KVC Westerlo vs Royal Standard de Liege, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

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Royal Standard de Liege

Fri 16 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC 't Kuipje HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Souleyman Doumbia

Jordan Bos 46' Y

Overview

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KVC Westerlo vs Royal Standard de Liege — Jupiler League at 't Kuipje.

KVC Westerlo 30 games · 39 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

KVC Westerlo 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Royal Standard de Liege

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-16 KVC Westerlo 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2023-09-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KVC Westerlo 2023-03-04 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 KVC Westerlo 2022-08-13 KVC Westerlo 4–2 Royal Standard de Liege

Recent Form

KVC Westerlo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Royal Standard de Liege	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

Royal Standard de Liege

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 Liege
#9	Position	#8
39	Points	40
30	Played	30
10 / 9 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 12
36	Scored	27
40	Conceded	35
-4	GD	-8
1.30	PPG	1.33
33%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KVC Westerlo are 9th (39 pts). Royal Standard de Liege are 8th (40 pts).

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' Arthur Piedfort has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Madsen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Standard de Liege.
15' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Hayao Kawabe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Thomas Van den Keybus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KVC Westerlo so far.
22' The crowd applauds Marlon Fossey as he leaves the pitch. Hakim Sahabo steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
27' KVC Westerlo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' Aiden O'Neill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' Against the run of play, Nicolas Madsen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' GOAL! Kostas Laifis fires home to make it 1-1!
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Souleyman Doumbia on 45.
46' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Bos.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KVC Westerlo and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. KVC Westerlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Griffin Yow makes it 2-1.
65' Royal Standard de Liege ring the changes. Kamal Sowah has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Djenepo to step up.
70' Belgium international William Balikwisha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liege is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
77' A change in the KVC Westerlo ranks — Allahyar Sayyadmanesh exits the field as Nacer Chadli enters on 77.
81' Jonathan Panzo is replacing Gilles Dewaele for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
82' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! William Balikwisha comes on to replace Souleyman Doumbia.
85' Dogucan Haspolat has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergiy Sydorchuk on 85 minute.
90' A change in the KVC Westerlo ranks — Romeo Vermant exits the field as Matija Frigan enters on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KVC Westerlo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

KVC Westerlo Lineups

Starting XI

33
Roman Neustadter
22
Bryan Reynolds
1
Sinan Bolat
8
Nicolas Madsen ↓ Thomas Van den Keybus 90'
18
Griffin Yow ↓ Ravil Tagir 85'
90
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh ↓ Nacer Chadli 77'
40
Emin Bayram
5
Jordan Bos
17
Romeo Vermant ↓ Matija Frigan 90'
15
Sergiy Sydorchuk ↓ Dogucan Haspolat 85'
46
Arthur Piedfort

Bench

Coach Rik De Mil

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

17
Steven Alzate
24
Aiden O'Neill
6
Hayao Kawabe
16
Arnaud Bodart
2
Gilles Dewaele ↓ Jonathan Panzo 81'
13
Marlon Fossey ↓ Hakim Sahabo 22'
8
Isaac Price
15
Souleyman Doumbia ↓ William Balikwisha 82'
9
Kelvin Yeboah
18
Kamal Sowah ↓ Moussa Djenepo 65'
34
Kostas Laifis

Bench

19
Moussa Djenepo ↑ 65'
22
William Balikwisha ↑ 82'
5
Jonathan Panzo ↑ 81'
40
Matthieu Epolo
–
Seydou Fini
28
Stipe Perica
33
Hakim Sahabo ↑ 22'

Coach Ivan Leko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matija Frigan	3
Nene Dorgeles	1
Islam Slimani	1
William Balikwisha	1
Isa Sakamoto	1
Aron Doennum	1
Kostas Laifis	1
Nicolas Madsen	1

Head to Head

KVC Westerlo Form

2024-02-16 KVC Westerlo 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege W 2024-02-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 KVC Westerlo D 2024-02-03 KVC Westerlo 0–3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2024-01-30 KVC Westerlo 4–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2024-01-27 KAA Gent 2–2 KVC Westerlo D 2024-01-20 Club Brugge KV 3–0 KVC Westerlo L

Royal Standard de Liege Form

2024-02-16 KVC Westerlo 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege L 2024-02-10 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2024-02-03 RWDM Molenbeek FC 2–2 Royal Standard de Liege D 2024-01-31 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-01-26 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D 2024-01-20 Royal Standard de Liege 0–1 KV Kortrijk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.5 KVC Westerlo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Royal Standard de Liege xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

KVC Westerlo47% Draw26% Royal Standard de Liege27%

Actual: KVC Westerlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

KVC Westerlo or Draw

73%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liege

53%

KVC Westerlo or Royal Standard de Liege

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

KVC Westerlo31% Draw47% Royal Standard de Liege22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo

Handicap	KVC Westerlo covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liege covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.