Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Belgian Pro League
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THE FACTS
When is Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden on and what time does it start? Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden will take place on Sunday 3rd September, 2023 – 18:15 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden? Visit each team’s official website for the latest ticket information
Where can I watch Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden in the UK? Sporting Charleroi vs Sint-Truiden will not be televised live and cannot be streamed in the UK
THE LOWDOWN
SPORTING CHARLEROI
Mid-way through the first-half of last season, before the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Sporting Charleroi appointed their former manager Felice Mazzu in the dugout and he has led his Charleroi side to a really poor start to this campaign. The former Union SG and Anderlecht boss is under serious pressure.
They started the 2023/24 Jupiler Pro League season with a 1-1 draw with Oud-Heverlee Leuven. That was followed up with a 2-0 defeat at Cercle before back-to-back draws against Standard Liege and Genk. Then, last weekend, they were beaten 2-1 by an Anderlecht side that are currently sitting at the top-of-the-table.
SINT-TRUIDEN
Sint-Truiden have been one of the steadiest sides in the Jupiler Pro League. However, over the summer, they appointed former Basel and Al Nasr coach Thorsten Fink as their manager, to try and offer a new spark. They will be one of the sides concerned by the reduction of the league from 18 to 16 teams, though, as that could see them drawn into the battle down towards the bottom end of the table.
They have started this season in fairly bizarre and inconsistent form. Their opening match saw them defeat a struggling Standard Liege side by a goal to nil before then defeating more struggling opposition in Kortrijk. Since then, though, they have collected just one point from three matches against Anderlecht, Gent and Cercle Brugge.
THE TEAM NEWS
SPORTING CHARLEROI
Sporting Charleroi remain without key man Mauro Ilaimaharitra due to suspension and they are also having to deal with several injuries for this weekend.
PREDICTED XI (X-X-X-X): Koffi; Bager, Marcq, Andreou; Rogelj, Morioka, Zorgane, Mbenza; Heymans; Bernier, Badji
UNAVAILABLE: Ilaimaharitra (Suspended), Knezevic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Tshiend (Injured), Van Cleemput (Injured), Benbouali (Injured), Tchatchoua (Injured)
SINT-TRUIDEN
Sint-Truiden will expect to name an unchanged side for this weekend’s encounter, even though they remain without a couple of players due to injuries.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Suzuki; Van Helden, Smets, Godeau; Hashioka, Fujita, Delorge-Knieper, Bocat; Steuckers, Kaya, Koita
UNAVAILABLE: Van Dessel (Injured), Ananou (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
These are two evenly matched sides that finished in the middle-of-the-table last season and they are expected to do once again. However, they both remain in the bottom-half of the table after their opening five matches of the season with the two teams combining for just seven goals so far – which is very different to the usual attacking standard of the Jupiler Pro League. Under 2.5 goals, given that, seems inevitable for this Sunday evening clash.
TIP: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
