Royal Standard de Liege vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2021-22

Royal Standard de Liege

2 – 5

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Royal Antwerp FC

Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 11:30 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Abdoulaye Seck

Moussa Sissako 39' Y

Y 44' Benson Manuel

Samuel Bastien 48' Y

Y 80' Ritchie De Laet

Y 80' Birger Verstraete

Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba 80' Y

Damjan Pavlovic 80' Y

Y 90' Pieter Gerkens

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liege vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

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

Royal Standard de Liege 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Royal Antwerp FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–5 Royal Antwerp FC 2021-02-14 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC 2020-11-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege 2020-02-22 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2019-10-06 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Royal Standard de Liege

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liege

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	H	2–5	L
01 Aug	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	2–1	W
23 Jul	KRC Genk	H	1–1	D
01 May	KV Oostende	A	2–6	L
01 May	KV Oostende	A	0–0	D
18 Apr	Beerschot VA	H	3–0	W

Royal Antwerp FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Royal Standard de Liege	A	5–2	W
01 Aug	KV Kortrijk	H	0–1	L
25 Jul	KV Mechelen	A	2–3	L
17 Apr	KRC Genk	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Royal Excel Mouscron	A	3–2	W
05 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–4	L

Season Stats

Royal Standard de Liege		Royal Antwerp FC
#8	Position	#10
40	Points	35
30	Played	30
11 / 7 / 12	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 13
27	Scored	31
35	Conceded	32
-8	GD	-1
1.33	PPG	1.17
37%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Royal Standard de Liege are 8th (40 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stade Maurice Dufrasne that hosts another battle between Royal Standard de Liege and Royal Antwerp FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Standard de Liege that had 372 games and scored 363 goals.
6' Michael Frey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
8' Abdoulaye Seck has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 8.
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
14' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Joao Klauss is replaced by Selim Amallah on 14 minute.
19' 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.
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
34' Alhassan Yusuf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
37' What a strike from Michael Frey! The score is 0-2.
38' What a moment for Michael Frey! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
39' Moussa Sissako was booked on 39.
44' Benson Manuel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
46' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Moussa Sissako is withdrawn and Aron Doennum gets his opportunity.
48' It’s a booking for Royal Standard de Liege player. Samuel Bastien gets a Yellow card.
53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' GOAL! Jackson Muleka scores on 55.
59' Michael Frey adds to his 0 season tally! Royal Antwerp FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
61' GOAL! Michael Frey fires home to make it 1-5!
62' Michael Frey does the damage! The net is bulging and Royal Antwerp FC surge ahead!
63' Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Gojko Cimirot and will look to change the dynamic.
64' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Gojko Cimirot is replaced by Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba on 64 minute.
68' Michael Frey doubles the advantage! 1-7 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Benson Manuel is withdrawn and Michel-Ange Balikwisha gets his opportunity.
75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
76' The supporters are chanting for Damjan Pavlovic. He replaces Nicolas Gavory on 76 minute.
77' Goal! Denis Dragus scores his 15 goal in 8 matches.
77' Dinis Almeida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdoulaye Seck on 77 minute.
80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ritchie De Laet.
84' The crowd applauds Viktor Fischer as he leaves the pitch. Louis Verstraete steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a Yellow card on 90.
Royal Antwerp FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mbaye Leye

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

99
Michael Frey ↓ Johannes Eggestein 77'
7
Viktor Fischer ↓ Louis Verstraete 84'
14
Benson Manuel ↓ Michel-Ange Balikwisha 70'
1
Jean Butez
16
Pieter Gerkens
34
Jelle Bataille
5
Buta
6
Birger Verstraete
2
Ritchie De Laet
4
Abdoulaye Seck ↓ Dinis Almeida 77'
8
Alhassan Yusuf

Bench

Coach Brian Priske

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 Standard de Liege Form

2021-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–5 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-08-01 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 Royal Standard de Liege W 2021-07-23 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 KRC Genk D 2021-05-01 KV Oostende 6–2 Royal Standard de Liege L 2021-05-01 KV Oostende 0–0 Royal Standard de Liege D 2021-04-18 Royal Standard de Liege 3–0 Beerschot VA W

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2021-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 2–5 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-08-01 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KV Kortrijk L 2021-07-25 KV Mechelen 3–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-04-17 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KRC Genk W 2021-04-12 Royal Excel Mouscron 2–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2021-04-05 Royal Antwerp FC 1–4 RSC Anderlecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Royal Standard de Liege xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.79 Royal Antwerp FC xG

I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liege or Royal Antwerp FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Royal Standard de Liege32% Draw26% Royal Antwerp FC42%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw

58%

Draw or Royal Antwerp FC

68%

Royal Standard de Liege or Royal Antwerp FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Royal Standard de Liege23% Draw43% Royal Antwerp FC34%

Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 1

6.8%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap	Royal Standard de Liege covers	Push	Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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