Royal Antwerp FC vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Antwerp FC vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Bosuilstadion.
- Royal Antwerp FC 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Lothar D'Hondt
- Referee Christophe Baillieul
- Referee Wim Smet
- Referee Dirk Gilon
7 games this season
🟨 4.9/game
⚽ 11.4 goals/game
🟥 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Royal Standard de Liège | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Jan | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Dec | Royal Excel Mouscron | H | 2–1 | W |
| 23 Dec | Club Brugge KV | A | 1–5 | L |
| 15 Dec | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | H | 0–2 | L |
| 09 Dec | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Jan | KV Kortrijk | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Dec | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Dec | KV Oostende | H | 3–1 | W |
| 16 Dec | SV Zulte-Waregem | H | 4–1 | W |
| 13 Dec | Akhisar Belediye GSK | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Royal Antwerp FC | Royal Standard de Liège | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #8 |
| 11 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 3 / 2 / 6 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| 18 | Scored | 18 |
| 24 | Conceded | 16 |
| -6 | GD | +2 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.36 |
| 27% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Royal Antwerp FC this season
Royal Antwerp FC this season
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Antwerp FC are 13th (11 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Antwerp FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
2/5
76+
6/7
■ 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)
Royal Antwerp FC
| Michael Frey | 4 G |
| Snayder Porozo | 4 G |
| Anthony Valencia | 3 G |
| Rein Van Helden | 2 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 wait is over. Royal Standard de Liege get us underway at Bosuilstadion.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Royal Standard de Liege are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Simen Juklerod has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Antwerp FC and Royal Standard de Liege are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Dino Arslanagic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Razvan Marin. He receives a Yellow card.
- 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 55' Royal Antwerp FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liege backline.
- 58' Matheus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Matheus. He receives a Yellow card.
- 61' Didier Lamkel Ze catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
- 62' It’s gonna be a Red card for Didier Lamkel Ze.
- 63' The referee has no hesitation. Mehdi Carcela is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 63.
- 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 74' A goal from the Belgium international Maxime Lestienne! He fires home on 74 to make it 0-1!
- 75' Jonathan Bolingi makes way for William Acheampong at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royal Antwerp FC.
- 78' Ivo Rodrigues is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus at the 78 minute mark.
- 81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dieumerci Mbokani makes it 1-1.
- 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Bolingi made 313 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' Dieumerci Mbokani was booked on 88.
- 89' Poor challenge from Dieumerci Mbokani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 89' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Samuel Bastien comes on to replace Maxime Lestienne.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 11
- 1
-
2
Matheus ↓ Ivo Rodrigues 78'
- 15
- 37
- 60
- 30
- 9
- 70
- 6
Bench
- 4
- 39
- 21
- 10
- 29
-
19
William Acheampong ↑ 75'
-
8
Ivo Rodrigues ↑ 78'
- 14
- 47
Coach
Laszlo Boloni
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 21
- 34
- 3
- 18
- 19
- 26
- 8
- 10
- 9
- 22
Bench
- 23
-
28
Samuel Bastien ↑ 89'
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 29
- 20
- 6
- 31
Coach
Michel Preud'homme
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Michael Frey | 7 |
| Vincent Janssen | 5 |
| Dieumerci Mbokani | 4 |
| Didier Lamkel Ze | 3 |
| Lior Refaelov | 3 |
| Denis Dragus | 3 |
| Renaud Emond | 2 |
| Arbnor Muja | 2 |
Head to Head
Royal Antwerp FC Form
2019-01-25
Royal Antwerp FC
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2019-01-19
SV Zulte-Waregem
1–2
Royal Antwerp FC
W
2018-12-26
Royal Antwerp FC
2–1
Royal Excel Mouscron
W
2018-12-23
Club Brugge KV
5–1
Royal Antwerp FC
L
2018-12-15
Royal Antwerp FC
0–2
KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren
L
2018-12-09
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–3
Royal Antwerp FC
W
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2019-01-25
Royal Antwerp FC
1–1
Royal Standard de Liège
D
2019-01-19
Royal Standard de Liège
2–1
KV Kortrijk
W
2018-12-26
Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
0–1
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2018-12-22
Royal Standard de Liège
3–1
KV Oostende
W
2018-12-16
Royal Standard de Liège
4–1
SV Zulte-Waregem
W
2018-12-13
Akhisar Belediye GSK
0–0
Royal Standard de Liège
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4
Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5
Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for:
Royal Antwerp FC or Royal Standard de Liège 73% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
63%
Royal Antwerp FC or Royal Standard de Liège
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC
| Handicap | Royal Antwerp FC covers | Push | Royal Standard de Liège covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 19% | 19% |
| +1.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +2 | 81% | 12% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

