Charleroi vs Leuven Predictions

• Charleroi finished in the bottom half last term, losing eight home games
• The hosts struggled to pick up wins outside of facing the bottom sides
• Leuven won home and away to Charleroi last term, going unbeaten in six straight meetings

Can Charleroi make a strong start?

Last year wasn’t a stellar one for Charleroi, who finished in the bottom half of the table. They did move up the standings with a good run to end the campaign, with only two sides picking up more points than them across the final eight games of the campaign.

However, they took only one point from their last two games and overall they lost as many games as they won. While they start the season targeting a win, this is a tough opening clash coming off a poor season.

Leuven can capitalise

This is a fixture that Leuven should enjoy, having gone unbeaten across the last six meetings between the two sides. The visitors have won four straight meetings between the pair, including home and away victories last season.

Charleroi had an all-or-nothing home record last term, winning seven and losing eight of their 17 home games. They picked up three of their victories against the bottom four. The hosts lost five of their clashes with top-half sides, while Leuven lost only two of their trips to sides below them. Back them to avoid defeat in this one.