Charleroi vs OH Leuven Prediction 19.05.2026 | Jupiler Pro League

Royal Charleroi Sporting Club head into this penultimate round of the post-season campaign as one of the division’s most in-form sides, having reignited their European ambitions with three victories from their previous four outings, a sequence that has dramatically revived momentum within the squad at a crucial stage of the season.

The foundation behind Charleroi’s recent resurgence has been their remarkably disciplined defensive structure, with the Hainaut-based outfit keeping clean sheets in three of their last four league appearances, including particularly impressive shutouts against dangerous attacking sides such as Royal Antwerp and KRC Genk.

Currently occupying fourth place in the Conference League playoff standings on 30 points, Mario Kohnen’s men are fully aware that maximizing home advantage could prove decisive if they are to close the gap on group leaders Standard Liège with only two matches remaining.

On the injury front, 21-year-old defender Massamba Sow remains sidelined through injury, although the hosts will take encouragement from the fact that he is expected to be their only absentee for this encounter.

Meanwhile, OH Leuven make the trip south in far brighter spirits after finally securing their first playoff victory following eight unsuccessful attempts, producing an impressive attacking display to comfortably dispatch Royal Antwerp by a 3-0 scoreline on home soil.

Despite that morale boosting triumph, the visitors still find themselves rooted to the bottom of the playoff standings, with Felice Mazzu continuing to battle major defensive instability, as his side have already conceded 14 goals during this disappointing second phase of the campaign, a weakness that has effectively extinguished any realistic hopes of European qualification.

Away from home, OH Leuven have struggled to establish consistency throughout the season, managing to leave hostile territory with maximum points on just five occasions from 19 attempts, while they remain in search of their first away victory of the playoff stage after recording two draws and two defeats on the road so far.

In terms of squad news, right-back Oscar Gil remains a major doubt after picking up a minor knock, while the condition of Noë Dussenne will also need to be assessed ahead of this encounter, having missed the previous four matches through injury.