Standard Liège vs Westerlo match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Maurice Dufrasne

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27670 seats)

Both contenders are doing all right, Westerlo holding a 0 point lead on Standard Liège in the standings. Game on!

Insights:
  • Standard Liège have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Standard Liège form and stats

The total Pro League stats at home this season for Standard Liège are 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Standard Liège, facing Anderlecht in a game that ended 2-2. The striker Zinckernagel won the honour of being "man of the match" for Standard with a rating of 7.42/10. Zinckernagel hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).

Before that match, a win away at Union Saint-Gilloise.

This is expected to be a close game, with Standard Liège 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 6 games. Standard Liège has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

The Standard Liège fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Standard Liège have conceded 14 goals.

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Westerlo form and stats

5-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Westerlo in their Pro League matches away.

The club members enjoyed Westerlo's previous fixture versus Union Saint-Gilloise (placed 2nd), a 4-2 win played at home. As you can tell from the result, the match against Union Saint-Gilloise was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Westerlo goalie Bolat was high and low in the Union Saint-Gilloise game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Midfield player den Keybus was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Keybus scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sint-Truiden at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Westerlo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Westerlo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Westerlo - Standard Liège 4-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Standard Liège wins - draws - Westerlo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

WesterloM. De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
8 goals
WesterloN. Dorgeles
N. Dorgeles
8 goals
StandardP. Zinckernagel
P. Zinckernagel
7 goals

Standard Liège missing players

Westerlo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Standard Liège Westerlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
12 7 2 Won W 3 5 12
6 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
9 4 1 Lost L 1 5 9
44 25 10 Scored S 5 18 53
36 14 5 Conceded C 4 23 45
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 85% 89%
52% 54% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 56%
37% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 41%
19% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 37%
48% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 54% 59%
37% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 30%
19% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 11%
 
4.9 6 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 4.9
5.3 5.1 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.6 5.5
2.6 1.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.5
8 3 2 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11 11.7 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.8 12.4
3.8 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 4.2
39% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 46%
 
12.7 11.8 15.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9 13.9 12.5
4 3.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Standard Liège have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Standard Liège have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Standard Liège haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League
  • Westerlo 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 Genk 27 21 3 3 65 25 14 12 1 1 36 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 40 66
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 17 5 5 55 33 13 9 2 2 25 12 14 8 3 3 30 21 22 56
3 Antwerp 27 16 6 5 46 24 13 10 2 1 28 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 22 54
4 Club Brugge 27 12 10 5 47 32 14 7 6 1 29 15 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 46
5 Gent 27 12 6 9 46 32 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 14 42
6 Westerlo 27 12 6 9 53 45 14 7 3 4 35 22 13 5 3 5 18 23 8 42
7 Standard Liège 27 12 6 9 44 36 13 7 2 4 25 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 8 42
8 Cercle Brugge 27 9 10 8 37 37 13 5 6 2 22 15 14 4 4 6 15 22 0 37
9 Anderlecht 27 10 6 11 40 37 14 5 3 6 23 20 13 5 3 5 17 17 3 36
10 Sporting Charleroi 26 10 5 11 34 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 35
11 Sint-Truiden 27 9 8 10 26 30 13 4 3 6 11 15 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 35
12 OH Leuven 27 8 9 10 39 39 13 4 5 4 18 17 14 4 4 6 21 22 0 33
13 Mechelen 26 8 6 12 37 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 12 2 1 9 10 23 -9 30
14 Kortrijk 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 3 4 6 13 24 14 4 2 8 20 26 -17 27
15 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 34 53 14 4 3 7 17 23 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 27 5 8 14 35 57 14 3 4 7 23 35 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 23
17 KV Oostende 27 5 5 17 26 57 13 4 1 8 13 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -31 20
18 RFC Seraing 27 5 4 18 24 51 14 1 3 10 7 21 13 4 1 8 17 30 -27 19

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 Genk 27 21 3 3 65 25 14 12 1 1 36 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 40 66
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 17 5 5 55 33 13 9 2 2 25 12 14 8 3 3 30 21 22 56
3 Antwerp 27 16 6 5 46 24 13 10 2 1 28 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 22 54
4 Club Brugge 27 12 10 5 47 32 14 7 6 1 29 15 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 46
5 Gent 27 12 6 9 46 32 13 7 3 3 22 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 14 42
6 Westerlo 27 12 6 9 53 45 14 7 3 4 35 22 13 5 3 5 18 23 8 42
7 Standard Liège 27 12 6 9 44 36 13 7 2 4 25 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 8 42
8 Cercle Brugge 27 9 10 8 37 37 13 5 6 2 22 15 14 4 4 6 15 22 0 37
9 Anderlecht 27 10 6 11 40 37 14 5 3 6 23 20 13 5 3 5 17 17 3 36
10 Sporting Charleroi 26 10 5 11 34 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -3 35
11 Sint-Truiden 27 9 8 10 26 30 13 4 3 6 11 15 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 35
12 OH Leuven 27 8 9 10 39 39 13 4 5 4 18 17 14 4 4 6 21 22 0 33
13 Mechelen 26 8 6 12 37 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 12 2 1 9 10 23 -9 30
14 Kortrijk 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 3 4 6 13 24 14 4 2 8 20 26 -17 27
15 AS Eupen 27 7 5 15 34 53 14 4 3 7 17 23 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 27 5 8 14 35 57 14 3 4 7 23 35 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 23
17 KV Oostende 27 5 5 17 26 57 13 4 1 8 13 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -31 20
18 RFC Seraing 27 5 4 18 24 51 14 1 3 10 7 21 13 4 1 8 17 30 -27 19

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