Match report
Charleroi come from behind to sink struggling Kortrijk 3-1
Charleroi claimed a 3-1 victory away at Kortrijk in matchday four of the Jupiler Pro League, moving further clear at the top of the table while their hosts remained rooted at the bottom without a win this season. The contest at Guldensporen Stadion swung several times before the visitors pulled away late on.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Aurélien Scheidler put Charleroi ahead in the 34th minute, finishing off an assist from Kévin Van Den Kerkhof, but Kortrijk responded quickly through Shandre Campbell, who levelled seven minutes later with Thierry Ambrose supplying the pass to send the sides in level at the break. The second half belonged to the away side, however, as Cheick Keita restored their lead in the 66th minute after being set up by Jakob Romsaas.
Antoine Colassin sealed the points deep into stoppage time, converting a chance created by Adama Bojang to make it 3-1 in the 90th minute. Kortrijk had more of the ball, edging possession 51 percent to 49, but Charleroi were far more incisive in front of goal, firing 18 shots to their hosts' 13 while matching them with five shots on target apiece.
Scheidler opened the scoring and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.08, while Colassin added the decisive late strike to back up his own strong showing.
Despite seeing less of the ball, Charleroi outshot Kortrijk 18 to 13, underlining their greater threat in the final third.
Charleroi won 3–1 away against Kortrijk (half-time 1–1).
Kortrijk met Charleroi in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 16:15 UTC at Guldensporen Stadion. Referee: Wesli De Cremer.
Team pages: Kortrijk · Charleroi · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 34' Goal: Aurélien Scheidler (assist: Kévin Van Den Kerkhof) — 0–1
- 41' Goal: Shandre Campbell (assist: Thierry Ambrose) — 1–1
- 66' Goal: Cheick Keita (assist: Jakob Romsaas) — 1–2
- 90' Goal: Antoine Colassin (assist: Adama Bojang) — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Kortrijk (3-4-2-1)
Charleroi (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Kortrijk 30%, the draw 31%, Charleroi 39%. It finished Kortrijk 1–3 Charleroi.
Charleroi's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Charleroi are the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Charleroi the lean. The draw at 31% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Charleroi at 39%?
Charleroi sit 110 points higher on our strength rating — 1532 to 1642. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,107 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Kortrijk's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 37–29–34.
Why only 39%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 39% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 31% and Kortrijk at 30%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Kortrijk win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,679. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Kortrijk scored +0.42 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,799 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Kortrijk have gained 109 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,243 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Kortrijk vs Charleroi final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Jupiler Pro League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Kortrijk and Charleroi team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Kortrijk vs Charleroi?
Charleroi won 3–1 away against Kortrijk (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Kortrijk vs Charleroi?
Aurélien Scheidler (34') for Charleroi; Shandre Campbell (41') for Kortrijk; Cheick Keita (66') for Charleroi; Antoine Colassin (90') for Charleroi.
›Where can I watch Kortrijk vs Charleroi highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Kortrijk vs Charleroi; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Kortrijk and Charleroi?
Kortrijk and Charleroi have met 10 times — 1 win for Kortrijk, 6 wins for Charleroi and 3 draws.