Sporting Charleroi vs OH Leuven Prediction, Preview and Stats

Belgium flag 2025/2026 Pro League, Belgium
Stade du Pays de Charleroi Tue, 19 May - 6:30 PM
Pro League
Sporting Charleroi SPC
Versus
OH Leuven OHL
KICKOFF : Tue, 19 May - 6:30 PM
Round 9 Conference League Play-off Group

CONTEXT

Sporting Charleroi welcomes OH Leuven to Stade du Pays de Charleroi for a Conference League Play-off Group clash in the 2025/2026 Pro League season. As the designated stronger team, Charleroi boasts a power score of 72.23, surpassing Leuven's 64.28 by a clear 8 points, signaling structural dominance. Form further tilts the scales, with Charleroi's 25.56 rating towering over Leuven's dismal 4.56, highlighting recent momentum disparities. Hosting this international cup fixture, Charleroi can harness home advantage amid limited granular data on efficiency, transitions, and set pieces, where xG metrics are unavailable due to low confidence proxies. Squad details and league positions remain undisclosed, focusing attention on core power and form edges. Leuven faces an uphill battle against a home side primed for control, though execution in key phases will decide the outcome.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Sporting Charleroi holds an 8-point power advantage with a score of 72.23 over OH Leuven's 64.28.
  • Form: Charleroi's form score of 25.56 significantly outpaces OH Leuven's 4.56.
  • Squad: Squad composition details unavailable for both teams.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency metrics unavailable for this fixture.
  • Transition: Transition play data unavailable for analysis.
  • Set pieces: Set piece xG data unavailable due to low confidence and proxy usage.
  • xVariable: xG-based variable metrics unavailable for both teams.
  • Market: Projection split: Sporting Charleroi 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | OH Leuven 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Sporting Charleroi M. Kohnen
M. Kohnen
VS
OH Leuven F. Mazzù
F. Mazzù
1.25
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
0.92
1.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
Westerlo Rank: 70 D
Antwerp Rank: 70 W
Genk Rank: 77 W
OH Leuven Rank: 65 W
Genk Rank: 77 D
Standard Liège Rank: 71 L
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
0.33 i
Last 6 Opponents
Antwerp Rank: 70 D
Standard Liège Rank: 71 L
Westerlo Rank: 71 D
Sporting Charleroi Rank: 69 L
Westerlo Rank: 71 L
Antwerp Rank: 70 L
6
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
6 - 8 - 9
9
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Sporting Charleroi
0%
Draw
0%
Away OH Leuven
0%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
72.23
64.28
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Sporting Charleroi
OH Leuven
Power Score
72.23
64.28
League Position
11
12
Global Rank
155
354

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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vs
Sporting Charleroi — Opponent-weighted form score
OH Leuven — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Sporting Charleroi OH Leuven

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 23 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Sporting Charleroi SPC Home
23 matches
OH Leuven OHL Away
Match Record
6
Wins
9
8
Draws
8
9
Losses
6
Goals
21
Goals Scored
27
27
Goals Conceded
21
-6
Goal Difference
+6
Expected Goals
2.52
xG
1.46
1.46
xGA
2.52

Data last updated: 2026-05-14T00:25:47+00:00

TEAM FORMATION

Official lineups and formations are usually announced 60–90 minutes before kickoff. Check back closer to the match to see the starting XIs here.

General Information

Date & Time :
May 19, 2026, 06:30 PM
Competition :
2025/2026 Pro League, Belgium · Round 9 · Conference League Play-off Group
Stadium :
Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Capacity :
15000
Pitch Surface :
Grass
Weather :
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Squad ▼

33
Théo Defourny
Théo Defourny Goalkeeper
30
Mohamed Kone
Mohamed Kone Goalkeeper
55
Martin Delavalée
Martin Delavalée Goalkeeper
60
Nicolas Closset
Nicolas Closset Goalkeeper
3
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof Defender
23
Jules Gaudin
Jules Gaudin Defender
27
Lewin Blum
Lewin Blum Defender
24
Mardochee Nzita
Mardochee Nzita Defender
4
Aiham Ousou
Aiham Ousou Defender
95
Check keita
Check keita Defender
32
Mehdi Boukamir
Mehdi Boukamir Defender
50
Robin Denuit
Robin Denuit Defender
44
Massamba Sow
Massamba Sow Defender
14
Patrick Pflücke
Patrick Pflücke Midfielder
5
E. Camara
E. Camara Midfielder
8
Jakob Napoleon Romsaas
Jakob Napoleon Romsaas Midfielder
22
Yacine Titraoui
Yacine Titraoui Midfielder
40
Yassine Khalifi
Yassine Khalifi Midfielder
56
Amine Boukamir
Amine Boukamir Midfielder
51
Mory Kera
Mory Kera Midfielder
7
Isaac Mbenza
Isaac Mbenza Attacker
21
Aurélien Scheidler
Aurélien Scheidler Attacker
17
Antoine Bernier
Antoine Bernier Attacker
25
Antoine Colassin
Antoine Colassin Attacker
9
Filip Szymczak
Filip Szymczak Attacker
10
Parfait Guiagon
Parfait Guiagon Attacker
43
Quentin Benaets
Quentin Benaets Attacker

Squad ▼

16
Maxence Andre Prévôt
Maxence Andre Prévôt Goalkeeper
1
Tobe Leysen
Tobe Leysen Goalkeeper
61
Owen Jochmans
Owen Jochmans Goalkeeper
95
Théo Radelet
Théo Radelet Goalkeeper
3
Noë Dussenne
Noë Dussenne Defender
77
Thibault Vlietinck
Thibault Vlietinck Defender
5
Takuma Ominami
Takuma Ominami Defender
27
Óscar Gil Regaño
Óscar Gil Regaño Defender
28
Ewoud Pletinckx
Ewoud Pletinckx Defender
30
Takahiro Akimoto
Takahiro Akimoto Defender
34
Roggerio Nyakossi
Roggerio Nyakossi Defender
15
Viktor Damjanić
Viktor Damjanić Defender
63
Moyé Christ Souanga
Moyé Christ Souanga Defender
99
Davis Opoku
Davis Opoku Defender
4
Birger Verstraete
Birger Verstraete Midfielder
8
Siebe Schrijvers
Siebe Schrijvers Midfielder
33
Mathieu Maertens
Mathieu Maertens Midfielder
10
Youssef Maziz
Youssef Maziz Midfielder
24
Łukasz Łakomy
Łukasz Łakomy Midfielder
21
William Balikwisha
William Balikwisha Midfielder
48
Bryang Kayo
Bryang Kayo Midfielder
6
Wouter George
Wouter George Midfielder
7
Thibaud Verlinden
Thibaud Verlinden Attacker
39
Sory Kaba
Sory Kaba Attacker
14
Henok Teklab
Henok Teklab Attacker
17
Kyan Vaesen
Kyan Vaesen Attacker
19
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi Attacker
9
Abdoul Karim Traoré
Abdoul Karim Traoré Attacker

CONCLUSION

Sporting Charleroi's superior power score and form position them as clear favorites in this home Conference League Play-off Group encounter. The 8-point edge and 25.56 form rating suggest they will dictate tempo against a faltering OH Leuven side. Without detailed set piece or efficiency insights, Charleroi's structural strengths should prevail, leveraging venue familiarity. Leuven must disrupt transitions to compete, but data gaps underscore Charleroi's foundational advantages. Expect a controlled display from the hosts, capitalizing on momentum for a positive result in this international cup stage.

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