Sporting Charleroi 3-2 Cercle Brugge: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Sporting Charleroi won it

Freddy Mbemba put Sporting Charleroi ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Jakob Napoleon Romsaas. Aurélien Scheidler made it 2-0 to Sporting Charleroi in the 25th minute, set up by Patrick Pflücke. Dante Vanzeir made it 2-1 to Cercle Brugge in the 30th minute, set up by Erick Nunes. Aurélien Scheidler from the penalty spot made it 3-1 to Sporting Charleroi in the 61st minute. Steve Ngoura from the penalty spot made it 3-2 to Cercle Brugge in the 73rd minute.

It was 2-1 at half-time.

Aurélien Scheidler scored twice.

The referee, A. Letellier, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to Sporting Charleroi and 1 to Cercle Brugge.

Sporting Charleroi: M. Kohnen, 4-2-3-1 · Cercle Brugge: L. Friis, 5-3-2.

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 1.59 for Sporting Charleroi and 1.82 for Cercle Brugge.

Sporting Charleroi scored about 1.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Sporting Charleroi had 7 shots on target, Cercle Brugge 6.

Sporting Charleroi had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

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.

Cercle Brugge came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.48 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 0% of their matches.

Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Aurélien Scheidler (Sporting Charleroi), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Sporting Charleroi

• Aurélien Scheidler 8.1 2 goals
• Freddy Mbemba 7.8 1 goal
• Patrick Pflücke 7.4 1 assist
• Mohamed Koné 7.0
• Mardochée Nzita 7.0

Cercle Brugge

• Viggo Martens 7.3
• Valy Konaté 7.2
• Dante Vanzeir 7.1 1 goal
• Steve Ngoura 6.9 1 goal
• Krys Kouassi 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Kevin Van Den Kerkhof at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Sporting Charleroi: Sporting Charleroi vs La Louvière Sunday 1 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
• Cercle Brugge: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Cercle Brugge Sunday 25 October 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 Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge

What was the score in Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge?

Sporting Charleroi 3-2 Cercle Brugge (half-time 2-1), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 19 September 2026.

Who scored in Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge?

Freddy Mbemba 15', Aurélien Scheidler 25', Dante Vanzeir 30', Aurélien Scheidler 61', Steve Ngoura 73'.

Did Moneyball predict Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge 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 Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge?

Aurélien Scheidler, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Sporting Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge?

A. Letellier.