Charleroi hosts Genk in round 28 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Friday, February 26th at Stade du Pays de Charleroi (Charleroi)
At the time of the early suspension of last season, Charleroi managed to go among the leaders (in 3rd place). This event provided the team with a rare opportunity to play in European Cups. Truth be told, the path in the Europa League was not long. Having beaten Partizan 2-1 away, the Belgians lost at home to Polish Lech with the same score. It is noteworthy that that failure seemed to cast a long shadow on the team in the local championship. Starting with six victories, then the club won only five times in the entire Jupiler League draw (and there were three victories in a row in December). But now Charleroi is in good shape. After five defeats in a row, the Zebras have not lost in the championship four times (victory over Kortrijk and three draws).
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Genk became the champion of the country in 2019. But having lost the mentor Philip Clement and several key players (including the Ukrainian Malinovsky), the team expectedly sagged in the previous season. This year it still does not claim the title, as Brugge is now head and shoulders above all in Belgium. But there were chances to fight for the vice-championship, especially since Onuachu has gained great shape - he has already scored 23 goals. But now there is no such drive and stability that the team could boast of before the New Year. Recently, Genk has stopped winning at all. In the last nine rounds, the Smurfs managed to beat only Zulte-Waregem and gained modest five points during this segment. All three last meetings brought only defeats: 1-2 with Anderlecht and Beerschot and 1-3 with Oostende.
In the last nine head-to-head meetings, Genk gained four victories and four draws. Charleroi managed to win only in September of the year before last. After that, the Smurfs managed to win twice, but both times they played at home. The chances of each team to win are quoted as roughly equal, and for good reason. We will not give someone an advantage. Taking into account the abundance of goals scored and conceded by both clubs, we recommend betting on Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
