KV Kortrijk 1-3 Sporting Charleroi: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Sporting Charleroi won it

Sporting Charleroi struck first through Aurélien Scheidler in the 34th minute, set up by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof. KV Kortrijk levelled at 1-1 in the 41st minute through Shandre Campbell, set up by Thierry Ambrose. Check Keita made it 1-2 to Sporting Charleroi in the 66th minute, set up by Jakob Napoleon Romsaas. Antoine Colassin made it 1-3 to Sporting Charleroi in the 90th minute, set up by Adama Bojang.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, W. De Cremer, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to KV Kortrijk and 2 to Sporting Charleroi.

KV Kortrijk: M. Jonckheere, 4-4-1-1 · Sporting Charleroi: M. Kohnen, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.09 for KV Kortrijk and 1.32 for Sporting Charleroi.

KV Kortrijk scored about 1.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Sporting Charleroi made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.7 goals.

KV Kortrijk had 5 shots on target, Sporting Charleroi 5.

KV Kortrijk had 51% of the ball, but Sporting Charleroi took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

KV Kortrijk came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 0.3 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.02 expected goals for and 1.91 against, and had won 13% of their matches.

Sporting Charleroi came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 2.09 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 78% of their matches.

KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jakob Napoleon Romsaas (Sporting Charleroi), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.

KV Kortrijk

• Thierry Ambrose 7.4 1 assist
• Brecht Dejaegere 7.2
• Nayel Mehssatou 7.0
• Shandre Campbell 6.9 1 goal
• Ken Masui 6.8

Sporting Charleroi

• Jakob Napoleon Romsaas 7.6 1 assist
• Aurélien Scheidler 7.5 1 goal
• Mohamed Koné 7.4
• Antoine Colassin 7.3 1 goal
• Massamba Sow 7.3

The lowest-rated starter was Boris Lambert at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• KV Kortrijk: Standard Liège vs KV Kortrijk Saturday 31 October 2026 · Belgian Pro League
• Sporting Charleroi: Sporting Charleroi vs La Louvière Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi

What was the score in KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi?

KV Kortrijk 1-3 Sporting Charleroi (half-time 1-1), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 29 August 2026.

Who scored in KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi?

Aurélien Scheidler 34', Shandre Campbell 41', Check Keita 66', Antoine Colassin 90'.

Did Moneyball predict KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi?

Jakob Napoleon Romsaas, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed KV Kortrijk vs Sporting Charleroi?

W. De Cremer.