Only a few games have been played in the Pro League so far, with Standard Liège placed 2nd and Genk sitting in the 5th position.
Standard Liège and Genk 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.
Standard Liège form and stats
Standard Liège have only played one Pro League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 15 matches.
It's back home for Standard, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Waasland-Beveren away with the result 2-1. S. Amallah and S. Bastien found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Standard won a home game hosting Cercle Brugge (1-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Standard 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 seven games. Standard Liège has won four of these, drawn zero and lost three.
Early season league goal statistics from Standard Liège's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Genk form and stats
Only one away game in the Pro League so far for Genk and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 losses from 15 travels.
Genk's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus OH Leuven that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at KV Oostende.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Genk in our archives, and the results are: one win for Genk, one draw and two defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Genk has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Standard won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Genk has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  S. Bastien 2 goals |  S. Amallah 1 goals |   C. Dessers 1 goals |
Standard Liège missing players
Genk missing players
| Standard Liège | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| Standard Liège | Last season | Genk | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Scored | S | 24 | 45 | ||
| 32 | 9 | Conceded | C | 24 | 42 | ||
| 93% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 83% | ||
| 59% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 62% | ||
| 31% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 34% | ||
| 10% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | ||
| 62% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | ||
| 28% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | ||
| 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 229 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 87 | 248 | ||
| 94 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 120 | ||
| 50% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Standard Liège | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Genk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Waasland-Beveren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Antwerp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Zulte-Waregem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 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 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 44 | 70 |
| 2 | Gent | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 53 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Genk | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32 | -8 | 36 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -17 | 33 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -23 | 30 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 29 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -27 | 23 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 22 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -39 | 20 |