Royal Standard de Liège vs KVC Westerlo, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Royal Standard de Liège vs KVC Westerlo — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.
- Royal Standard de Liège 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- KVC Westerlo 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bram Van Driessche
6 games this season
🟨 5.0/game
⚽ 18.0 goals/game
🟥 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep | KVC Westerlo | H | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Sep | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Sep | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | A | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Aug | Beerschot VA | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | KV Kortrijk | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Sep | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Aug | KRC Genk | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Aug | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Aug | KAA Gent | A | 1–4 | L |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liège | KVC Westerlo | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #9 |
| 15 | Points | 14 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 4 / 3 / 4 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 5 |
| 18 | Scored | 26 |
| 16 | Conceded | 30 |
| +2 | GD | -4 |
| 1.36 | PPG | 1.27 |
| 36% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season
Royal Standard de Liège this season
18%
Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season
KVC Westerlo this season
Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 pts). KVC Westerlo are 9th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
KVC Westerlo
0-15
7/–
16-30
1/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/7
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
KVC Westerlo
| Norman Bassette | 8 G | |
| Shunsuke Saito | 5 G | 1 A |
| Cisse Sandra | 2 G | 1 A |
| Matte Smets | 1 G | |
| Dylan Ourega | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Royal Standard de Liège and KVC Westerlo is underway.
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 6' Matija Frigan does the damage! The net is bulging and KVC Westerlo surge ahead!
- 11' Sinan Bolat has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 16' Royal Standard de Liège is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Timmy Simons will be considering his options from the bench.
- 26' 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.
- 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 36' It looks surprising KVC Westerlo does not make any changes. Dogucan Haspolat has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 45' Dogucan Haspolat picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 47' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Alexandro Calut comes on to replace Nathan Ngoy.
- 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liège and KVC Westerlo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 53' That is a card for KVC Westerlo. Jordan Bos will be fuming at that decision.
- 58' A quiet spell here at Stade Sclessin. Royal Standard de Liège seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 61' KVC Westerlo receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 63' Goal! Andi Zeqiri scores his 19 goal in 345 matches.
- 64' A goal from the Croatia international Matija Frigan! He fires home on 64 to make it 0-3!
- 66' Josimar Alcocer is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
- 66' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Price is hanging Leandre Kuavita on the field on 66 minute.
- 67' Aiden O'Neill is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
- 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 74' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Marko Bulat is withdrawn and Sotiris Alexandropoulos gets his opportunity.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Matija Frigan.
- 80' KVC Westerlo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Arthur Piedfort. He replaces Josimar Alcocer on 84 minute.
- 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liège side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 90' Alfie Devine catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
- 90' A change in the KVC Westerlo ranks — Matija Frigan exits the field as Thomas Van den Keybus enters on 90.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KVC Westerlo to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liège Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 24
- 4
- 13
- 9
- 40
- 7
- 25
- 3
- 14
- 17
Bench
- 88
- 19
- 8
- 54
- 51
- 6
- 55
- 99
- 21
Coach
Ivan Leko
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 22
- 1
- 7
- 40
- 10
- 5
- 25
- 77
- 9
- 44
Bench
- 33
- 23
- 32
- 11
- 30
-
39
Thomas Van den Keybus ↑ 90'
- 15
-
46
Arthur Piedfort ↑ 84'
- 2
Coach
Timmy Simons
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matija Frigan | 3 |
| William Balikwisha | 1 |
| Isa Sakamoto | 1 |
| Aron Doennum | 1 |
| Bruny Nsimba | 1 |
| Kostas Laifis | 1 |
| Adnane Abid | 1 |
| Nicolas Madsen | 1 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liège Form
2024-09-28
Royal Standard de Liège
1–2
KVC Westerlo
L
2024-09-20
Royal Standard de Liège
0–0
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
D
2024-09-13
FC Verbroedering Dender EH
0–2
Royal Standard de Liège
W
2024-08-31
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
2024-08-25
Royal Standard de Liège
1–0
Beerschot VA
W
2024-08-18
KV Kortrijk
1–0
Royal Standard de Liège
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23
Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71
KVC Westerlo xG
I would bet for:
Royal Standard de Liège or KVC Westerlo 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: KVC Westerlo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 3.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 4.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
69%
Draw or KVC Westerlo
55%
Royal Standard de Liège or KVC Westerlo
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: KVC Westerlo win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liège covers | Push | KVC Westerlo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 15% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 19% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 15% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.