Oostende hosts Charleroi in round 1 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Saturday, July 24th at Diaz Arena (Oostende)
Oostende’s preparatory part of the season cannot be called intensive and varied. The team played only three matches with completely different results. The Yellow-Reds hammered Zwevezele (9- 3), lost 1-2 to Amiens, and ended the cycle in a 0-0 draw against Mouscron. Interestingly, in two matches in which Oostende managed to score, the team stepped up in the second half. Five out of nine goals in the game against Zwevezele were scored after the break. The only goal to the net of Amiens was also scored in the second half. Bookmakers give a coefficient of 1.66 on the fact that Oostende will score a goal in the second half. Beyond that, the Yellow-Reds conceded four out of five goals in the last three matches in the first half. Bookmakers give a coefficient of 2.19 on the fact that Charleroi will aggrieve the opponent’s goalkeeper in the first half.
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Charleroi ended the previous season with a 2-3 defeat to Eupen. Preparations for the new season also began with a setback. In the first friendly match, Charleroi managed to tie 3-3 against Amiens. In each of the last matches, the team conceded at least two goals, but it scored in four out of five cases. Both sides managed to score in four out of five games. Bookmakers give a coefficient of 1.66 on an exchange of goals scored in the upcoming game. Charleroi's defense is capable of falling apart both in the first and in the second half. Thus, the team conceded all three goals from Eupen before the break. Amiens scored three goals after restarting the game. Zulte Waregem (2-3) and Molenbeck (2-2) scored in both halves, while PAOK scored in the second (0-2).
Oostende and Charleroi know how to arrange spectacular matches. Both sides have scored in four of the last five matches involving Oostende. The same situation is with Charleroi. Zero appeared in only one game of the hosts (0: 0 against Mouscron) and one match of the visitors (0-2 against PAOK). I will add that zero was in the final score in two of the last five head-to-head matches on the pitch of Oostende.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
