📊 Form Guide

Standard Liège

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Standard Liège will play in this match following on from a 3-3 First Division A - Play-Offs drawn match versus KVC Westerlo.

In that game, Standard Liège managed 53% possession and 17 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For Standard Liège, the goalscorers were Wilfried Kanga (22'), Steven Alzate (78') and Konstantinos Laifis (94'). Westerlo got 19 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Matija Frigan (29'), Lucas Stassin (49') and Griffin Yow (59') scored for KVC Westerlo.

Fixtures involving Standard Liège have tended to be engaging ones lately with a lot of goalmouth action being the norm. Over their past half dozen clashes, a grand total of 23 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of these coming from Standard Liège. Despite that, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern will be maintained here in this match.

KV Mechelen

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Since being beaten in their last game against KAA Gent in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, KV Mechelen and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, KV Mechelen had 48% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for KV Mechelen was Islam Slimani (62'). Gent had 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Tarik Tissoudali (37'), Omri Gandelman (65') and Hyeon-Seok Hong (75') scored for KAA Gent.

Indicating their predisposition for high-scoring encounters, goals have been seen as many as 24 times in the prior six games in which KV Mechelen have taken to the pitch, making it a mean average of 4 goals per clash. Opposing teams have hit 12 of this grand total.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head to head clashes going back to 01/10/2021 shows that Standard Liège have won 1 of these games & KV Mechelen 4, with the tally of draws being 1.

A combined sum of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Les Rouches and 11 netted by Mechelen. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The last league contest featuring these sides was First Division A match day 19 on 20/12/2023 when it finished KV Mechelen 3-0 Standard Liège.

On that day, KV Mechelen managed 64% possession and 27 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorers were Norman Bassette (35'), Kerim Mrabti (67') and Geoffry Hairemans (93').

Standard Liège had 14 shots at goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Jan Boterberg.

📋 Team News: Standard Liège

Marlon Fossey (Knee injury), Zinho Vanheusden (Inguinal hernia), Nathan Ngoy (Hamstring injury), Aiden O'Neill (Syndesmotic ligament tear), Souleyman Doumbia (minor knock) and Laurent Henkinet (Knee surgery) are unavailable for Standard Liège manager Ivan Leko.

📰 Team News: KV Mechelen

KV Mechelen boss Besnik Hasi has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Bill Antonio (Cruciate ligament tear), Toon Raemaekers (Cruciate ligament injury) and Rafik Belghali (Knee medial ligament tear) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

✨ Prediction

We are of the inclination to think that KV Mechelen and Standard Liège could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. We’re therefore anticipating a very close game with a score draw when all is said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 18:00 23/04/2024