGenkLeague
Corners
Corners won5.503.88
Corners conceded4.385.88
Match total9.889.7610.01
Over 8.563% 5/888% 7/8
Over 9.563% 5/850% 4/8
Over 10.563% 5/825% 2/8
Cards
Cards1.131.88
Opponent cards1.382.00
Match total2.513.883.36
Over 3.525% 2/850% 4/8
Over 4.50% 0/838% 3/8
CharleroiGenkLeague
Corners
Corners won6.504.60
Corners conceded4.705.40
Match total11.2010.0010.01
Over 8.570% 7/1080% 8/10
Over 9.570% 7/1050% 5/10
Over 10.570% 7/1030% 3/10
Cards
Cards1.401.70
Opponent cards1.401.80
Match total2.803.503.36
Over 3.530% 3/1040% 4/10
Over 4.510% 1/1030% 3/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Charleroi8 games · scored 16 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
4 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 76-90
Genk8 games · scored 16 · conceded 12
3 4 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
1 5 76-90
Charleroi10 games · scored 19 · conceded 8
1 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
4 1 61-75
4 76-90
Genk10 games · scored 18 · conceded 12
3 4 0-15
2 1 16-30
6 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
1 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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