This could be an interesting match as Anderlecht have their presumed home advantage while Standard Liège are ahead 2 points in the Pro League table.
- Anderlecht have not yet lost a game at home.
It's no vacation for neither Anderlecht nor Standard Liège as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Anderlecht form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Anderlecht at their home stadium (Lotto Park) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
Anderlecht drew their last game, also a home match. Standard Liège (placed 4th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Prior to that, an away loss at Beerschot-Wilrijk.
This is expected to be a close game, with Anderlecht perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Anderlecht as a small favourite), we find seven games. Anderlecht has won four of these, drawn three and lost zero.
The Anderlecht fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Anderlecht are not conceding a lot of goals here at Lotto Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Standard Liège form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Standard Liège have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far. Standard Liège have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Two points from the last two away games for Standard, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Standard are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Anderlecht (placed 7th). Before that, Standard secured a home win against Lech Poznan with the score 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Standard Liège playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Standard wins, four draws and four defeats.
Standard Liège have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Standard are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Anderlecht - Standard Liège 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Anderlecht three wins, three draws and Standard Liège four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Nmecha 5 goals |  P. Tau 4 goals |  M. Murillo Bermudez 2 goals |
Anderlecht missing players
Standard Liège missing players
| Anderlecht | Standard Liège | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 86% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 64% |
| 57% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 21% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.4 | 9.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 46% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 29% |
- Anderlecht have not yet lost a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Antwerp | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Gent | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Sint-Truiden | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 7 |