Standard Liège receive RFC Seraing as odds-on favourites: Big match preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 30.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27670 seats)

Victory alone will please the Standard Liège supporters in this Stade Maurice Dufrasne duel with RFC Seraing, as they enjoy a solid lead on the opposition in the Pro League table.

Insights:
  • Standard Liège have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Pro League

Standard Liège and RFC Seraing 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.

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Standard Liège form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Standard Liège have to build on here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in the Pro League. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Standard Liège has won their last four matches.

Standard's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Club Brugge (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Balikwisha got a match rating of 8.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Balikwisha scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Sint-Truiden.

The Standard Liège fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches.

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RFC Seraing form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, RFC Seraing have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far.

Seraing lost away at Antwerp (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Bernier, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.04. Bernier scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

A loss against Club Brugge was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The travelling fans enjoy RFC Seraing's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last three meetings between these teams: Standard won two, RFC Seraing were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Standard LiègeS. Amallah
S. Amallah
4 goals
RFC SeraingM. Mouandilmadji
M. Mouandilmadji
4 goals
Standard LiègeD. Drăguş
D. Drăguş
3 goals

Standard Liège missing players

RFC Seraing missing players

Standard Liège RFC Seraing
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 1 5 9
5 3 2 Won W 0 2 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 7
15 9 3 Scored S 1 8 8
13 5 0 Conceded C 2 10 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 78%
67% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 56%
44% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 44%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 11%
56% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 44%
44% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 56%
 
4.7 4.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.6 2.9
6.1 6.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 4.8
3.3 2.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 13.4 13 Shots (avg) S ( 12 8.2 9.3
4.8 5.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.1
35% 32% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 62% 42%
 
13.7 12.8 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.8 12.6
4.4 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.4 5.1
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of RFC Seraing's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • RFC Seraing have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • RFC Seraing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Standard Liège have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Standard Liège have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Pro League
  • 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 Antwerp 9 9 0 0 21 6 5 5 0 0 14 5 4 4 0 0 7 1 15 27
2 Genk 9 7 1 1 22 9 5 4 1 0 10 4 4 3 0 1 12 5 13 22
3 Club Brugge 9 6 1 2 19 10 4 3 1 0 10 4 5 3 0 2 9 6 9 19
4 OH Leuven 9 5 2 2 16 13 4 3 0 1 7 6 5 2 2 1 9 7 3 17
5 Standard Liège 9 5 1 3 15 13 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 16
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 9 5 1 3 14 14 4 3 0 1 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 10 0 16
7 Gent 9 4 2 3 13 10 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 14
8 Anderlecht 9 4 1 4 16 10 5 3 1 1 11 5 4 1 0 3 5 5 6 13
9 Sint-Truiden 9 3 4 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 5 7 5 2 3 0 5 1 2 13
10 Sporting Charleroi 9 4 0 5 15 16 5 2 0 3 9 11 4 2 0 2 6 5 -1 12
11 Westerlo 9 4 0 5 16 18 4 3 0 1 8 4 5 1 0 4 8 14 -2 12
12 Mechelen 9 3 2 4 16 15 5 2 1 2 10 9 4 1 1 2 6 6 1 11
13 KV Oostende 9 3 1 5 10 13 4 2 0 2 4 5 5 1 1 3 6 8 -3 10
14 Kortrijk 9 2 1 6 6 15 4 0 1 3 1 7 5 2 0 3 5 8 -9 7
15 AS Eupen 9 2 0 7 8 16 5 1 0 4 4 8 4 1 0 3 4 8 -8 6
16 RFC Seraing 9 2 0 7 8 18 4 0 0 4 0 8 5 2 0 3 8 10 -10 6
17 Cercle Brugge 9 1 3 5 5 15 5 1 3 1 4 5 4 0 0 4 1 10 -10 6
18 Zulte-Waregem 9 1 2 6 7 18 5 1 0 4 5 13 4 0 2 2 2 5 -11 5

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.