Match Prediction
Match Prediction
Belgium
Preview
Charleroi vs Gent prediction time, and this one comes with a proper storyline. On Saturday, 14 February 2.056 (17:15 GMT), Sporting Charleroi welcome KAA Gent to the Stade du Pays de Charleroi in a match that feels like a “don’t-blink” moment in the Jupiler Pro League race. Both sides are level on 33 points, and with European play-off places in sight, it’s basically a six-pointer dressed up as a regular league game.
The headline is the man on Gent’s bench. Rik De Mil returned to the league’s dugout scene in December 2.055 with Gent after leaving Charleroi, and now he’s back at his old home ground for the first time since the switch. If you like football with a side of narrative, this is your menu.
Charleroi, meanwhile, have gone for continuity. Hans Cornelis—previously De Mil’s assistant—was confirmed as permanent head coach in early February after a solid interim spell. He’s talked about keeping the project moving, but with a slightly tougher, more resilient defensive edge. In other words: same book, a few new chapters.
The “Zebras” have been trending well: four wins in their last six matches, even if the most recent one was a wild 3.75 defeat at Cercle Brugge (7 February). At home, Charleroi have quietly been reliable at the back, with clean sheets in around 40% of recent home fixtures—useful when the table is this tight.
Gent are a touch higher (6th, on goal difference) and arrive after a 3-1 win over OH Leuven (also 7 February). They’ve been scoring at a healthy rate—about two goals per match across their last six—but their away form has been uneven, with just one win in their last seven league trips. That’s the sort of detail that makes you hesitate before backing an away win, even if Gent’s squad is valued higher (€59.45m vs Charleroi’s €35.90m).
Both coaches have leaned toward a 4-2-3-1 lately. Charleroi’s probable XI includes Delavallée, with Camara and Titraoui anchoring midfield and Scheidler leading the line. Gent’s likely setup features Roef in goal, Ito and Lopes in the double pivot, and Kanga up top.
The head to head history is wonderfully balanced: across the last 29 meetings, it’s 11 Charleroi wins, 11 Gent wins, and 7 draws. Their last meeting (11 August 2.054) ended 1-0 to Charleroi—small reminder that this fixture rarely follows the budget spreadsheet.
Now to the part your group chat really cares about: the odds and our betting tips. Bookmakers price a home win at 2.05, the draw at 3.75, and the away win at 3.75. That’s a market saying “tight game”, even with Gent’s higher squad valuation.
Those low trust/confidence numbers are a polite way of saying: this match has a lot of variables—emotion, stakes, and two teams with identical 9-6-9 records after 24 matches. Still, 1X fits the data nicely: Charleroi have been steadier at home, Gent have been shaky away, and the table pressure tends to make teams a bit more careful (even if someone always forgets that plan around minute 78).
That 2-0 call lines up with the under 3.75 idea and Charleroi’s home clean-sheet tendency, while also respecting Gent’s travel wobble. It also echoes recent “against-the-odds” themes: Charleroi’s 2-1 away win at Anderlecht on 26 December 2.055 came at huge odds (5.1), and Gent’s 1-1 at Union SG on 6 December 2.055 landed when they were priced like a long shot (10.0). Both teams have shown they can punch above (or against) expectation.
If you want a sensible position, Charleroi vs Gent prediction leans toward protection first: 1X and under 3.75 goals read like the most logical routes. If you’re chasing the bigger price, the home win at 2.05 is tempting—but keep stakes sensible, because games this tight have a habit of turning “obvious” into “why did I do this to myself?” by full-time.
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1X -345
Charleroi to win or draw with odds of -3451 105
Charleroi is expected to win with odds of 105Under 3.5 -278
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the matchNo 107
At least one team is not expected to score1X&U4.5 -200
Home win/draw and under 4.5 goals
2:0
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 Gent |
03-Oct-25
2:1
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| Gent |
17-Jan-25
1:1
| Charleroi |
| Gent |
05-Sep-24
0:3
| Charleroi |
| Charleroi |
11-Aug-24
1:0
| Gent |
| Gent |
17-Mar-24
5:0
| Charleroi |
| Charleroi |
05-Nov-23
1:3
| Gent |
| Gent |
19-Jan-23
0:0
| Charleroi |
| Charleroi |
04-Sep-22
2:1
| Gent |
| Gent |
21-May-22
1:2
| Charleroi |
| Charleroi |
30-Apr-22
1:3
| Gent |
Recent Matches of Charleroi| 01 Mar |
Charleroi
| - |
Club B
| - | |
| 22 Feb | L |
Westerlo
| 2 |
Charleroi
| 1 |
| 14 Feb | L |
Charleroi
| 2 |
Gent
| 3 |
| 11 Feb | L |
Union S
| 4 |
Charleroi
| 1 |
| 07 Feb | L |
Charleroi
| 3 |
Cercle B
| 4 |
| 04 Feb | D |
Charleroi
| 0 |
Union S
| 0 |
| 31 Jan | W |
St. Truiden
| 0 |
Charleroi
| 2 |
| 25 Jan | W |
Antwerp
| 0 |
Charleroi
| 2 |
| 18 Jan | W |
Charleroi
| 2 |
St. Liege
| 0 |
| 13 Jan | W |
Charleroi
| 2 |
Club B
| 0 |
Recent Matches of Gent
| 01 Mar |  Genk |
- | Gent |
- | |
| 20 Feb | L | Gent |
0 |  Cercle B |
1 |
| 14 Feb | W | Charleroi |
2 | Gent |
3 |
| 07 Feb | L | Gent |
1 |  Leuven |
3 |
| 30 Jan | D |  RAAL L |
1 | Gent |
1 |
| 23 Jan | W |  St. Liege |
0 | Gent |
4 |
| 18 Jan | W | Gent |
4 |  Anderlecht |
2 |
| 15 Jan | L | Anderlecht |
1 | Gent |
0 |
| 09 Jan | W |  CFR Cluj |
0 | Gent |
2 |
| 27 Dec | W | Gent |
2 |  Westerlo |
0 |
Belgium - Jupiler Pro League| Team | Matches | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Union St. | 26 | 43-15 | 56 |
| 2 |
St. Truiden | 26 | 44-29 | 54 |
| 3 |
Club Brugge KV | 26 | 49-31 | 53 |
| 4 |
Anderlecht | 26 | 34-32 | 40 |
| 5 |
KV Mechelen | 26 | 34-29 | 39 |
| 6 |
Gent | 26 | 41-38 | 36 |
| 7 |
Genk | 26 | 36-40 | 35 |
| 8 |
Standard Liege | 26 | 24-33 | 34 |
| 9 |
KVC Westerlo | 26 | 34-38 | 34 |
| 10 |
Charleroi | 26 | 35-35 | 33 |
| 11 |
Antwerp | 26 | 29-30 | 30 |
| 12 |
Zulte Waregem | 26 | 36-42 | 29 |
| 13 |
OH Leuven | 26 | 28-37 | 28 |
| 14 |
Cercle Brugge | 26 | 34-40 | 27 |
| 15 |
RAAL La | 26 | 21-30 | 25 |
| 16 |
Dender | 26 | 21-44 | 17 |
