Charleroi vs Kortrijk Prediction: Home team is the favorite

Stade du Pays de Charleroi will be the venue for this round 5 encounter of the Jupiler Pro League between Charleroi and Kortrijk. Below, I will take a look at this match, providing an analysis based on the two teams' form while providing betting opportunities. 

Charleroi suffered a defeat last weekend to Union Saint-Gilloise in a game that ended 1-0. However, a look at Charleroi's prior matches to that defeat saw them defeat St. Truiden, Francs Borains, and Gent. In the meantime, Charleroi won four of their last five home matches against Antwerp. This season in the Jupiler Pro League, Charleroi have 6 points, scoring five goals and conceding three. 

Kortrijk's last league game came against Standard Liege, which ended 1-0. In that encounter, Kortrijk needed a Thierry Ambrose 67th-minute strike to take maximum points. In the meantime, that win was Kortrijk second this season, having also defeated Cercle Brugge on the road. However, the other two matches ended in losses to Dender and Gent, games that ended 4-1 and 0-1, respectively. 

In the last meetings between these two teams, Charleroi won four times, while Kortrijk won one. In those matches, Charleroi scored seven goals, while Kortrijk scored three. 

Charleroi should be the winner of this game based on the history of this fixture and their home record. While Kortrijk will look to give their all in winning consecutive league matches, the road team has struggled too much on the road. Expect this game to end with tight scores, though, looking at the two teams' recent inconsistent form, a win is sure for the home side.