CHARLEROI. Anderlecht tops Sporting Charleroi 3-1. Anderlecht got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Refaelov (45′) and S. Gomez (68′). Sporting Charleroi tried to recover with a goal from M. Ilaimaharitra (77′). Nevertheless, the contest was closed by a penalty (86′) scored by S. Gomez for Anderlecht.

The match was played at the Stade du Pays de Charleroi stadium in Charleroi on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 10,816 spectators.​ The referee was Erik Lambrechts with the assistance of Jo De Weirdt and Nico Claes. The 4th official was Ken Vermeiren. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting Charleroi

1 - 3

Anderlecht

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 8 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 118 Attack 103
  • 56 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sporting Charleroi was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Anderlecht that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Charleroi was has a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Anderlecht found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sporting Charleroi shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Anderlecht shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sporting Charleroi received 1 yellow card (A. Gholizadeh). On the opposite side, Anderlecht received 1 yellow card (F. Amuzu).

Match Timeline

45'
51'
58'
Francis Amuzu- Yellow
61'
68'
71'
Y. Verschaeren- sub ->L. Refaelov
74'
74'
Marco Ilaimaharitra(goal)R. Morioka
77'
80'
Majeed Ashimeru- sub ->F. Amuzu
80'
86'
Stelios Andreou(var)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
50
6
Gent
43
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
46
6
Genk
37
6
Sporting Charleroi
34
6
Anderlecht
40
6
Mechelen
30
6
Antwerp
36
6
Sint-Truiden
51
34
Cercle Brugge
45
34
OH Leuven
41
34
KV Oostende
37
34
Kortrijk
37
34
Standard Liège
36
34
AS Eupen
32
34
Zulte-Waregem
32
34
RFC Seraing
28
34
Beerschot-Wilrijk
16
34

After playing this encounter, Sporting Charleroi will stay with 26 points like Mechelen to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Anderlecht will have 25 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Sporting Charleroi will play away against Standard Liège on the 5th of December with a 20-7 head to head stats in favor of Standard Liège (9 draws).

Anderlecht will host Zulte-Waregem on the 5th of December with a 29-6 head to head stats in favor of Anderlecht (9 draws).

Sporting Charleroi – Formation

Sporting Charleroi
G
Hervé Koffi 16.Burkina Faso
6.2
D
Stefan Knezevic 3.Switzerland
6.2
D
Loïc Bessilé 5.Togo
6.9
74'
D
Stelios Andreou 21.Cyprus
7.3
M
Joris Kayembe 12.Belgium
7.0
74'
M
Ryota Morioka 44.Japan
6.6
M
Marco Ilaimaharitra 26.Madagascar
7.7
77'
M
Adem Zorgane 6.Algeria
6.2
61'
M
Jackson Tchatchoua 38.Belgium
6.8
F
Ali Gholizadeh 8.Iran
7.2
51'
F
Shamar Nicholson 10.Jamaica
6.8
Substitutes
G
Didier Desprez 13.France
D
M. Wasinski 31.Belgium
M
Karim Zedadka 7.France
5.7
74'
M
G. Gillet 30.Belgium
F
Anthony Descotte 15.Belgium
6.2
74'
F
Mamadou Fall 27.Senegal
F
Anass Zaroury 70.Morocco
6.4
61'

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

The manager Edward Still decided to play with the following team: Hervé Koffi (6.2), Stefan Knežević (6.2), Stelios Andreou (7.3), Loic Bessile (6.9), Jackson Tchatchoua (6.8), Ryota Morioka (6.6), Marco Ilaimaharitra (7.7), Adem Zorgane (6.2), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.0), Shamar Nicholson (6.8) and Ali Gholizadeh (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Karim Zedadka (5.7), Guillaume Gillet, Anthony Descotte (6.2), Mamadou Fall, Anass Zaroury (6.4), Didier Desprez and Martin Wasinski.

Substitutions

Sporting Charleroi made 3 changes: A. Zorgane for A. Zaroury (61′), L. Bessile for A. Descotte (74′) and J. Kayembe for K. Zedadka (74′).

Best player: Marco Ilaimaharitra​

The most impressive player for Sporting Charleroi was Marco Ilaimaharitra.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 54 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Anderlecht – Formation

Anderlecht
G
Hendrik Van Crombrugge 30.Belgium
6.5
D
Lisandro Magallán 2.Argentina
7.2
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
Amir Murillo 62.Panama
7.2
D
Sergio Gómez 17.Spain
9.0
68', 86'
M
L. Refaelov 11.Israel
7.2
71' 45'
M
Kristoffer Olsson 20.Sweden
7.2
M
Josh Cullen 8.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Francis Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.7
80' 58'
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.5
F
Joshua Zirkzee 23.Netherlands
6.5
80'
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 16.Netherlands
G
Colin Coosemans 26.Belgium
D
M. Kana 55.Belgium
D
Bogdan Mykhaylichenko 14.Ukraine
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 6.England
6.8
80'
M
Anouar Ait El Hadj 46.Belgium
M
M. Stroeykens 52.Belgium
M
Y. Verschaeren 51.Belgium
7.1
71'
M
Majeed Ashimeru 18.Ghana
7.0
80'

Anderlecht started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Vincent Kompany played with: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (6.5), Michael Murillo (7.2), Lisandro Magallán (7.2), Wesley Hoedt (6.7), Sergio Gómez (9.0), Francis Amuzu (6.7), Josh Cullen (7.1), Kristoffer Olsson (7.2), Lior Refaelov (7.2), Christian Kouamé (6.5) and Joshua Zirkzee (6.5).

They had on the bench: Anouar Ait El Hadj, Mario Stroeykens, Yari Verschaeren (7.1), Marco Kana, Bart Verbruggen, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Colin Coosemans, Majeed Ashimeru (7.0) and Taylor Harwood-Bellis (6.8).

Substitutions

Anderlecht made 3 changes: L. Refaelov for Y. Verschaeren (71′), F. Amuzu for M. Ashimeru (80′) and J. Zirkzee for T. Harwood-Bellis (80′).

Best player: Sergio Gómez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Anderlecht was Sergio Gómez.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 38 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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