Standard Liège 0-1 Sporting Charleroi: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 8 · Sunday 11 October 2026 · Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege · referee S. Bourdeaud'hui · full time
Full time: Standard Liège 0-1 Sporting Charleroi
Sporting Charleroi beat Standard Liège 1-0 in Belgian Pro League Matchday 8 on Sunday 11 October 2026 at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The goals: Check Keita 58'.
How Sporting Charleroi won it
Sporting Charleroi struck first through Check Keita in the 58th minute, set up by Patrick Pflücke.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Gustav Julius Mortensen of Standard Liège was sent off in the 90th minute (+5). The referee, S. Bourdeaud'hui, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Standard Liège and 1 to Sporting Charleroi.
Standard Liège: V. Euvrard, 4-3-3 · 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 1.75 for Standard Liège and 1.32 for Sporting Charleroi.
Standard Liège scored about 1.7 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Standard Liège had 2 shots on target, Sporting Charleroi 4.
Sporting Charleroi had 55% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Standard Liège came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.88 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 36% 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.
Standard Liège vs Sporting Charleroi: the match in numbers
| Standard Liège | Match statistics | Sporting Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Ball possession | 55% |
| 1.75 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.32 |
| 12 | Total shots | 7 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 415 | Total passes | 506 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 6 | Corners | 8 |
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Check Keita (Sporting Charleroi), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Standard Liège
- Ibrahim Karamoko 7.3
- Alexis Trouillet 7.2
- Matthieu Epolo 7.1
- Dennis Eckert Ayensa 7.1
- Marlon Fossey 7.0
Sporting Charleroi
- Check Keita 8.0 1 goal
- Aiham Ousou 7.6
- Jakob Napoleon Romsaas 7.3
- Patrick Pflücke 7.3 1 assist
- Aurélien Scheidler 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Gustav Julius Mortensen at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Standard Liège: Lommel SK vs Standard Liège Sunday 22 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 Standard Liège vs Sporting Charleroi
What was the score in Standard Liège vs Sporting Charleroi?
Standard Liège 0-1 Sporting Charleroi (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 11 October 2026.
Who scored in Standard Liège vs Sporting Charleroi?
Check Keita 58'.
Did Moneyball predict Standard Liège 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 Standard Liège vs Sporting Charleroi?
Check Keita, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Standard Liège vs Sporting Charleroi?
S. Bourdeaud'hui.
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