Antwerp 3-0 Sporting Charleroi: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 9 · Saturday 24 October 2026 · Bosuilstadion, Deurne · referee W. Smet · full time
Full time: Antwerp 3-0 Sporting Charleroi
Antwerp beat Sporting Charleroi 3-0 in Belgian Pro League Matchday 9 on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Bosuilstadion. The goals: Thibo Somers 8', Snayder Porozo 27', Rein Van Helden 47'.
How Antwerp won it
The opening goal came in the 8th minute: Thibo Somers for Antwerp, set up by Semm Renders. Snayder Porozo from the penalty spot made it 2-0 to Antwerp in the 27th minute. Rein Van Helden made it 3-0 to Antwerp in the 47th minute, set up by Ibrahim Salah.
It was 2-0 at half-time.
The referee, W. Smet, showed 6 yellow cards: 3 to Antwerp and 3 to Sporting Charleroi.
Antwerp: M. Compper, 4-2-3-1 · Sporting Charleroi: M. Kohnen, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.88 for Antwerp and 1.29 for Sporting Charleroi.
Antwerp scored about 1.1 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Sporting Charleroi left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Antwerp had 4 shots on target, Sporting Charleroi 7.
Antwerp's goalkeeper made 7 saves.
Sporting Charleroi had 58% of the ball, but Antwerp took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Antwerp came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 2.12 against, and had won 27% of their matches.
Sporting Charleroi came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.4 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 2.21 expected goals for and 1.05 against, and had won 82% of their matches.
Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi: the match in numbers
| Antwerp | Match statistics | Sporting Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Ball possession | 58% |
| 1.88 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 |
| 7 | Total shots | 20 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 3 | Big chances | 2 |
| 358 | Total passes | 495 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Rein Van Helden (Antwerp), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Antwerp
- Rein Van Helden 8.5 1 goal
- Taishi Brandon Nozawa 8.4
- Semm Renders 7.8 1 assist
- Ibrahim Salah 7.7 1 assist
- Thibo Somers 7.2 1 goal
Sporting Charleroi
- Patrick Pflücke 7.8
- Jakob Napoleon Romsaas 7.3
- Aurélien Scheidler 7.1
- Adama Bojang 6.9
- Yassine Khalifi 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Mohamed Koné at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Antwerp: Zulte-Waregem vs Antwerp Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Sporting Charleroi: Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi
What was the score in Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi?
Antwerp 3-0 Sporting Charleroi (half-time 2-0), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 24 October 2026.
Who scored in Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi?
Thibo Somers 8', Snayder Porozo 27', Rein Van Helden 47'.
Did Moneyball predict Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi?
Rein Van Helden, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi?
W. Smet.
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