CHARLEROI. Sporting Charleroi was finally too good for RFC Seraing with the goal of Vakoun Issouf Bayo (18′), Jonas Bager (53′) and Marco Ilaimaharitra (61′ pen).

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Lardot who had the assistance of Florian Lemaire and Quentin Blaise. The 4th official was Wesli De Cremer. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Charleroi

3 - 0

RFC Seraing

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 14 Total 3
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 79
  • 72 Dangerous attack 35
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting Charleroi had a superior ball possession 55% while RFC Seraing was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Charleroi won the match​.

Sporting Charleroi shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, RFC Seraing shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 1 yellow card (S. Knežević). Regarding the opposition, RFC Seraing didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

18'
Stefan Knezevic - Yellow
42'
46'
Jonas Bager(goal)Dillon Sheppard
53'
N. Štulić(var)
59'
Marco Ilaimaharitra(penalty)
61'
64'
65'
Valentin Guillaume- sub ->Vagner
65'
Isaac Mbenza - sub ->Nikola Stulic
69'
Ryota Morioka- sub ->Marco Ilaimaharitra
70'
79'
Youssouph Badji- sub ->Vakoun Issouf Bayo
80'
Daan Heymans- sub ->Adem Zorgane
80'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Gent
44
6
Antwerp
47
6
Cercle Brugge
36
6
Genk
46
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Westerlo
30
6
Standard Liège
30
6
Club Brugge
36
6
OH Leuven
48
34
Sporting Charleroi
48
34
Anderlecht
46
34
Sint-Truiden
42
34
Mechelen
40
34
Kortrijk
31
34
AS Eupen
28
34
Zulte-Waregem
27
34
KV Oostende
27
34
RFC Seraing
20
34

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will play away against Antwerp on the 19th of March with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Antwerp (3 draws).

RFC Seraing will host Zulte-Waregem on the 18th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Zulte-Waregem (0 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
6.5
D
Jonas Bager 2.Denmark
7.4
53'
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
6.8
42'
D
Dillon Sheppard 25.France
7.2
M
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
7.0
M
Jules Van Cleemput 4.Belgium
7.6
86'
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
7.5
70' 61'
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
7.6
80'
F
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran
7.4
F
Vakoun Bayo 9.Ivory Coast
7.2
80' 18'
F
N. Štulić 19.Serbia
7.4
69'
Substitutes
G
Pierre Patron 1.France
D
M. Boukamir 32.Morocco
M
Daan Heymans 18.Belgium
6.4
80'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
6.7
70'
F
Ken Nkuba 28.Belgium
86'
F
Isaac Mbenza 7.Belgium
6.5
69'
F
Youssouph Badji 10.Senegal
6.7
80'

Sporting Charleroi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Felice Mazzù decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (6.5), Jonas Bager (7.4), Damien Marcq (7.2), Stefan Knežević (6.8), Jules Van Cleemput (7.6), Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.5), Adem Zorgane (7.6), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (7.2), Nikola Štulić (7.4) and Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ken Nkuba, Mehdi Boukamir, Daan Heymans (6.4), Ryota Morioka (6.7), Pierre Patron, Isaac Mbenza (6.5) and Youssouph Badji (6.7).

Sporting Charleroi could not rely on the presence of Ryota Morioka (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 5 changes: Nikola Stulic for Isaac Mbenza (69′), Marco Ilaimaharitra for Ryota Morioka (70′), Adem Zorgane for Daan Heymans (80′), Vakoun Issouf Bayo for Youssouph Badji (80′) and J. Van Cleemput for Ken Tshiend (86′).

Best player: Jules Van Cleemput​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Jules Van Cleemput even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

RFC Seraing – Formation

RFC Seraing
G
Guillaume Dietsch 30.France
6.0
D
Daniel Opare 40.Ghana
6.6
D
Marvin Tshibuabua 4.France
6.2
D
Moustapha Mbow 99.Senegal
6.5
M
Marsoni Sambu 21.Belgium
7.1
65'
M
Morgan Poaty 18.France
6.1
M
Christophe Lepoint 23.Belgium
6.0
M
S. Sissoko 27.France
6.7
M
Mathieu Cachbach 6.Belgium
6.2
46'
F
Vagner 7.Cape Verde
6.2
65'
F
M. Mouandilmadji 10.Chad
6.2
64'
Substitutes
G
Timothy Martin 16.Luxembourg
D
Abdoulaye Sylla 2.Guinea
6.5
79'
M
Denys Bunchukov 28.Belgium
M
Steve Mvoué 5.Cameroon
6.2
65'
M
Sami Lahssaini 15.Belgium
6.8
46'
M
Valentin Guillaume 14.Belgium
6.4
65'
F
Ejaita Ifoni 29.Nigeria
6.4
64'
F
Noah Serwy 52.Belgium

RFC Seraing started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jean-Sébastien Legros played with: Guillaume Dietsch (6.0), Daniel Opare (6.6), Marvin Tshibuabua (6.2), Mamadou Moustapha Mbow (6.5), Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni (7.1), Sambou Sissoko (6.7), Christophe Lepoint (6.0), Mathieu Cachbach (6.2), Morgan Poaty (6.1), Marius Mouandilmadji (6.2) and Vagner Dias (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Denys Bunchukov, Steve Mvoué (6.2), Sami Lahssaini (6.8), Valentin Guillaume (6.4), Ejaita Ifoni (6.4), Noah Serwy, Abdoulaye Sylla (6.5) and Timothy Martin.

Substitutions

RFC Seraing made 5 changes: Mathieu Cachbach for Sami Lahssaini (46′), Marius  for Ejaita Ifoni (64′), Marsoni Sambu for Steve Mvoue (65′), Vagner for Valentin Guillaume (65′) and Adem Zorgane for Abdoulaye Sylla (79′).

Best player: Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RFC Seraing was Junior Marsoni Sambu Mansoni.

His rating is (7.1) with 7 passes (42% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​