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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

RSC Anderlecht

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Royal Standard de Liege

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 Liege — Jupiler League .

RSC Anderlecht 30 games · 44 pts (2026/27)
Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 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	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

RSC Anderlecht 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Royal Standard de Liege

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

RSC Anderlecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Royal Standard de Liege	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 Liege

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 Liege
#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 Liege 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

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 Liege 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
Islam Slimani	4
Anders Dreyer	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 Liege 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 Liege Form

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

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

RSC Anderlecht50% Draw26% Royal Standard de Liege24%

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 Liege

50%

RSC Anderlecht or Royal Standard de Liege

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RSC Anderlecht35% Draw46% Royal Standard de Liege19%

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

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — RSC Anderlecht

Handicap	RSC Anderlecht covers	Push	Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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