Tuesday , 28 July 2026

RSC Anderlecht vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2026 PLAYOFFS I

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
RSC Anderlecht
2 – 1
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Sun 5 May 2019 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Sebastiaan Bornauw 11' R
Ivan Santini 27' Y
Y 31' Luis Pedro Cavanda
Y 41' Maxime Lestienne
Y 55' Konstantinos Laifis
Kara Mbodji 75' Y
Y 90' Renaud Emond

Overview

Match Preview

RSC Anderlecht vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
  • Referee Kevin Monteny
  • Referee Jan Boterberg
  • Referee Yves De Neve

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 Liège 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 Louvière Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

9
4
4
RSC Anderlecht 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-05 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-02-03 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 RSC Anderlecht 2018-09-23 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2017-04-17 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 RSC Anderlecht 2016-10-21 RSC Anderlecht 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège

Recent Form

RSC Anderlecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
28 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–1 L
21 Apr KAA Gent H 0–0 D
07 Apr Royal Antwerp FC H 1–2 L
04 Apr Club Brugge KV H 2–3 L
30 Mar KRC Genk A 0–3 L
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May RSC Anderlecht A 1–2 L
26 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr KRC Genk H 1–3 L
08 Apr Club Brugge KV A 0–4 L
03 Apr KAA Gent A 2–1 W
29 Mar Royal Antwerp FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

RSC Anderlecht Royal Standard de Liège
#6 Position #8
44 Points 40
30 Played 30
12 / 8 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 12
43 Scored 27
39 Conceded 35
+4 GD -8
1.47 PPG 1.33
40% Win % 37%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RSC Anderlecht are 6th (44 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . RSC Anderlecht are looking to make home advantage count against Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 11' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Sebastiaan Bornauw on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Sebastien Pocognoli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 21' RSC Anderlecht have won 464 goals from 390 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' The referee has no hesitation. Ivan Santini is booked for RSC Anderlecht — Yellow card on 27.
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Pedro Cavanda is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Yannick Bolasie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RSC Anderlecht tonight.
  • 37' What composure from Yari Verschaeren! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 41' Controversy at the stadium! Maxime Lestienne argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' 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.
  • 50' What a strike from Mehdi Carcela! The score is 1-1.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Konstantinos Laifis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' Ivan Santini is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. RSC Anderlecht and Royal Standard de Liege are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 64' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Konstantinos Laifis by Sebastien Pocognoli on 64 minute.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Alen Halilovic is withdrawn and Samuel Bastien gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Kara Mbodji argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' The RSC Anderlecht manager makes a substitution. Elias Cobbaut departs to be replaced by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 83' A tactical swap from RSC Anderlecht — Francis Amuzu on, Ivan Santini off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Royal Standard de Liege. Renaud Emond will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Pieter Gerkens gets the nod from RSC Anderlecht. He replaces Yari Verschaeren and will look to change the dynamic.
  • It finishes all square. RSC Anderlecht and Royal Standard de Liege share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Preud'homme

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anders Dreyer 4
Islam Slimani 4
Hayao Kawabe 2
Ivan Santini 2
Selim Amallah 2
Kasper Dolberg 2
Mehdi Carcela 2
Noah Ohio 2

Head to Head

2019-05-05 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-02-03 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 RSC Anderlecht 2018-09-23 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2017-04-17 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 RSC Anderlecht 2016-10-21 RSC Anderlecht 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège

RSC Anderlecht Form

2019-05-05 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège W 2019-04-28 Club Brugge KV 1–0 RSC Anderlecht L 2019-04-21 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 KAA Gent D 2019-04-07 RSC Anderlecht 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2019-04-04 RSC Anderlecht 2–3 Club Brugge KV L 2019-03-30 KRC Genk 3–0 RSC Anderlecht L

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2019-05-05 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2019-04-26 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2019-04-19 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 KRC Genk L 2019-04-08 Club Brugge KV 4–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2019-04-03 KAA Gent 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2019-03-29 Royal Standard de Liège 3–1 Royal Antwerp FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 RSC Anderlecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
RSC Anderlecht50% Draw26% Royal Standard de Liège24%
Actual: RSC Anderlecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw
76%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
50%
RSC Anderlecht or Royal Standard de Liège
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RSC Anderlecht35% Draw46% Royal Standard de Liège19%
Actual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap RSC Anderlecht covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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