Standard Liège vs Union Saint-Gilloise: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27670 seats)

A swift peek at the Pro League table point to an advantage to Union Saint-Gilloise when they arrive at Standard Liège. Yet; let's play before we hand out the points!

Insights:
  • Standard Liège have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (70) in Pro League

Standard Liège are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions.

Both squads have had enough rest since their previous game. Let's hope for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Standard Liège form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. Standard Liège have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

It's back home for Standard Liège, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kortrijk away with the result 1-0. Amallah found the net in that victory. Bokadi, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Bokadi won 10 of 13 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to RFC Seraing (0-1).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Standard here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 16 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Standard Liège's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

Union Saint-Gilloise have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 41 points collected from 16 Pro League games. 13 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Union Saint-Gilloise are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 13 in a row without losing.

Saint-Gilloise delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against KV Oostende (placed 14th) in their previous match. The attacker Undav got a match rating of 8.12 in that game. Undav scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus OH Leuven at their stadium, the result 4-1.

Union Saint-Gilloise are a potent attacking force on the road with their 43 goals in 16 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

Standard Liège and Union Saint-Gilloise have duelled earlier this season: Union Saint-Gilloise - Standard 4-0. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - two - one (Standard Liège wins - draws - Union Saint-Gilloise wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Union Saint-GilloiseD. Undav
D. Undav
25 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseD. Vanzeir
D. Vanzeir
13 goals
Standard LiègeD. Drăguş
D. Drăguş
6 goals

Standard Liège missing players

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Standard Liège Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
9 3 0 Won W 5 13 22
9 5 1 Drew D 0 2 5
14 8 4 Lost L 0 1 5
31 14 4 Scored S 19 43 70
45 23 12 Conceded C 3 12 26
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
62% 56% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 81%
41% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 69% 59%
25% 19% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 44% 38%
6% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 25% 19%
50% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 47%
25% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 50% 47%
28% 31% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 16%
 
4.4 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 5.2 5.9
4.5 3.7 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.2 4.4
3.3 2.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.3
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
12 13.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13 14.1 14.3
3.8 4.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.6 6.3 5.5
26% 20% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 43% 40%
 
12.8 11.9 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.2 10.1
4.2 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3 3.1
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Standard Liège have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in Pro League
  • Standard Liège have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Pro League
  • Standard Liège haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have scored more than double the goals of Standard Liège.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most clean sheets (15) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most points (41) away in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (43) away in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (70) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+31) away in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+44) in Pro League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 32 22 5 5 70 26 16 9 3 4 27 14 16 13 2 1 43 12 44 71
2 Club Brugge 32 19 9 4 67 36 16 9 6 1 34 16 16 10 3 3 33 20 31 66
3 Antwerp 32 18 5 9 53 37 16 9 3 4 29 18 16 9 2 5 24 19 16 59
4 Gent 32 17 7 8 49 28 16 10 3 3 32 16 16 7 4 5 17 12 21 58
5 Anderlecht 32 16 10 6 65 34 16 9 5 2 37 19 16 7 5 4 28 15 31 58
6 Sporting Charleroi 32 14 9 9 52 42 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 8 4 4 31 26 10 51
7 Mechelen 32 14 7 11 54 57 16 9 4 3 33 22 16 5 3 8 21 35 -3 49
8 Genk 32 13 6 13 59 47 16 9 3 4 34 18 16 4 3 9 25 29 12 45
9 Sint-Truiden 32 13 6 13 37 40 16 6 3 7 23 23 16 7 3 6 14 17 -3 45
10 Cercle Brugge 32 12 7 13 46 43 16 6 3 7 21 18 16 6 4 6 25 25 3 43
11 OH Leuven 32 10 11 11 47 52 16 7 4 5 25 24 16 3 7 6 22 28 -5 41
12 Kortrijk 32 9 10 13 39 42 16 5 4 7 21 21 16 4 6 6 18 21 -3 37
13 Standard Liège 32 9 9 14 31 45 16 3 5 8 14 23 16 6 4 6 17 22 -14 36
14 KV Oostende 32 9 6 17 30 59 16 5 2 9 17 35 16 4 4 8 13 24 -29 33
15 AS Eupen 32 8 8 16 37 54 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 4 8 19 27 -17 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 32 8 8 16 42 64 16 5 4 7 23 30 16 3 4 9 19 34 -22 32
17 RFC Seraing 32 8 3 21 28 64 16 5 3 8 16 28 16 3 0 13 12 36 -36 27
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 32 4 4 24 32 68 16 4 1 11 15 30 16 0 3 13 17 38 -36 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 32 22 5 5 70 26 16 9 3 4 27 14 16 13 2 1 43 12 44 71
2 Club Brugge 32 19 9 4 67 36 16 9 6 1 34 16 16 10 3 3 33 20 31 66
3 Antwerp 32 18 5 9 53 37 16 9 3 4 29 18 16 9 2 5 24 19 16 59
4 Gent 32 17 7 8 49 28 16 10 3 3 32 16 16 7 4 5 17 12 21 58
5 Anderlecht 32 16 10 6 65 34 16 9 5 2 37 19 16 7 5 4 28 15 31 58
6 Sporting Charleroi 32 14 9 9 52 42 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 8 4 4 31 26 10 51
7 Mechelen 32 14 7 11 54 57 16 9 4 3 33 22 16 5 3 8 21 35 -3 49
8 Genk 32 13 6 13 59 47 16 9 3 4 34 18 16 4 3 9 25 29 12 45
9 Sint-Truiden 32 13 6 13 37 40 16 6 3 7 23 23 16 7 3 6 14 17 -3 45
10 Cercle Brugge 32 12 7 13 46 43 16 6 3 7 21 18 16 6 4 6 25 25 3 43
11 OH Leuven 32 10 11 11 47 52 16 7 4 5 25 24 16 3 7 6 22 28 -5 41
12 Kortrijk 32 9 10 13 39 42 16 5 4 7 21 21 16 4 6 6 18 21 -3 37
13 Standard Liège 32 9 9 14 31 45 16 3 5 8 14 23 16 6 4 6 17 22 -14 36
14 KV Oostende 32 9 6 17 30 59 16 5 2 9 17 35 16 4 4 8 13 24 -29 33
15 AS Eupen 32 8 8 16 37 54 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 4 8 19 27 -17 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 32 8 8 16 42 64 16 5 4 7 23 30 16 3 4 9 19 34 -22 32
17 RFC Seraing 32 8 3 21 28 64 16 5 3 8 16 28 16 3 0 13 12 36 -36 27
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 32 4 4 24 32 68 16 4 1 11 15 30 16 0 3 13 17 38 -36 16

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