Standard Liège U21 battle against Gent U21, who have the most points (3) away in Reserve Pro League, for glory and sporting success.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Standard Liège U21 form and stats
Standard Liège U21 have collected seven points from their first three Reserve Pro League games here, a promising start. Standard has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Standard are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Anderlecht U21. Ahead of that match, Standard won a home game hosting AS Eupen U21 (2-1).
The Standard fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Standard Liège U21 are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Gent U21 form and stats
Gent U21 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Reserve Pro League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Gent U21 played 2-2 against OH Leuven U21 in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Mechelen U21 at their stadium, the result 3-1.
Gent are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of one match.
Gent U21 have the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Standard Liège U21 wins - draws - Gent U21 wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Standard Liège U21 missing players
Gent U21 missing players
| Standard Liège U21 | Gent U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 32 | 60 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 50% | 62% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 25% |
- Gent U21 has the most points (3) away in Reserve 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 | Genk U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Eupen U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Anderlecht U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Standard Liège U21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | OH Leuven U21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Gent U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Waasland-Beveren U21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 8 | Mechelen U21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |