This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Standard Liège at Stade Maurice Dufrasne when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Benfica with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Standard Liège form and stats
Last season, Standard's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.Overall Pro League stats at home this season for Standard Liège are 3-5-0 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Standard Liège has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. The Standard fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne and will expect new points from this game. Standard Liège has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat. Standard are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.
The spoils were shared in Standard's previous game, also at home. Visiting Mechelen travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rangers (2-3).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Standard as they are travelling to their away game against Gent in the Pro League. That match is three days after this one.
The Standard fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Standard Liège's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals.Playing away, Benfica have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primeira Liga this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Benfica won their last game, 2-1 versus Pacos de Ferreira played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Lech Poznań.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Pinheiro de Jesus when Luca Waldschmidt scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. The end of the last match, against Pacos de Ferreira, was very satisfying as Luca Waldschmidt scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Benfica create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 10 goals in 4 travels. As opposed to that, Benfica have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Benfica - Standard 3-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 6 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 5 goals |   M. Balikwisha 3 goals |
Standard Liège missing players
Benfica missing players
| Standard Liège | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 23 | 62 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 13 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 48% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | Rangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Lech Poznań | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 30 |
| 3 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Gent | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Mechelen | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 | Sint-Truiden | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 11 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Benfica | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Porto | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Nacional | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Famalicao | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Boavista | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Tondela | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Farense | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |