Club Brugge vs Charleroi Prediction: Home team will bounce back to winning ways

On Saturday, the round of seven league matches for the Belgian Pro League will take place at the Jan Breydelstadion, with Club Brugge playing host to Charleroi. In their most recent encounter, the home team was defeated, so they will be looking to turn things around tonight, while Charleroi will continue their pursuit for their first league win of the season.

After suffering a 2-1 loss against Gent in their previous match in First Division A, Club Brugge will be hoping for a stronger showing here. During that encounter, Club Brugge had 59% of the ball and 14 shots on goal, with 7 of them landing in the target area. Hans Vanaken was the lone player for Club Brugge to get their name on the scoresheet as they scored in the 43rd minute. Gent had 14 shots on goal, but only four of them were on target. The goals for Gent came from Hyeon-Seok Hong in the 25th and 49th minutes, respectively. In recent years, games featuring Club Brugge have typically been highly entertaining affairs, with an abundance of goals being the norm rather than the exception. In the course of their six meetings, a grand total of 29 goals have been scored by both teams combined, which works out to an average of 4.83 goals scored per game. Club Brugge is responsible for 22 of these goals. Club Brugge enters this matchup having not lost to Charleroi in the league in either of their previous five meetings against each other.

Charleroi and Sint-Truidense battled to a 1-1 draw in their most recent meeting, which took place in the First Division A. During that match, Charleroi had 45% control of the ball and 18 shots on goal, with five of those shots finding the target. Oday Dabbagh was the sole player for Charleroi to get their name on the scoresheet when he scored in the 80th minute. On the other end of the field, Sint-Truiden had 8 shots on goal, with 5 of them finding their mark. For Sint-Truidense, the game-winning goal was scored by Aboubakary Koita in the 89th minute. According to the statistics, Charleroi's opponents have scored at least one goal against them in five of their most recent six matches, for a total of seven goals scored against them. The form guide for the upcoming match reveals that Charleroi have not been victorious over Club Brugge in either of the previous two league meetings that were played away from Charleroi's home stadium. In addition, the away team has failed to win any of their previous four league matches while playing away from home.

Club Brugge and Charleroi have met 41 times in the previous seasons, with Club Brugge winning 24 games and Charleroi winning 5 games. There were a total of 12 games that ended in a tie. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Club Brugge scored 76 goals, while Charleroi only managed to score 35.

The contests between these two teams are notorious for being difficult and intense, especially considering that two of their most recent five matches have both finished in draws. On the other hand, Club Brugge have consistently been the superior team, and once again, considering that they are favorites to win here, plus the fact that Charleroi have struggled to win matches so far this season, I am very convinced that the home side will be victorious.