Antwerp host Charleroi in the Belgium Pro League. Charleroi have made a much brisker start to the season than their hosts, and the gap between the two clubs in the table is already sizeable.
Recent meetings between these two have also leaned one way, and Antwerp's home form this season hasn't offered much reassurance either. There's a lot for Antwerp to turn around before this one, and it starts with getting back to winning ways somewhere, anywhere.
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Two clubs heading in opposite directions
Charleroi have been in excellent nick lately. They've won six of their last seven league matches, losing just once, and that run has them sitting on 18 points from seven games this season.
Antwerp: 20 completed matches; Charleroi: 20 completed matches.
Antwerp
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -7
Charleroi
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +11
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Union St. Gilloise | 20.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Club Brugge KV | Antwerp | 13.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Standard Liege | Antwerp | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | St. Truiden | 30.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Genk | 22.08.2026 | 4-4 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Kortrijk | Antwerp | 15.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | SK Beveren | 09.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Leyton Orient | Antwerp | 02.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Millwall | Antwerp | 01.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Antwerp | K. Lierse S.K. | 25.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | Cercle Brugge | 19.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Zulte Waregem | Charleroi | 13.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | Union St. Gilloise | 05.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Kortrijk | Charleroi | 29.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | KV Mechelen | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Lommel United | Charleroi | 16.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | OH Leuven | 09.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Charleroi | Rayo Vallecano | 01.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Charleroi | Seraing United | 25.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lens | Charleroi | 25.07.2026 | 2-2 |
Antwerp's recent form reads very differently. They've won only two of their last seven league games, with four defeats in that spell, including losses to Union Saint-Gilloise, Club Brugge and Standard Liège. This is a side still searching for any real rhythm.
Comparative Team Statistics: Antwerp vs Charleroi

Charleroi have had the better of this fixture lately
Charleroi won all three league meetings between these two either side of last season, either side of a single draw back in August 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Charleroi | 10.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | Antwerp | 10.04.2026 | 2-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Charleroi | 25.01.2026 | 0-2 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | Antwerp | 17.08.2025 | 1-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Charleroi | 29.05.2025 | 1-2 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Charleroi | 08.12.2024 | 1-3 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | Antwerp | 28.07.2024 | 0-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Antwerp | Charleroi | 21.01.2024 | 4-1 |
| Cup | Antwerp | Charleroi | 06.12.2023 | 5-2 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi | Antwerp | 21.10.2023 | 3-2 |
Antwerp's last win over Charleroi in this fixture came back in December 2024, so it's been a good while since they got the better of them.
The table backs up the form guide
Charleroi are fourth with 18 points from seven games. Antwerp are down in 13th with just seven points from the same number of matches.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Club Brugge KV | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15/3 | 18 |
| 4 | Charleroi | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15/7 | 18 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7/5 | 13 |
| 12 | Lommel United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6/8 | 8 |
| 13 | Antwerp | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11/15 | 7 |
| 14 | RAAL La Louvière | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7/14 | 4 |
The goal difference tells a similar story. Charleroi have scored 15 and conceded only seven, while Antwerp have conceded 15 and scored just 11.
A gap like that rarely closes in one afternoon.

The men doing the damage
Antwerp's main source of goals is Mario Frey, who has four in seven appearances this season, with Alexander Valencia chipping in three from just three games. Charleroi's scoring has been spread more evenly, with Situmona Mbemba and Scheidler both on three, and Romsaas adding three assists from midfield.
One thing worth flagging for Antwerp is that Deuff has already picked up a red card this season, so squad availability is something to keep an eye on before kickoff.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Frey | Switzerland | 32 | Attacker | 189 | 86 |
| G. Hairemans | Belgium | 34 | Midfielder | 183 | 64 |
| M. Busi | Belgium | 26 | Defender | 182 | 78 |
| D. Foulon | Belgium | 27 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| T. Nozawa | Japan | 23 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 90 |
| T. Somers | Belgium | 27 | Midfielder | 173 | 79 |
| C. Scott | Germany | 24 | Midfielder | 174 | 71 |
| A. Valencia | Ecuador | 23 | Attacker | 174 | 64 |
| A. Vermeeren | Belgium | 21 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| R. Van Helden | Belgium | 24 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| N. Devalckeneer | Belgium | 22 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 86 |
| I. Salah | Morocco | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 72 |
| M. Benítez | Argentina | 22 | Midfielder | 185 | 82 |
| G. Vandeplas | Belgium | 20 | Attacker | 169 | 58 |
| Y. Tsunashima | Japan | 26 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| E. Tuypens | Belgium | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Álvaro Cortés Moyano | Spain | 21 | Defender | 189 cm | 82 kg |
| S. Renders | Belgium | 18 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| B. Deuff | France | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Porozo | Ecuador | 19 | Midfielder | 189 | 89 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Scheidler | France | 28 | Attacker | 192 | 90 |
| P. Pflücke | Germany | 29 | Midfielder | 170 | 66 |
| A. Ousou | Sweden | 26 | Defender | 186 | 86 |
| K. Van Den Kerkhof | Algeria | 30 | Defender | 190 | 76 |
| A. Bernier | Belgium | 29 | Midfielder | 170 | 68 |
| M. Nzita | Belgium | 26 | Defender | 178 | 62 |
| A. Colassin | Belgium | 25 | Attacker | 188 | 82 |
| P. Guiagon | Côte d'Ivoire | 25 | Midfielder | 169 | 64 |
| C. Keita | France | 23 | Defender | 185 | n/a |
| M. Koné | Côte d'Ivoire | 24 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 78 |
| J. Romsaas | Norway | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Delavallée | Belgium | 22 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 84 |
| F. Situmona Mbemba | France | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Sow | France | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Triston Rowe | England | 20 | 183 | 70 | |
| A. Bojang | Gambia | 22 | Attacker | 186 | 71 |
| N. Solheid | Belgium | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Y. Khalifi | Morocco | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Boukamir | Morocco | 19 | Midfielder | 172 | n/a |
| G. Nawata | Japan | 20 | Midfielder | 169 | 63 |
Everything in the numbers currently favours Charleroi, from the table to recent head-to-head results to the shape both sides are in right now. That's a clear picture, but it's not one we can turn into a pick without an actual market to reference.
We'll come back to this one closer to kickoff, once there's a price to look at and the squads are more settled.
