Tuesday , 28 July 2026

Royal Standard de Liège vs Bala Town FC, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Royal Standard de Liège
2 – 0
Full Time
Bala Town FC
Thu 17 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Konstantinos Laifis 27' Y
Y 28' Chris Venables
Y 52' Sean Smith
Y 64' Antony Kay

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liège vs Bala Town FC — Europe at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Fyodor Zammit
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Royal Standard de Liège 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bala Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Bala Town FC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 0–1 L
30 Aug Beerschot VA A 3–0 W
23 Aug KRC Genk H 0–0 D
17 Aug KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren A 2–1 W
08 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–0 W
Bala Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Royal Standard de Liège A 0–2 L
27 Aug Valletta FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Cefn Druids AFC H 1–0 W
05 Jul SP Tre Fiori H 1–0 W
28 Jun SP Tre Fiori A 0–3 L
10 Jun FC Vaduz A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Royal Standard de Liege welcome Bala Town FC for this crunch clash at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Royal Standard de Liege are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felipe Avenatti makes it 1-0.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felipe Avenatti makes it 2-0.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Royal Standard de Liege seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' Konstantinos Laifis is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Chris Venables. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 28' The Wales Chris Venables breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 2-1!
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Royal Standard de Liege in their trying to find a way past Bala Town FC's compact .
  • 34' Selim Amallah makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Royal Standard de Liege are in front.
  • 39' Konstantinos Laifis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bala Town FC tonight.
  • 44' Jonny Spittle has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Sean Smith is booked for Bala Town FC — Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Bala Town FC! Kieran Smith comes on to replace Raul Correia.
  • 62' Kieran Smith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Antony Kay. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Jackson Muleka on, Selim Amallah off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Bokadi Bope is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gojko Cimirot at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' The Bala Town FC bench stirs into life. Steven Leslie is withdrawn and Henry Jones gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Obbi Oulare is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Avenatti at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mehdi Carcela made 372 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 2-0 the final result. Bala Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Bala Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Colin Caton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Avenatti 2
Selim Amallah 1
Chris Venables 1

Head to Head

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC W 2020-09-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-08-30 Beerschot VA 0–3 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KRC Genk D 2020-08-17 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-08-08 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Bala Town FC Form

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC L 2020-08-27 Valletta FC 0–1 Bala Town FC W 2018-09-29 Bala Town FC 1–0 Cefn Druids AFC W 2018-07-05 Bala Town FC 1–0 SP Tre Fiori W 2018-06-28 SP Tre Fiori 3–0 Bala Town FC L 2017-06-10 FC Vaduz 1–2 Bala Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Bala Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège55% Draw28% Bala Town FC17%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
83%
Draw or Bala Town FC
45%
Royal Standard de Liège or Bala Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liège37% Draw52% Bala Town FC11%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.1%
0 – 0
14.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.3%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège

Handicap Royal Standard de Liège covers Push Bala Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Bala Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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