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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

RSC Anderlecht

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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

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RSC Anderlecht vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League .

RSC Anderlecht 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liège 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louviere Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#7
13	Points	11
7	Played	7
4 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 2
7	Scored	13
5	Conceded	12
+2	GD	+1
1.86	PPG	1.57
57%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

57% Clean Sheets
RSC Anderlecht this season

29% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

RSC Anderlecht are 5th (13 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royal Standard de Liège

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

6/1

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RSC Anderlecht

Tawfik Bentayeb	2 G	1 A
Marten Winkler	2 G
Adriano Bertaccini	1 G
Joshua Nga Kana	1 G

Royal Standard de Liège

Dennis Eckert	4 G	1 A
Adnane Abid	3 G	2 A
Casper Nielsen	2 G	3 A
Salieu Drammeh	2 G
Bernard Jordan Nguene	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RSC Anderlecht is hosting Royal Standard de Liège for another epic battle.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Royal Standard de Liège fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
11' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastiaan Bornauw is booked for RSC Anderlecht — Red card on 11.
16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' A quiet spell here at . Royal Standard de Liège seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' It looks surprising RSC Anderlecht does not make any changes. Thomas Didillon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Santini.
31' Luis Pedro Cavanda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
36' Adrien Trebel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liège so far.
37' RSC Anderlecht is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yari Verschaeren on 37.
41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Maxime Lestienne.
46' The travelling Royal Standard de Liège supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' Brilliant from the ! Mehdi Carcela makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 50.
55' Controversy at the stadium! Konstantinos Laifis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
57' The deadlock is broken! Ivan Santini gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
62' Alen Halilovic is a natural attacking midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for RSC Anderlecht tonight.
64' Konstantinos Laifis makes way for Sebastien Pocognoli at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Standard de Liege.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
74' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Bastien is hanging Alen Halilovic on the field on 74 minute.
75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kara Mbodji.
78' A tactical swap from RSC Anderlecht — Alexis Saelemaekers on, Elias Cobbaut off on 78 minutes.
83' A change in the RSC Anderlecht ranks — Ivan Santini exits the field as Francis Amuzu enters on 83.
88' RSC Anderlecht are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liège backline.
90' The referee shows Royal Standard de Liege player a Yellow card on 90.
90' RSC Anderlecht ring the changes. Yari Verschaeren has done his job and it is now time for Pieter Gerkens to step up.
Another three points for RSC Anderlecht.

Lineups

RSC Anderlecht Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yannick Bolasie
2
Kara Mbodji
19
Ivan Santini ↓ Francis Amuzu 83'
16
Thomas Didillon
12
Dennis Appiah
45
Sebastiaan Bornauw
7
Andy Najar
25
Adrien Trebel
20
Sven Kums C
22
Elias Cobbaut ↓ Alexis Saelemaekers 78'
51
Yari Verschaeren ↓ Pieter Gerkens 90'

Bench

Coach Karim Belhocine

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

11
Alen Halilovic ↓ Samuel Bastien 74'
13
Guillermo Ochoa
34
Konstantinos Laifis ↓ Sebastien Pocognoli 64'
29
Luis Pedro Cavanda
18
Razvan Marin
20
Bokadi Bope
8
Gojko Cimirot
10
Mehdi Carcela C
9
Renaud Emond
6
Milos Kosanovic
22
Maxime Lestienne ↓ William Balikwisha 64'

Bench

Coach Michel Preud'homme

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.59 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 Anderlecht49% Draw27% Royal Standard de Liège24%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

RSC Anderlecht or Draw

75%

Draw or Royal Standard de Liège

51%

RSC Anderlecht or Royal Standard de Liège

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RSC Anderlecht34% Draw47% Royal Standard de Liège19%

Actual: RSC Anderlecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap	RSC Anderlecht covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RSC Anderlecht keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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