KVC Westerlo vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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KVC Westerlo vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at 't Kuipje.
- KVC Westerlo 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jasper Vergoote
6 games this season
🟨 5.2/game
⚽ 14.2 goals/game
🟥 4 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Feb | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Feb | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 0–3 | L |
| 30 Jan | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 4–2 | W |
| 27 Jan | KAA Gent | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Jan | Club Brugge KV | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | KVC Westerlo | A | 1–2 | L |
| 10 Feb | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Feb | RWDM Molenbeek FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 31 Jan | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Jan | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Jan | KV Kortrijk | H | 0–1 | 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against KVC Westerlo and Royal Standard de Liege has kicked off!
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KVC Westerlo and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kostas Laifis, as he is very good at scoring at 't Kuipje with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 15' Royal Standard de Liege is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 22' Marlon Fossey makes way for Hakim Sahabo at the 22 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
- 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 32' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 36' Nicolas Madsen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 41' Royal Standard de Liege have won 381 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' What a strike from Kostas Laifis! The score is 1-1.
- 45' That is a card for Royal Standard de Liege. Souleyman Doumbia will be fuming at that decision.
- 46' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Bos.
- 51' KVC Westerlo is showing some good football. However, KVC Westerlo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KVC Westerlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' GOAL! Griffin Yow scores on 62. Assisted by Romeo Vermant
- 65' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Kamal Sowah by Moussa Djenepo on 65 minute.
- 70' Sinan Bolat, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 75' Sergiy Sydorchuk has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 77' It is a substitution in KVC Westerlo team. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh is replaced by Nacer Chadli on 77 minute.
- 81' The whistle greets Gilles Dewaele as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Panzo.
- 82' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Souleyman Doumbia is withdrawn and William Balikwisha gets his opportunity.
- 85' The KVC Westerlo bench stirs into life. Sergiy Sydorchuk is withdrawn and Dogucan Haspolat gets his opportunity.
- 90' The whistle greets Romeo Vermant as he departs to be replaced by Matija Frigan.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KVC Westerlo to claim maximum points.
Lineups
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 22
- 1
- 8
-
18
Griffin Yow ↓ Ravil Tagir 85'
- 90
- 40
- 5
-
17
Romeo Vermant ↓ Matija Frigan 90'
- 15
- 46
Bench
-
6
Dogucan Haspolat ↑ 85'
-
89
Nacer Chadli ↑ 77'
- 32
- 2
- 4
- 20
-
39
Thomas Van den Keybus ↑ 90'
-
24
Ravil Tagir ↑ 85'
-
9
Matija Frigan ↑ 90'
- 3
Coach
Rik De Mil
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 24
- 6
- 16
-
2
Gilles Dewaele ↓ Jonathan Panzo 81'
-
13
Marlon Fossey ↓ Hakim Sahabo 22'
- 8
- 15
- 9
-
18
Kamal Sowah ↓ Moussa Djenepo 65'
- 34
Bench
-
19
Moussa Djenepo ↑ 65'
-
22
William Balikwisha ↑ 82'
-
5
Jonathan Panzo ↑ 81'
- 40
- –
- 28
-
33
Hakim Sahabo ↑ 22'
Coach
Ivan Leko
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matija Frigan | 3 |
| Jacob Laursen | 1 |
| Dogucan Haspolat | 1 |
| Nene Dorgeles | 1 |
| Islam Slimani | 1 |
| William Balikwisha | 1 |
| Isa Sakamoto | 1 |
| Aron Doennum | 1 |
Head to Head
KVC Westerlo Form
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2024-02-16
KVC Westerlo
2–1
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2024-02-10
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
W
2024-02-03
RWDM Molenbeek FC
2–2
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2024-01-31
Royal Standard de Liège
0–1
Royal Antwerp FC
L
2024-01-26
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2024-01-20
Royal Standard de Liège
0–1
KV Kortrijk
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.13
KVC Westerlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
KVC Westerlo or Royal Standard de Liège 78% + Over 2.5 goals 78%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: KVC Westerlo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 3.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 4.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
Double Chance
KVC Westerlo or Draw
66%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
55%
KVC Westerlo or Royal Standard de Liège
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%
1 – 0
2.7%
Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo
| Handicap | KVC Westerlo covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 12% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 17% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 17% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 12% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

