The Standard Liège & Antwerp managers M. Preud'homme and L. Bölöni are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Pro League league table.
Standard Liège and Antwerp should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Antwerp are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Standard Liège form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 13 Pro League games here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne for Standard Liège. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
A good away victory last time out for Standard Liège, who won 3-1 against Genk (placed 6th). Before that, Standard Liège drew at home versus Club Brugge.
The Standard Liège fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 league matches. Standard Liège have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Antwerp form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Antwerp playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Antwerp delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sporting Charleroi (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Pro League game. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Genk.
Antwerp are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. 19 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Antwerp - Standard Liège 2-2 entered in the official records. Standard Liège-Antwerp H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Standard Liège three wins, Antwerp three wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Mbokani Bezua 15 goals |  L. Refaelov 10 goals |   S. Amallah 7 goals |
Standard Liège missing players
Antwerp missing players
| Standard Liège | Antwerp | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 46 | 23 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 45 |
| 30 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 30 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 85% | 77% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 85% |
| 65% | 54% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 58% |
| 35% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 69% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| 23% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 12% | 15% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 204 | 81 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 77 | 214 |
| 84 | 27 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 35 | 105 |
| 55% | 85% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 57% | 43% |
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Antwerp have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Standard Liège has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Standard Liège have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Club Brugge | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 41 | 61 |
| 2 | Gent | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 52 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Genk | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -25 | 21 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | -28 | 17 |