On Wednesday night, Sporting Charleroi host league leaders Club Brugge in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League, as the visitors look to consolidate their lead at the top of the table.
Charleroi are currently fourth-place in the Belgian top-flight table, in the Europa League qualifying spot. The home side are five points behind third-place Standard Liege, so they cannot afford to lose this clash if they are to seal a spot in the Europa League.
Felice Mazzu’s side also has to fight off the challenge of Gent and Genk in fifth and sixth place respectively. Charleroi’s recent form has not helped their hopes of claiming a European spot, as they have won just two of their last 15 league games. However, those two wins have been in their last three league outings.
The home side has a mixed recent home record. Mazzu’s side has lost just one of their last 13 home encounters, but four of their last six home games in the Belgian top-flight.
Club Brugge are currently just two points clear at the top of the table, with just three league games remaining.
An inconsistent recent run of form, consisting of just one win in their last six outings has prevented the league leaders breaking clear at the top of the Belgian top-flight.
Last time out Brugge suffered a 2-1 home defeat against title rivals Anderlecht. The defeat followed draws against Standard Liege and Genk.
Ivan Leko’s side has a poor recent away record in the Jupiler Pro League, winning just one of their last eight games on their travels. The visitor’s recent away games in the Belgian top-flight have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in their last seven games.
Forebet predicts that Brugge will record a potentially vital victory in a high scoring game, which will hamper Charleroi’s chances of sealing a European spot.