Charleroi vs St. Truiden Prediction: Both teams eye first season win

Charleroi will take on St. Truiden at Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the matchup for round six of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. As we head into this match, neither team is enjoying a particularly successful season. However, given that this match presents both teams with an opportunity to turn their seasons around, which of the teams do you think will take all three points home?

After suffering a 2-1 loss against Anderlecht in their previous match in First Division A, Charleroi will be looking to get back on track in this contest. During that game, Charleroi held 56% of the possession and had 18 shots on goal, with 5 of them finding their mark. Stelios Andreou was the lone player on the Charleroi team to score (in the 76th minute). Anderlecht, on the other hand, had 15 shots on goal, with eight of those attempts landing on the target. RSC Anderlecht got goals from Théo Leoni in the 34th minute and Francis Amuzu in the 78th minute. In recent matches, it has been an extremely rare occurrence for Charleroi to demonstrate defensive tenacity. The fact that Charleroi have failed to keep their opponents from scoring in five of their last six matches, allowing a total of eight goals to be scored as a result, will be a cause for concern for them.

St. Truiden will be looking to make amends for their loss in their previous match, which occurred in First Division A competition and was played against Cercle Brugge. During that match, St. Truiden had 63% possession of the ball and 19 shots on goal, with four of those shots finding their mark. Cercle Brugge had a total of 25 shots on goal, only eight of which were successful. Both Thibo Somers and Kevin Denkey scored goals for Cercle Brugge in the 64th and 69th minutes, respectively. A review of their activities during the past six meetings reveals that this issue has arisen five times. During these matches, their rivals have scored a total of six goals, while S. Truidense has only managed to find the back of the net four times.

St. Truiden and Sporting Charleroi have a rather solid head-to-head history, as they have played each other 30 times over the course of the last few seasons, with Sporting Charleroi winning 12 of those games and St. Truiden winning 6 of those games. There were a total of 12 games that ended in a tie. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Charleroi scored 33 goals, while Sint-Truiden was only able to score 26.

We’re thinking that Sint-Truidense VV will have a tough ask to breach the defense of this Charleroi outfit who will likely be able to grind out a win. We’re therefore anticipating a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 win for Charleroi after 90 minutes.