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Standard Liège will face Oud-Heverlee Leuven in Saturday’s First Division A - Play-Offs fixture.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Standard Liège v Oud-Heverlee Leuven match are shown here - plus the latest betting odds.
📏 Form Guide
Standard Liège
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Standard Liège will be hoping to bounce back here following the 5-1 First Division A - Play-Offs losing effort in their last game against KAA Gent.
In that match, Standard Liège had 47% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. On the other side, Gent had 15 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (23'), Julien De Sart (28' Own goal), Omri Gandelman (53'), Pieter Gerkens (72'), Ismaël Kandouss (79') and Tarik Tissoudali (83') scored for KAA Gent.
Fixtures featuring Standard Liège have tended to be absorbing affairs lately with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes, a total of 23 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 11 of these being chalked up by Standard Liège. That being said, we must now wait to see if that pattern will continue on in this game.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
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After being beaten in their last game against KV Mechelen in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, Oud-Heverlee Leuven will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Oud-Heverlee Leuven managed 59% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Oud-Heverlee Leuven, the goalscorers were Youssef Maziz (74') and Nathan Opoku (96'). On the other side, Mechelen got 11 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Elias Cobbaut (5'), Daam Foulon (52') and Mory Konaté (97') scored for KV Mechelen.
During their 6 previous matches, Óscar García's Oud-Heverlee Leuven have converted a total of 5 times, giving them a goals scored per game average of 0.83.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 16/10/2021 shows that Standard Liège have won 2 of these games & Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
A sum of 20 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Les Rouches and 11 for OHL. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.
The last league match featuring the two was First Division A match day 25 on 10/02/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Standard Liège 1-0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
On that day, Standard Liège had 58% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Aidan O'Neill (19').
At the other end, Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Wesli De Cremer.
ℹ️ Team News: Standard Liège
Merveille Bokadi (Knee injury), Aiden O'Neill (Syndesmotic ligament tear), Zinho Vanheusden (Inguinal hernia), Nathan Ngoy (Hamstring injury) and Laurent Henkinet (Knee surgery) are not available for Standard Liège gaffer Ivan Leko.
📰 Team News: Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven boss Óscar García has a number of players out of action. Suphanat Mueanta (unknown injury), Sofian Kiyine (Knock), Thibault Vlietinck (Achilles tendon problems), Konan N’Dri (Knee surgery), Mathieu Maertens (minor knock) and Alexandro Calut (Torn knee ligaments) will not be playing here.
💭 Prediction
Our thinking is that Standard Liège will, in all likelihood, be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
At the other end, Oud-Heverlee Leuven won’t find it easy to score although we do reckon that they could well end up being dangerous for periods.
Our tip is for a 3-1 victory for Standard Liège when all’s said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 16:03 06/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Standard Liège
Formed: 1898
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne (27,670)
Captain: Zinho Vanheusden
Chairman: Pierre Locht
Manager: Ivan Leko
Competitions: First Division A position 10
🔑 Star Man: Hayao Kawabe
Mostly taking up the Centre Midfield position, Hayao Kawabe was born in Hiroshima, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2013 season, the dangerous Midfielder has struck 7 league goals in the Pro League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in 27 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 70 | WWWDD |
2 |
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30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 63 | WWWWL |
3 |
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30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 52 | LDWWD |
4 |
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30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 51 | DLWWL |
5 |
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30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 47 | DWLDW |
6 |
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30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | WWLWD |
7 |
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30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 47 | WDLDW |
8 |
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30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 45 | WWWWL |
9 |
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30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 40 | LWLLW |
10 |
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30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 34 | LLWLW |
11 |
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30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 30 | WLLLD |
12 |
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30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 29 | DDLLW |
13 |
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30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -22 | 29 | DLWDL |
14 |
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30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -34 | 24 | LLLWL |
15 |
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30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -35 | 24 | LLWLW |
16 |
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30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -36 | 23 | LDLLL |
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Antwerp |
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Wilfried Kanga | 9 |
Hayao Kawabe | 7 |
Kelvin Yeboah | 4 |
Kamal Sowah | 2 |
Steven Alzate | 1 |
Youssef Maziz | 4 |
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | 4 |
Jonatan Braut Brunes | 3 |
Hamza Mendyl | 3 |
Ewoud Pletinckx | 3 |
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