Standard Liège and Club Brugge are both riding high in the Pro League with their 5th and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Standard Liège form and stats
Standard Liège are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.
In their previous game, the manager M. Preud'homme led his Standard Liège to a defeat in the Pro League match away at Kortrijk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Before that, Standard Liège had a home game versus KV Oostende which ended with a victory 2-1.
There will be little rest for Standard Liège after this match as they are travelling to Genk for a Pro League game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Standard Liège in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. From these home matches, Standard Liège have conceded only 9 goals.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Pro League, have an excellent away record in the Pro League so far with 8-3-1 from 12 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Club Brugge as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Visiting Club Brugge has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The Club Brugge goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 223 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Club Brugge, whose manager P. Clement could celebrate last time after the Belgian Cup win against Zulte-Waregem. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Antwerp in the Pro League.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager P. Clement when C. De Ketelaere scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.
A quick return to home after this game, as Club Brugge are hosting Waasland-Beveren in the Pro League only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Club Brugge's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 12 league matches away. Club Brugge are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Club Brugge - Standard Liège 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Standard Liège wins - draws - Club Brugge wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Vanaken 12 goals |  D. Okereke 9 goals |   S. Amallah 7 goals |
Standard Liège missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Standard Liège | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | 23 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 23 | 51 |
| 29 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 88% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 79% |
| 67% | 58% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 71% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 8% | 8% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 8% | 8% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 196 | 81 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 94 | 183 |
| 78 | 27 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 39 | 80 |
| 55% | 85% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 59% | 64% |
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals (8) away
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Club Brugge has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- Club Brugge has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
- Club Brugge has the most clean sheets (15)
- Club Brugge has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Club Brugge has the most points (27) away
- Club Brugge has the most scored goals (23) away
- Club Brugge has the the best goal difference (+15) away
- Club Brugge has the the best goal difference (+40)
- Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Standard Liège have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Standard Liège 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 | Club Brugge | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 40 | 57 |
| 2 | Gent | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 49 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 44 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 41 |
| 6 | Genk | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -5 | 34 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -10 | 32 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 26 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -22 | 21 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -29 | 20 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 29 | -29 | 14 |