Standard Liège welcome Antwerp for another interesting Pro League fixture here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Standard Liège form and stats
The first Pro League game here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne resulted in a draw. Last season Standard Liège's home game statistics were 7 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats from 17 games.
Standard Liège are returning here after visiting Zulte-Waregem in a Pro League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. João Klauss and Abdoul Tapsoba scored the goal(s). Attacking player João Klauss bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Klauss scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 23 total). The victory against Zulte-Waregem came after Abdoul Tapsoba's winning goal. The Standard Liège manager M. Leye was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 86th minute.
Preceding that match was a defeat to KV Oostende (1-3).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Standard have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost three.
Early season league goal statistics from Standard Liège's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Antwerp form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Pro League ended in defeat. Last season Antwerp had these away match statistics: Played 3; won 0, drew 1 and lost 2.
Antwerp failed to get anything from their last game, a Pro League home match vs Kortrijk (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Ritchie De Laet was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Laet hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
A 2-3 defeat away at Mechelen before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Antwerp in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Antwerp, one draw and five defeats.
2 goals so far away for Antwerp, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Standard Liège two wins, five draws and Antwerp three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Laifis 1 goals |  J. De Mello 1 goals | A. Tapsoba 1 goals |
Standard Liège missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Standard Liège | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 16 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 38% | 20% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| Standard Liège | Last season | Antwerp | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 59 | 30 | Scored | S | 30 | 63 | ||
| 58 | 26 | Conceded | C | 31 | 59 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 80% | ||
| 65% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 65% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 22% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 22% | ||
| 18% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kortrijk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sporting Charleroi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Cercle Brugge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | RFC Seraing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | AS Eupen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Genk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Anderlecht | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Antwerp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 47 | 76 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 60 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 56 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 53 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Gent | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 49 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
| 9 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -6 | 47 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 69 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -16 | 46 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | -5 | 45 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 43 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -3 | 42 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 38 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -26 | 31 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 32 | -22 | 31 |