KVC Westerlo vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KVC Westerlo vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Het Kuipje.
- KVC Westerlo 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 4–2 | W |
| 07 Aug | KAA Gent | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Jul | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Jul | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–0 | W |
| 18 May | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 15 May | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | KVC Westerlo | A | 2–4 | L |
| 07 Aug | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Jul | KRC Genk | A | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Jul | KAA Gent | H | 2–2 | D |
| 10 Apr | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 0–3 | L |
| 03 Apr | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 1–3 | L |
Season Stats
| KVC Westerlo | Royal Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #8 |
| 14 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 4 / 2 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| 26 | Scored | 18 |
| 30 | Conceded | 16 |
| -4 | GD | +2 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 1.36 |
| 36% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season
KVC Westerlo this season
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
KVC Westerlo are 9th (14 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KVC Westerlo
0-15
7/–
16-30
1/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/7
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
10/1
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KVC Westerlo
| Norman Bassette | 8 G | |
| Shunsuke Saito | 5 G | 1 A |
| Cisse Sandra | 2 G | 1 A |
| Matte Smets | 1 G | |
| Dylan Ourega | 1 G |
Royal Standard de Liège
| Dennis Eckert | 7 G | 1 A |
| Adnane Abid | 3 G | 4 A |
| Salieu Drammeh | 3 G | |
| Casper Nielsen | 2 G | 3 A |
| Bernard Jordan Nguene | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KVC Westerlo and Royal Standard de Liege get this one started.
- 5' KVC Westerlo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Royal Standard de Liege is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liege are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eden Shamir, as he is very good at scoring at Het Kuipje with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 18' The referee calls foul for Denis Dragus. He receives a Yellow card.
- 20' That is a Yellow card for KVC Westerlo. Jan Bernat will be fuming at that decision.
- 25' It looks surprising KVC Westerlo does not make any changes. Selim Amallah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Konstantinos Laifis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Arnaud Bodart is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KVC Westerlo.
- 38' What a strike from Igor Vetokele! The score is 1-0.
- 43' KVC Westerlo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. KVC Westerlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 50' Nene Dorgeles is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
- 55' Thomas Van den Keybus gets the nod from KVC Westerlo. He replaces Jan Bernat and will look to change the dynamic.
- 60' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Aron Doennum is withdrawn and Aleksandar Boljevic gets his opportunity.
- 60' Konstantinos Laifis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
- 63' GOAL! Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba scores on 63.
- 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KVC Westerlo and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 72' The whistle greets Denis Dragus as he departs to be replaced by Cihan Canak.
- 73' Jacob Laursen makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and KVC Westerlo are in front.
- 74' Aleksandar Boljevic was booked on 74.
- 76' The KVC Westerlo manager makes a substitution. Igor Vetokele departs to be replaced by Lyle Foster.
- 79' Selim Amallah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
- 84' Fresh legs for KVC Westerlo! Roman Neustadter comes on to replace Tuur Dierckx.
- 86' Royal Standard de Liege ring the changes. Gilles Dewaele has done his job and it is now time for Eden Shamir to step up.
- 87' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Gilles Dewaele by Eden Shamir on 87 minute.
- 87' Controversy at the stadium! Cihan Canak argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Thomas Van den Keybus. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' Magnificent from Noe Dussenne! That is 11 goals in 103 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. KVC Westerlo take all three points.
Lineups
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
-
25
Igor Vetokele ↓ Lyle Foster 76'
- 23
-
55
Tuur Dierckx ↓ Roman Neustadter 84'
- 1
- 32
- 8
- 2
- 11
- 10
-
45
Nene Dorgeles ↓ Kyan Vaesen 55'
- 7
Bench
-
33
Roman Neustadter ↑ 84'
- 22
-
9
Lyle Foster ↑ 76'
-
14
Kyan Vaesen ↑ 55'
- 20
-
39
Thomas Van den Keybus ↑ 55'
- 24
Coach
Jonas De Roeck
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Denis Dragus ↓ Cihan Canak 72'
- 6
- 19
- 16
- 34
- 8
- 9
- 26
-
2
Gilles Dewaele ↓ Eden Shamir 87'
- 38
- 11
Bench
-
18
Aleksandar Boljevic ↑ 60'
-
15
Eden Shamir ↑ 87'
-
23
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba ↑ 60'
- 30
-
20
Merveille Bokadi ↑ 60'
-
61
Cihan Canak ↑ 72'
- 51
Coach
Ronny Deila
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matija Frigan | 3 |
| William Balikwisha | 1 |
| Isa Sakamoto | 1 |
| Aron Doennum | 1 |
| Bruny Nsimba | 1 |
| Kostas Laifis | 1 |
| Adnane Abid | 1 |
| Nicolas Madsen | 1 |
Head to Head
KVC Westerlo Form
2022-08-13
KVC Westerlo
4–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2022-08-07
KAA Gent
2–1
KVC Westerlo
L
2022-07-30
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2–0
KVC Westerlo
L
2022-07-24
KVC Westerlo
2–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2019-05-18
K. Sint-Truidense VV
2–1
KVC Westerlo
L
2019-05-15
KVC Westerlo
0–2
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
L
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2022-08-13
KVC Westerlo
4–2
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2022-08-07
Royal Standard de Liège
2–0
Cercle Brugge KSV
W
2022-07-31
KRC Genk
3–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2022-07-22
Royal Standard de Liège
2–2
KAA Gent
D
2022-04-10
K. Sint-Truidense VV
3–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2022-04-03
Royal Standard de Liège
1–3
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.99
KVC Westerlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KVC Westerlo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 5.15
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 99% |
|
1% |
| ± 1.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 2.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 3.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 4.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
Double Chance
KVC Westerlo or Draw
74%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
45%
KVC Westerlo or Royal Standard de Liège
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: KVC Westerlo win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 1
4.4%
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 3
4.1%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 3
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo
| Handicap | KVC Westerlo covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -2 | 21% | 15% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 18% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 13% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 8% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

