Match summary
Charleroi won comfortably, 5-1 away at Westerlo.
Aurélien Scheidler put Charleroi ahead in the 58th minute, Freddy Mbemba made it 0-2 in the 60th minute, Patrick Pflücke made it 0-3 in the 65th minute, Scheidler made it 0-4 in the 72nd minute, Norman Bassette pulled one back to make it 1-4 with a header in the 74th minute, and Adama Bojang made it 1-5 from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.
The chances backed that up: Charleroi created 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Westerlo's 1.45 from 10.
Westerlo hosted Charleroi in the Belgian Pro League, ending the fixture with a 1-5 defeat despite holding 54 percent possession and completing 500 passes compared to the visitors' 416. The home side registered 10 shots with 3 on target and an expected goals figure of 1.45, while Charleroi recorded 21 shots, 10 on target, and an expected goals total of 3.16. Both teams earned 54 and 46 percent possession respectively, and committed 9 fouls for Westerlo against 11 for Charleroi. Discipline was evident with 2 yellow cards for each side and a red card for the hosts.
The first half concluded scoreless after yellow cards were shown to Triston Rowe in the 25th minute and Cameron Congreve in the 41st. The second half saw a flurry of goals starting in the 58th minute when Aurélien Scheidler scored with a right foot shot for Charleroi. Freddy Mbemba added a second in the 60th minute, and Patrick Pflücke scored a third in the 65th minute. Scheidler netted his second in the 72nd minute before Norman Bassette put Westerlo on the scoreboard with a header in the 74th minute. Following a red card to Pape Diong in the 87th minute, Adama Bojang scored a penalty in the 89th minute.