Oud-Heverlee Leuven hosts Charleroi in round 3 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Saturday, July 22nd at Den Dreef (Heverlee)
Mark Brys's team sensationally managed to score points in the away match with Genk, having won back after a goal scored by Henry five minutes before the end of the meeting. Still, Oud-Heverlee is almost the main contender for relegation to the second division in terms of the selection of players. I should say that Leuven plays in the Jupiler League because the federation decided so, as the hosts lost to Beerschot (1-4) in the playoff matches for promotion in early August. The match with Charleroi will also be very difficult, especially since this is the most serious opponent of Leuven in three rounds of the current championship. Two draws at the start are not a bad result for Heverlee. The team's infirmary is full - Limbombe, Duplus, Maertens, Schuermans, Tshimanga, Keita, and Kehli cannot help the hosts.
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Karim Belhocine's team managed to gain the second 1-0 victory in the championship. The Iranian striker Kaveh Rezai scored the only goal at the end of the home meeting with Oostende. The Zebras kept their squad in the offseason and became even more balanced and reliable in defense. Therefore, Charleroi is one of the contenders for high places in the current Championship of Belgium, and the team is obliged to beat the newcomer due to the more organized game and the higher quality of players. Diandy and Bruno won't help the Zebras.
The last head-to-head meetings of these teams took place in 2015, and then they parted ways with home victories, but it is clear that these matches have no relevance to the current reality. Under the leadership of a French coach, Charleroi has become a very powerful team with reliable defense and a dangerous attack in the person of Nicholson and Rezai (some time ago, they could count on Victor Osimhen, who recently moved to Napoli). Leuven is just taking its first steps in the Higher Division and is suffering its share of bumps and bruises. Now the visitors are higher in terms of skills, plus the hosts' infirmary will help them, so Charleroi's victory suggests itself.
Prediction for the match: Charleroi to win
