Charleroi vs Union St. Gilloise — Jupiler Pro League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 7′Union St. Gilloise, yellow card:Foul
- 9′Charleroi, yellow card:Foul
- 12′Union St. Gilloise, own goal:0–1Own goal
- 27′Charleroi, goal:1–1assist
- 41′Charleroi, goal:2–1assist
- 44′Union St. Gilloise, goal:2–2
- 45+2′Union St. Gilloise, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time2 – 2
- 49′Union St. Gilloise, goal:2–3assist
- 64′Charleroi, substitution:off
- 64′Charleroi, substitution:off
- 72′Union St. Gilloise, substitution:off
- 72′Union St. Gilloise, substitution:off
- 72′Charleroi, substitution:off
- 80′Union St. Gilloise, substitution:off
- 80′Union St. Gilloise, substitution:off
- 84′Union St. Gilloise, substitution:off
- 86′Charleroi, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 3
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Charleroi
Union St. Gilloise
Match report
Union St. Gilloise fight back to beat Charleroi 3-2 in five-goal thriller
Union St. Gilloise came from behind twice to win 3-2 at Charleroi in a Jupiler Pro League round five fixture at Stade du Pays de Charleroi, a result that kept them top of the table above their hosts. Five goals arrived inside the first 49 minutes, with the visitors landing the decisive blow just after the interval.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Mohamed Koné put through his own net after 12 minutes to hand Union an early lead, but Charleroi responded quickly through Freddy Situmona Mbemba, whose goal was set up by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof, levelling in the 27th minute. Patrick Pflücke, assisted by Jakob Romsaas, then turned the contest around for the hosts on 41 minutes, only for Adem Zorgane to draw Union level again right on the stroke of half-time to make it 2-2.
The sides went in level at the break, but Union struck straight after the restart when Kamiel Van de Perre, teed up by Besfort Zeneli, put the visitors ahead for good in the 49th minute. Charleroi, who dominated possession and had more attempts at goal, could not find another way through despite pressing for an equaliser, and Union held on for victory.
Zorgane scored Union's second goal of the night, levelling the score just before half-time, and finished with a rating of 7.64, the highest of any player on the pitch.
Charleroi controlled the ball for 60 percent of the match, yet it was Union St. Gilloise who made the greater impact in front of goal.
Union St. Gilloise won 3–2 away against Charleroi (half-time 2–2).
Charleroi met Union St. Gilloise in the Jupiler Pro League (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC at Stade du Pays de Charleroi. Referee: Nicolas Laforge.
Team pages: Charleroi · Union St. Gilloise · Jupiler Pro League
Key moments
- 12' Goal (own goal): Mohamed Koné — 0–1
- 27' Goal: Freddy Mbemba (assist: Kévin Van Den Kerkhof) — 1–1
- 41' Goal: Patrick Pflücke (assist: Jakob Romsaas) — 2–1
- 44' Goal: Adem Zorgane — 2–2
- 49' Goal: Kamiel Van de Perre (assist: Besfort Zeneli) — 2–3
Starting line-ups
Charleroi (4-2-3-1)
Union St. Gilloise (3-4-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Charleroi 17%, the draw 22%, Union St. Gilloise 61%. It finished Charleroi 2–3 Union St. Gilloise.
Union St. Gilloise's rating gap outweighs Charleroi's home ground — Union St. Gilloise are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Union St. Gilloise a clear lead. The draw at 22% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Union St. Gilloise at 61%?
Union St. Gilloise sit 303 points higher on our strength rating — 1657 to 1960. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,230 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Charleroi's column. Across 10,911 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 21–20–59.
Why only 61%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 61% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 22% and Charleroi at 17%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 20.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,965. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Charleroi average 5 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 303 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Charleroi have gained 94 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,294 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 Charleroi vs Union St. Gilloise 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 Charleroi and Union St. Gilloise team pages or the Jupiler Pro League page.