The wait is almost over for the First Division A - Play-Offs action scheduled for Saturday as Standard Liège take on KVC Westerlo.
Our tips, poll and stats for Standard Liège v KVC Westerlo can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Standard Liège
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Standard Liège head into this match coming off the back of a 1-1 First Division A - Play-Offs tied result against Dender.
In that match, Standard Liège had 60% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Standard Liège was Andréas Hountondji (25'). Dender got 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Mohamed Berte (42') was the scorer for Dender.
It’s not been often in recent games where Standard Liège have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Standard Liège have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 9 goals in the process.
KVC Westerlo
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Last time out, KVC Westerlo drew 2-2 in the First Division A - Play-Offs match with Charleroi.
For KVC Westerlo, the goals were scored by Matija Frigan (7') and Griffin Yow (94'). Nikola Štulić (20') and Žan Rogelj (90') scored for Charleroi.
Timmy Simons's KVC Westerlo have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 8 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those same clashes adds up to 6.
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Head to head
A study of past results between these clubs going back to 20/05/2023 reveals that these encounters have not been fruitful for Standard Liège. They’ve not been able to get themselves any victories at all while KVC Westerlo have simply been better than them, beating them in 67% of those ties.
21 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for Les Rouches and 14 created by De Kempeneers. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.
The previous league contest between these sides was First Division A match day 25 on 09/02/2025 and the score finished KVC Westerlo 4-2 Standard Liège.
That time, KVC Westerlo had 60% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The goals were scored by Isa Sakamoto (17'), Matija Frigan (31'), Dogucan Haspolat (46') and Islam Slimani (89').
For their opponents, Standard Liège got 12 shots on goal with 2 on target. Dennis Eckert Ayensa (10') and Andréas Hountondji (93') scored.
The referee was Bert Put.
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Team News: Standard Liège
Laurent Henkinet (Hamstring muscle injury), Attila Szalai (minor knock), David Bates (Knee injury) and Gavin Bazunu (Knee injury) will not be able to play for Standard Liège boss Ivan Leko.
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Team News: KVC Westerlo
Thanks to a largely healthy group of players, there’s only the sole fitness problem for the KVC Westerlo gaffer Timmy Simons to contend with. Jordan Bos (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that KVC Westerlo and Standard Liège are probably both going to find scoring goals difficult here.
We’ll have to see, but a draw might be on the cards. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very even match with a 0-0 draw when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the full-time result market, a victory for Standard Liège is available for 2.35, betting on the draw is 3.4 & putting your money on a victory for KVC Westerlo can be had at 2.9. These are the top returns being offered at the moment.
Renata Leite,
14:00 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Standard Liège
Formed: 1898
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27,670)
Captain: Aiden O'Neill
Chairman: Pierre Locht
Manager: Ivan Leko
Competitions: First Division A position 7
⭐ Star Player: Andi Zeqiri
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Andi Zeqiri was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. After having played his first senior match for FC Lausanne-Sport in the 2017 - 2018 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 9 league goals in this Pro League 2024 - 2025 season so far in a total of 25 appearances.