Sporting Charleroi 2-3 Union Saint-Gilloise: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Union Saint-Gilloise won it

An own goal by Mohamed Koné put Union Saint-Gilloise ahead in the 12th minute. Sporting Charleroi levelled at 1-1 in the 27th minute through Freddy Mbemba, set up by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof. Sporting Charleroi turned it round: Patrick Pflücke made it 2-1 in the 41st minute, set up by Jakob Napoleon Romsaas. Union Saint-Gilloise levelled at 2-2 in the 44th minute through Adem Zorgane. Union Saint-Gilloise turned it round: Kamiel Van De Perre made it 2-3 in the 49th minute, set up by Besfort Zeneli.

It was 2-2 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The lead changed hands 2 times.

The referee, N. Laforge, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Sporting Charleroi and 2 to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Sporting Charleroi: M. Kohnen, 4-2-3-1 · Union Saint-Gilloise: D. Hubert, 3-4-1-2.

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 1.29 for Sporting Charleroi and 2.46 for Union Saint-Gilloise.

Sporting Charleroi had 5 shots on target, Union Saint-Gilloise 7.

Sporting Charleroi's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Sporting Charleroi had 59% of the ball, but Union Saint-Gilloise took the points.

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.

Union Saint-Gilloise came into it with 8 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 2.8 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 2.04 expected goals for and 1.19 against, and had won 75% of their matches.

Sporting Charleroi vs Union Saint-Gilloise: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.

Sporting Charleroi

• Jakob Napoleon Romsaas 7.8 1 assist
• Patrick Pflücke 7.3 1 goal
• Aiham Ousou 7.3
• Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 7.2 1 assist
• Check Keita 7.1

Union Saint-Gilloise

• Kevin Mac Allister 8.0
• Adem Zorgane 7.6 1 goal
• Massiré Sylla 7.2
• Besfort Zeneli 7.2 1 assist
• Kamiel Van De Perre 7.1 1 goal

The lowest-rated starter was Guilherme Smith at 6.3. 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
• Union Saint-Gilloise: 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 Union Saint-Gilloise

What was the score in Sporting Charleroi vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Sporting Charleroi 2-3 Union Saint-Gilloise (half-time 2-2), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 5 September 2026.

Who scored in Sporting Charleroi vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

Freddy Mbemba 27', Patrick Pflücke 41', Adem Zorgane 44', Kamiel Van De Perre 49'.

Did Moneyball predict Sporting Charleroi vs Union Saint-Gilloise 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 Union Saint-Gilloise?

Kevin Mac Allister, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Sporting Charleroi vs Union Saint-Gilloise?

N. Laforge.