Antwerp host Sporting Charleroi at Bosuilstadion on Saturday, October 24, in a Pro League fixture between teams separated by 14 points after eight league matches. The visitors are third with seven wins, while Antwerp are 13th with two. Their recent results also point in different directions: Antwerp have lost four of their last five matches, whereas Sporting Charleroi have won three of theirs. For the home side, a Belgian Cup victory over KSK Heist offers some encouragement, but their league form remains the central concern ahead of this meeting.

Antwerp's Recent Form and Key Stats

Antwerp beat KSK Heist 1-0 on October 17, ending a run of six consecutive defeats described ahead of this fixture. The cup win gave them a needed positive result, although it has not changed the picture in the Pro League. After eight league games, Antwerp have two wins, one draw and five defeats, with averages of 1.5 goals scored and 2.5 conceded per match.

Their last five matches across competitions make for difficult reading: one win and four losses, with an average of just 0.6 goals scored and 2.2 conceded. That gap between goals scored and conceded shows why the narrow win at Heist cannot, on its own, settle questions about Antwerp's form. They now face an opponent whose league scoring average is higher than their own and whose defensive record is considerably stronger.

There is also a notable second-half pattern in Antwerp's results. At least one goal has been scored in the second half of each of their last 10 matches. The same has been true in 19 of their last 21 home games and 18 of their last 20 Pro League fixtures. Those figures refer to total goals in the matches, rather than Antwerp goals alone, but they indicate that their games have regularly produced a change on the scoreboard after the interval.

Sporting Charleroi's Recent Form and Key Stats

Sporting Charleroi arrive in third place after winning seven of their first eight Pro League matches, with one defeat and no draws. They have averaged 2.0 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per league game. Those figures give the visitors a clear statistical advantage over Antwerp at both ends of the pitch, even if their most recent result was a goalless draw against Albert Quévy-Mons on October 17.

Across their last five matches, Sporting Charleroi have recorded three wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 1.4 goals scored and 1.0 conceded. Their recent away victories over Standard de Liège and Zulte-Waregem add relevant context for this trip. The visitors have shown they can collect wins away from home, though the draw with Albert Quévy-Mons is a reminder that their recent results have not all followed the same pattern.

The teams' head-to-head record also favors Sporting Charleroi. From Antwerp's perspective, the supplied five-match summary stands at no wins, one draw and four defeats, with averages of 0.6 goals scored and 1.6 conceded. Their latest meeting, on May 10, 2026, finished 0-1. That history does not decide Saturday's contest, but it reinforces the contrast between the sides' records going into it.

Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi Match Analysis

The main question for Antwerp is whether the victory over KSK Heist can lead to an improved league performance. Their season average of 1.5 goals scored shows they have found goals across the campaign, but conceding 2.5 per league match has made results difficult to sustain. Recent figures are less favorable still: over their last five games, their scoring average has fallen to 0.6 while their goals-against average has remained above two.

Sporting Charleroi, by contrast, bring a seven-win league record and the stronger recent run. Their latest 0-0 shows that goals are not guaranteed, yet their Pro League averages of 2.0 scored and 0.9 conceded underline the balance behind their results. Antwerp's recurring second-half goals trend may keep the match open later on, but it does not identify which side will score. On the evidence available, the visitors' league form, away wins and head-to-head advantage make them the more convincing choice to take the points.

Antwerp vs Sporting Charleroi prediction from BetMines: Sporting Charleroi win (2) with 48% probability.