Royal Standard de Liege vs KVC Westerlo, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Standard de Liege vs KVC Westerlo — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
- Royal Standard de Liege 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- KVC Westerlo 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
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 Liege | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar | KVC Westerlo | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Feb | RSC Anderlecht | A | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Feb | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 4–2 | W |
| 12 Feb | KV Kortrijk | H | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Feb | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Jan | KAS Eupen | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar | Royal Standard de Liege | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Feb | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | H | 4–2 | W |
| 19 Feb | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Feb | KAA Gent | H | 3–3 | D |
| 04 Feb | KAS Eupen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Jan | KV Mechelen | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Royal Standard de Liege | KVC Westerlo | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #8 |
| 11 | Points | 10 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 3 / 1 / 3 |
| 13 | Scored | 15 |
| 12 | Conceded | 16 |
| +1 | GD | -1 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 1.43 |
| 43% | Win % | 43% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season
Royal Standard de Liege this season
29%
Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season
KVC Westerlo this season
Royal Standard de Liege are 7th (11 pts). KVC Westerlo are 8th (10 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liege
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KVC Westerlo
0-15
6/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Royal Standard de Liege
| 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 |
KVC Westerlo
| Norman Bassette | 4 G |
| Shunsuke Saito | 3 G |
| Matte Smets | 1 G |
| Dylan Ourega | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Royal Standard de Liège and KVC Westerlo.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with KVC Westerlo winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KVC Westerlo that had 141 games and scored 194 goals.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liège is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' KVC Westerlo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liège does not make any changes. Konstantinos Laifis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Nacer Chadli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 37' Royal Standard de Liege is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aron Doennum on 37.
- 42' Royal Standard de Liège seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 47' KVC Westerlo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas van Eenoo.
- 54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 64' KVC Westerlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 72' What a strike from William Balikwisha! The score is 0-2.
- 74' Time for substitution for Royal Standard de Liege. Noah Ohio is replaced by Stipe Perica.
- 77' KVC Westerlo make a change. Tuur Dierckx trudges off to be replaced by Nene Dorgeles on 77 minutes.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Mathias Fixelles. He replaces Nicolas Madsen on 78 minute.
- 79' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Noe Dussenne by Lucas Noubi on 79 minute.
- 81' It’s a booking for KVC Westerlo player. Roman Neustadter gets a Yellow card.
- 86' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Standard de Liège must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Filippo Melegoni. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 88 minute.
- 89' Osher Davida is ready to make an impact after coming on for William Balikwisha at the 89 minute mark.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Arnaud Bodart. He receives a Red card.
- Full Time. Royal Standard de Liège beats KVC Westerlo
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 6
- 16
- 34
- 8
- 22
- 77
- 13
- 10
- 11
- 20
Bench
- 28
- 21
- 9
- 30
- 61
- 51
- 17
Coach
Ronny Deila
KVC Westerlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
-
5
Nacer Chadli ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 78'
- 22
-
55
Tuur Dierckx ↓ Nene Dorgeles 77'
- 8
- 2
- 14
- 20
- 11
- 39
- 7
Bench
- 25
- 32
- 17
- 30
-
4
Mathias Fixelles ↑ 78'
-
79
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 78'
- 24
-
45
Nene Dorgeles ↑ 77'
Coach
Jonas De Roeck
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matija Frigan | 3 |
| Lyle Foster | 1 |
| Andreas Hountondji | 1 |
| Jacob Laursen | 1 |
| Dogucan Haspolat | 1 |
| Nene Dorgeles | 1 |
| Islam Slimani | 1 |
| William Balikwisha | 1 |
Head to Head
Royal Standard de Liege Form
2023-03-04
Royal Standard de Liege
2–0
KVC Westerlo
W
2023-02-26
RSC Anderlecht
2–2
Royal Standard de Liege
D
2023-02-18
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2–4
Royal Standard de Liege
W
2023-02-12
Royal Standard de Liege
0–2
KV Kortrijk
L
2023-02-04
Cercle Brugge KSV
1–1
Royal Standard de Liege
D
2023-01-27
Royal Standard de Liege
3–1
KAS Eupen
W
KVC Westerlo Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.5
Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82
KVC Westerlo xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Standard de Liege win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.32
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 3.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 4.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
73%
Draw or KVC Westerlo
48%
Royal Standard de Liege or KVC Westerlo
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Royal Standard de Liege win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liege covers | Push | KVC Westerlo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 15% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 19% | 48% |
| -0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 14% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 8% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
17%
✗
KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

