Antwerp - Sporting Charleroi predictions

Antwerp are expected to win here, but we can’t call such betting predictions completely foolproof. Sporting Charleroi may surprise us yet, and even a tie game seems a decent possibility from where we’re standing.

The visitors would need to pull off quite a stunt in order to come out victorious. They are severely outmatched in this outing – the 3.77 away win odds alone should speak volumes.

A Union Saint-Gilloise defeat away from home at a game they expected to lose heavily is not exactly a big disappointment for Antwerp. They managed to keep their rivals at bay for 45 minutes and only allow one goal to seal their fate after the break.

Sporting Charleroi are here on the back of a sub-par display in their previous Pro League bout, which ended in a 1:1 draw against Standard Liège. They went into the match with both a home advantage and tagged as favourites, so Standard Liège is probably much happier with the result.

Antwerp are a force to be reckoned with when met on their home turf, which is the case here. They currently have a trend going on with more than 5 goals scored over the last 3 home games, and they’ll certainly be looking to continue it.

Our confidence that Sporting Charleroi will manage to hold their composure in an away game is shaky. They have over 5 concessions on record in their latest 3 visiting games alone.

Antwerp already have a victory over Sporting Charleroi on their record. It happened earlier in this running season of the Pro League, marking them as the clear favourites for the upcoming showdown.

The hosts may be favourites to win the match, but their lineup is in a somewhat weakened state. Michel Ange Balikwisha, Mahamadou Doumbia, Björn Engels are all sidelined due to injury, which makes Antwerp’s position as favourites a bit shakier than it might seem.

Our prediction would be a fairly safe Home Win bet at the odds of 1.93. It’s obvious the hosts have a clear advantage going into this clash, and there’s plenty of reasons to feel confident in their success.