Standard Liège and Anderlecht are both riding high in the Pro League with their 3rd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Pro League.
Standard Liège form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Standard Liège have scored 32 goals to get 34 points from 15 games. The overall stats are 10-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Standard Liège fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Standard Liège has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.The fans are hoping that Standard Liège will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Pro League game against Club Brugge. A strong away win before that one, visiting Gent and winning 2-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Standard Liège perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Standard Liège as a small favourite), we find two games. Standard Liège has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 0.
Goals decide football matches and Standard Liège are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 15 matches. On the other hand, Standard Liège have conceded 17 goals.
Anderlecht form and stats
7 wins, 0 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Anderlecht playing as the away team this season. Recent form does not give Anderlecht much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Standard Liège will be a tough nut to crack.The manager F. Rutten was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground. Anderlecht suffered a 1-2 loss to Antwerp. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Club Brugge.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Anderlecht in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Anderlecht, 1 draw and 11 defeats.
Anderlecht find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 15 away fixtures. Anderlecht have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Standard Liège - Anderlecht 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Standard Liège won 4, Anderlecht won 3 and 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
  I. Santini 14 goals / 2 assists |   R. Emond 13 goals |  L. Dimata 13 goals / 3 assists |
Standard Liège missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| Standard Liège | Anderlecht | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | Played | 16 | 33 |
| 54 | 35 | Scored | 22 | 52 |
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | 25 | 42 |
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 94% |
| 85% | 88% | Over 1.5 | 81% | 82% |
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | 75% | 61% |
| 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 19% | 21% |
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 15% |
| 64% | 75% | Both teams to score | 69% | 64% |
| 24% | 19% | Clean Sheet | 12% | 24% |
| 24% | 19% | Failed To Score | 19% | 18% |
- Anderlecht hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Anderlecht is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Standard Liège is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Genk | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 32 | 63 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 56 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 53 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Gent | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | Antwerp | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 49 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 33 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -23 | 32 |
| 13 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -24 | 28 |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -23 | 27 |
| 16 | Lokeren | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 29 | -25 | 20 |
