Standard Liège II vs Dender match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Maurice Dufrasne

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Fri 11.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27670 seats)

Crucial duel in the cellar of the First Division B, with both Standard Liège II and Dender experiencing more anxiety than glee. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosting team positioned 10th and the guests in 9th spot.

Insights:
  • Standard Liège II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in First Division B
  • Dender have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in First Division B

The visiting Dender played their last game only three days ago, a Belgian Cup match.

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Standard Liège II form and stats

All-inclusive First Division B stats playing at home this season for Standard Liège II are 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Standard Liège II hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Standard Liège II, KRC Genk II and Excelsior Virton), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Standard are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus RSC Anderlecht II. The penalty miss from Calut in the defeat against RSC Anderlecht II was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

Heartbreak before that as Standard Liège II lost 1-4 at Deinze's place.

Lots of goals and action? We don't know the future, but we do know that 9 of the 12 most recent league matches with this club has had three goals or more.

The Standard Liège II fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Standard Liège II with 12 goals conceded in these matches.

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Dender form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the First Division B.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Belgian Cup home loss versus Standard Liege with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus RWDM.

The visiting Dender have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Dender are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the squads faced each other previously this season; Dender - Standard Liège II 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

Standard Liège IIL. Kuavita
L. Kuavita
3 goals
Standard Liège III. Ziani
I. Ziani
3 goals
DenderM. Lallemand
M. Lallemand
3 goals

Standard Liège II missing players

Dender missing players

Standard Liège II Dender
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 2 6 12
3 1 1 Won W 1 3 4
3 2 1 Drew D 1 2 2
6 2 0 Lost L 0 1 6
14 8 4 Scored S 3 8 14
25 12 3 Conceded C 1 3 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
50% 80% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
17% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 42%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 25%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 33%
 
4.9 3.8 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3 4.2
5.8 7.2 10 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 4.2
2.4 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.9 10.4 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.5 11.3
4.4 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.8 4
25% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 29%
 
13 13.8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 7.8 10.2
6.3 7.4 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.3 4.3
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Standard Liège II's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Dender have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Dender have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in First Division B
  • Dender have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in First Division B
  • Dender have the most clean sheets (3) away in First Division B
  • Dender have the most matches under the total-line (8) in First Division B
  • Dender have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dender haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Standard Liège II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Standard Liège II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Standard Liège II have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Standard Liège II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in First Division B
  • Standard Liège II have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Standard Liège II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Waasland-Beveren 12 7 3 2 25 12 6 5 1 0 15 4 6 2 2 2 10 8 13 24
2 RWDM 12 7 3 2 22 11 6 4 2 0 12 4 6 3 1 2 10 7 11 24
3 RSC Anderlecht II 12 6 4 2 23 15 6 2 3 1 9 6 6 4 1 1 14 9 8 22
4 Lierse Kempenzonen 12 7 1 4 25 24 6 5 0 1 18 8 6 2 1 3 7 16 1 22
5 Beerschot-Wilrijk 12 6 2 4 18 16 6 2 1 3 7 8 6 4 1 1 11 8 2 20
6 Club Brugge II 12 4 4 4 23 22 6 3 2 1 12 8 6 1 2 3 11 14 1 16
7 Lommel United 12 5 0 7 19 21 7 2 0 5 9 14 5 3 0 2 10 7 -2 15
8 Deinze 12 4 2 6 15 18 6 3 1 2 12 8 6 1 1 4 3 10 -3 14
9 Dender 12 4 2 6 14 17 6 1 0 5 6 14 6 3 2 1 8 3 -3 14
10 Standard Liège II 12 3 3 6 14 25 5 1 2 2 8 12 7 2 1 4 6 13 -11 12
11 Excelsior Virton 12 1 6 5 13 19 6 0 4 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 7 11 -6 9
12 KRC Genk II 12 2 2 8 16 27 6 2 0 4 8 11 6 0 2 4 8 16 -11 8

Read more about First Division B

The First Division B is the second highest league in Belgian football. It replaced the Belgian Second Division in 2016. It has eight teams playing a league in two stages, “opening” and “closing”. Each stage has each team playing 14 fixtures and the winner of each qualify for promotion play-offs.