Home - K. Sint-Truidense
- K. Sint-Truidense have won four of their last five matches and are currently enjoying a four-match winning streak.
- That’s fifteen fewer than St.Truiden, who sit second.
- While it’s hard to ignore the improvement both clubs have made since 2024/25, the key difference has been the appointment of head coach Wouter Vrancken by St.Truiden in April 2025.
- His high-energy pressing and high-tempo play have been in stark contrast to Hans Cornelis’ more structured and disciplined approach at Charleroi, where he took over in December 2025.
- Vrancken’s 4-2-3-1 sets his team up to press opponents relentlessly and transition quickly into the attack.
Away - Royal Charleroi SC
- This Saturday’s visitors to Stayen, Royal Charleroi SC, currently occupy seventh spot in the First Division A with 30 points from 22 matches.
- Charleroi are a more balanced side with a double pivot and compact mid-block, allowing them to sit back and spring their talented front line with speed and creativity when they win the ball back.
- Cornelis’ side have won back-to-back games away from home, including impressive victories over Anderlecht and Royal Antwerp, which indicates they won’t be intimidated by their 2nd placed hosts.
Head-to-Head
Royal Charleroi SC have won two of the last four meetings between the clubs, with St.Truiden victorious once and the other finishing in a tie.
Key Players
- Keisuke Goto is St.Truiden’s main man in the attacking end with eight league goals in 20 appearances, while he’s netted three in their last five.
- Parfait Guiagon plays a similar role for Charleroi with seven goals in 19 league appearances, three of which have come in their last five.
- Patrick Pflucke has been a creative spark for Charleroi and has provided three assists in his last five outings, so if you’re looking for a scorer bet this weekend, look no further.
Betting Insights
- However, with Sint-Truiden winning eight of their 11 home league games this season (D1, L2), the odds here favor the hosts at 2.1.
- Charleroi are available at 3.3 to win and the tie sits at 3.35, which I believe is a touch of a surprise given Sint-Truiden’s current form.
- With Both Teams To Score priced at 1.67, it’s heavy odds on this occasion, but both sides have been scoring and conceding goals on a regular basis.
- St.Truiden have scored 17 goals in 11 home league matches this term and Charleroi have conceded 16 in 11 away league fixtures, so we’re expecting fireworks in this one.
Prediction
We’re going with the hosts to edge a close matchup in what looks a pretty even encounter on paper.
