Standard Liège visit Jan Breydelstadion on Sunday for the First Division A showdown with hosts Club Brugge.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Club Brugge v Standard Liège can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Club Brugge
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Club Brugge, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 1-3 Champions League victory vs Atalanta.
In that game, Club Brugge had 35% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Club Brugge, the goalscorers were Chemsdine Talbi (3', 27') and Ferrán Jutglà (45'). On the other side, Atalanta had 30 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. Ademola Lookman (46') was the scorer for Atalanta.
It’s been all too rare in recent games where Club Brugge have shown defensive steel. In fact, Club Brugge have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 7 goals along the way.
Heading into this contest, Club Brugge are unbeaten in their previous 9 league matches at home. A run that they'll hope to extend here.
Standard Liège
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After being beaten in their last game against KRC Genk in First Division A competition, Standard Liège and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Standard Liège managed 40% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Standard Liège was Dennis Eckert Ayensa (99'). At the other end, Genk got 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Christopher Bonsu Baah (35') and Tolu Arokodare (78') scored for KRC Genk.
Over the course of their last six outings, Standard Liège have amassed a total of 8 goals. Standard Liège have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they have had 8 goals go against them. That kind of pattern might not follow through into this game, of course.
A look at their previous results shows us that Standard Liège:
- haven't won against Club Brugge when having played them away from home in the previous 15 matches in the league. Terrible.
- are without a win away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 23/01/2022 tells us that Club Brugge have won 2 of these games and Standard Liège 3, with the number of drawn results being 1.
In all, 15 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 for Blauw-Zwart and 8 for Les Rouches. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The last league meeting between these clubs was First Division A match day 2 on 04/08/2024 and the score finished Standard Liège 1-0 Club Brugge.
On that day, Standard Liège managed 33% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Marko Bulat (64').
At the other end, Club Brugge had 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Lawrence Visser.
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Team News: Club Brugge
It looks as if Blauw-Zwart will possibly kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, utilising Simon Mignolet, Joaquin Seys, Joel Ordóñez, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Gustaf Nilsson, Ardon Jashari, Chemsdine Talbi, Hans Vanaken, Hugo Vetlesen and Ferran Jutglà.
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Team News: Standard Liège
Standard Liège boss Ivan Leko has multiple availability issues to deal with. Laurent Henkinet (Hamstring muscle injury), David Bates (Knee injury), Nathan Ngoy (Meniscus injury) and Alexandro Calut (Partial muscle tear) are those who can’t be considered.
There’s a good chance that Les Rouches could decide to elect for a 3-5-2 system by sending out Gavin Bazunu, Bosko Sutalo, Attila Szalai, Henry Lawrence, Marlon Fossey, J. Thierry Lazare, S. Alexandropoulos, Aiden O'Neill, Ilay Camara, Andi Zeqiri and Andreas Hountondji.
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Prediction
In this game, Standard Liège will be up against it to be putting goals past a Club Brugge outfit who appear set to get a big win and also probable clean sheet.
We think that it’s going to be a very comprehensive 3-0 margin for Club Brugge when the referee blows the final whistle.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the WDW market, the win for Club Brugge is best priced at 1.29, a bet on a draw is 5 and taking a punt on victory for Standard Liège gets you 8.5. Those are the most competitive returns offered at the current time.
Renata Leite,
09:03 22/02/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Club Brugge
Formed: 1891
Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion (29,062)
Captain: Hans Vanaken
Chairman: Bart Verhaeghe
Manager: Nicky Hayen
Competitions: First Division A position 2, Belgian Cup (Final), Super Cup (Final), Champions League (Knockout Play-offs)
🔑 Star Man: Christos Tzolis
Usually deployed in the Left Wing position, Christos Tzolis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Having played his first senior match for PAOK in the 2019 - 2020 season, the goalscoring Forward has accumulated 8 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 25 appearances.