Charleroi vs Genk

2 May 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Lawrence Visser

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 55’
  • Parfait Guiagon 69’ (pen)

Match summary

Charleroi beat Genk 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Kevin Van Den Kerkhof put Charleroi ahead in the 55th minute and Parfait Guiagon made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 69th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Charleroi created 1.60 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Genk 1.78 from 18.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
11 Shots 18
4 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 6
77 Attacks 83
32 Dangerous attacks 40
420 Passes 435
85.2% Pass accuracy 87.4%
23 Tackles 16
14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Charleroi Genk
Kick-off
22’
Ibrahima Sory BangouraShot on target
Kevin Van Den KerkhofShot on target
43’
Half-time0-0
46’
Daan HeymansShot on target
Second half underway
Antoine BernierShot on target
50’
Kevin Van Den KerkhofRight foot shot1-0 (Charleroi)
55’
Antoine Bernier
58’
60’
Konstantinos KaretsasNoah Adedeji-Sternberg
60’
Robin MirisolaAaron Bibout
60’
Ayumu YokoyamaDaan Heymans
Parfait GuiagonLewin Blum
62’
Yassine TitraouiEtienne Camara
62’
Mardochee NzitaVAR: No penalty
66’
Parfait GuiagonPenalty2-0 (Charleroi)
69’
Mehdi BoukamirJakob Napoleon Romsaas
77’
Patrick PflückeAntoine Bernier
77’
82’
Yira Collins SorJunya Ito
83’
Nikolas SattlbergerBryan Heynen
Parfait Guiagon
84’
90+3’
Zakaria El OuahdiShot on target
Jules GaudinMardochee Nzita
90+4’
90+5’
Yira Collins SorShot on target

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 1.78 55’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), 1-0 55’ 69’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), 2-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 1.78 55’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), 1-0 Van Den Kerkhof 55’ 69’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), 2-0 Guiagon 69’
Charleroi 1.60 xGGenk 1.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genk attacking Charleroi attacking 
69’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 55’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 28’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 73’ Robin Mirisola (Genk), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 46’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 8’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+5’ Yira Collins Sor (Genk), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Nikolas Sattlberger (Genk), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Robin Mirisola (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Jakob Napoleon Romsaas (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Robin Mirisola (Genk), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Patrick Pflücke (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 55’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 90+3’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 28’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Robin Mirisola (Genk), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 46’ Aaron Bibout (Genk), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 8’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+5’ Yira Collins Sor (Genk), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Daan Heymans (Genk), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90’ Nikolas Sattlberger (Genk), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Ayumu Yokoyama (Genk), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Junya Ito (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Robin Mirisola (Genk), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Bryan Heynen (Genk), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Ibrahima Sory Bangoura (Genk), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Jakob Napoleon Romsaas (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Robin Mirisola (Genk), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Antoine Bernier (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Patrick Pflücke (Charleroi), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Charleroi 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Koné
Nzita 90’
Ousou
Keita
Blum 62’
Camara 62’
Kerkhof
Khalifi
Romsaas 77’
Bernier 77’
Scheidler
Genk 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Brughmans
Smets
Kongolo
Kayembe
Ouahdi
Bangoura
Heynen 83’
Ito 82’
Adedeji-Sternberg 60’
Heymans 60’
Bibout 60’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Mohamed Koné
90′ 4 0 39 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Lewin Blum Taken off
62′ 4 1 – 6 1 29 1 – – –
Aiham Ousou
90′ 4 1 – 4 – 44 1 – – –
Cheick Keita
90′ 1 1 – 1 – 43 1 – – –
Mardochee Nzita Taken off
89′ 4 1 – 5 – 44 – – – –
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
90′ 4 – – 5 – 25 – 1 – –
Mehdi Boukamir Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – 1 1 4 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Etienne Camara Taken off
62′ – – 38 1 – 1 1 3 2 1 –
Yassine Khalifi
90′ – – 42 1 – 2 3 6 – 3 –
Antoine Bernier Taken off
77′ – – 28 – – – 1 – 3 –
Yassine Titraoui Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – –
Parfait Guiagon Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 11 – – 1 – 3 1 2
Patrick Pflücke Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Jakob Napoleon Romsaas Taken off
77′ – – 1 – 0.04 – 3 2 1 25 –
Aurélien Scheidler
90′ – 1 – – – – 2 4 – 18 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Charleroi win 36% Avg odds 2.61
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43
Genk win 37% Avg odds 2.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Charleroi LWLDW
Genk WDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genk 1-1 Charleroi, 21 Apr 26 All Charleroi vs Genk meetings, next on 19 Dec 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.