Sporting Charleroi host Club Brugge at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi on Friday in the Jupiler Pro League. The hosts are fifth in the league table with 13 points from eight matches.
They drew goalless with Anderlecht in their last game, with both sides struggling in the final third as they played out their first draw in the fixture since December 2019.
Brugge, meanwhile, have had a slow start to their season. They lost 4-2 to a clinical Gent side last time out, finding themselves three goals down early after the restart before Andreas Skov Olsen and Gustaf Nilsson reduced the deficit.
The visitors are fourth in the standings and level on points with their weekend opponents.
Sporting Charleroi vs Club Brugge Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Friday's game will mark the 110th meeting between Charleroi and Brugge, who lead 67-16.
- Brugge have won their last two games in the fixture and are undefeated in seven.
- Sporting are without a clean sheet in seven games in the fixture.
- Brugge have scored 14 goals in the Pro League this season. Only Westerlo (16) and Genk (18) have scored more.
Sporting Charleroi vs Club Brugge Prediction
Charleroi are on a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and have lost one of their last four games. They have won all but one of their last six competitive home matches.
Brugge, meanwhile, are on a run of consecutive defeats after winning four games. They have, however, been the dominant side in the fixture recently and should pick up maximum points.
Prediction: Sporting 1-2 Brugge
Sporting Charleroi vs Club Brugge Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Brugge
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of their last five meetings have produced more than 2.5 goals.)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both sides have scored in four of their last five matchups.)