Lommel SK 0-1 Sporting Charleroi: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 2 · Sunday 16 August 2026 · Soevereinstadion, Lommel · referee K. Van Damme · full time
Full time: Lommel SK 0-1 Sporting Charleroi
Sporting Charleroi beat Lommel SK 1-0 in Belgian Pro League Matchday 2 on Sunday 16 August 2026 at Soevereinstadion. The goals: Amine Boukamir 63'.
How Sporting Charleroi won it
Sporting Charleroi struck first through Amine Boukamir in the 63rd minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, K. Van Damme, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to Lommel SK and 0 to Sporting Charleroi.
Lommel SK: L. Johnson, 4-2-3-1 · 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 1.34 for Lommel SK and 0.36 for Sporting Charleroi.
Lommel SK scored about 1.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Lommel SK created the better chances, 1.34 xG to 0.36, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Lommel SK had 0 shots on target, Sporting Charleroi 5.
Sporting Charleroi had 56% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Lommel SK came into it with 9 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.10 expected goals for and 1.85 against, and had won 33% 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.
Lommel SK vs Sporting Charleroi: the match in numbers
| Lommel SK | Match statistics | Sporting Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Ball possession | 56% |
| 1.34 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.36 |
| 8 | Total shots | 23 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 0 | Big chances | 2 |
| 430 | Total passes | 517 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 2 | Corners | 12 |
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Mardochée Nzita (Sporting Charleroi), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Lommel SK
- Dries Wouters 7.3
- Matthias Pieklak 7.2
- Timothy Eyoma 7.1
- Tom Reyners 7.1
- Ralf Seuntjens 7.0
Sporting Charleroi
- Mardochée Nzita 8.1
- Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 7.8
- Jakob Napoleon Romsaas 7.6
- Amine Boukamir 7.5 1 goal
- Patrick Pflücke 7.4
The lowest-rated starter was Joey Pelupessy at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Lommel SK: Lommel SK vs Gent Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Sporting Charleroi: Sporting Charleroi vs La Louvière Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Lommel SK vs Sporting Charleroi
What was the score in Lommel SK vs Sporting Charleroi?
Lommel SK 0-1 Sporting Charleroi (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Who scored in Lommel SK vs Sporting Charleroi?
Amine Boukamir 63'.
Did Moneyball predict Lommel SK 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 Lommel SK vs Sporting Charleroi?
Mardochée Nzita, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Lommel SK vs Sporting Charleroi?
K. Van Damme.
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