Royal Standard de Liege vs Royal Antwerp FC, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Royal Standard de Liege vs Royal Antwerp FC — Jupiler League at Stade Sclessin.
- Royal Standard de Liege 30 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
- Royal Antwerp FC 30 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Mar | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–3 | L |
| 02 Mar | RSC Anderlecht | H | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Feb | Club Brugge KV | A | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Feb | KRC Genk | H | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Feb | KVC Westerlo | A | 2–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Royal Standard de Liege | A | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Mar | KAA Gent | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Mar | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Feb | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Feb | KV Kortrijk | H | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Feb | RSC Anderlecht | A | 0–2 | 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)
H2H (17 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Royal Standard de Liege are 8th (40 pts). Royal Antwerp FC are 10th (35 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade Sclessin that hosts another battle between Royal Standard de Liege and Royal Antwerp FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' The 20-year-old Andreas Verstraeten has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lazare Amani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Standard de Liege.
- 19' Mauricio Benitez is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
- 22' Poor challenge from Vincent Janssen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liege and Royal Antwerp FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 32' Gavin Bazunu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 37' Mauricio Benitez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 42' Jairo Riedewald is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royal Standard de Liege so far.
- 46' Another substitution for Royal Antwerp FC to replace Mauricio Benitez by Andreas Verstraeten on 46 minute.
- 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liege side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 61' 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.
- 63' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Jelle Bataille is withdrawn and Sem Renders gets his opportunity.
- 68' Royal Standard de Liege is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liege are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' The Royal Standard de Liege bench stirs into life. Andi Zeqiri is withdrawn and Andreas Hountondji gets his opportunity.
- 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 76' It is a substitution in Royal Antwerp FC team. Vincent Janssen is replaced by Mohamed Bayo on 76 minute.
- 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Standard de Liege needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zeno Van Den Bosch made 303 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' The referee shows Royal Antwerp FC player a card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
Lineups
Royal Standard de Liege Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 8
- 31
- 20
- 88
- 13
- 9
- 3
- 5
- 14
- 17
Bench
- 41
- 77
- 29
- 40
- 7
- 6
- 34
Coach
Ivan Leko
Royal Antwerp FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 4
- 23
-
18
Vincent Janssen ↓ Mohamed Bayo 76'
- 7
- 5
-
25
Jelle Bataille ↓ Sem Renders 63'
- 91
- 33
- 20
- 16
Bench
-
27
Mohamed Bayo ↑ 76'
-
10
Michel-Ange Balikwisha ↑ 63'
- 11
- 81
- 46
- 26
-
54
Sem Renders ↑ 63'
-
75
Andreas Verstraeten ↑ 46'
- 43
Coach
Andries Ulderink
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
2025-03-16
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
Royal Antwerp FC
D
2025-03-09
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
3–0
Royal Standard de Liege
L
2025-03-02
Royal Standard de Liege
0–2
RSC Anderlecht
L
2025-02-23
Club Brugge KV
1–2
Royal Standard de Liege
W
2025-02-14
Royal Standard de Liege
1–2
KRC Genk
L
2025-02-09
KVC Westerlo
4–2
Royal Standard de Liege
L
Royal Antwerp FC Form
2025-03-16
Royal Standard de Liege
0–0
Royal Antwerp FC
D
2025-03-09
Royal Antwerp FC
0–1
KAA Gent
L
2025-03-01
Cercle Brugge KSV
0–0
Royal Antwerp FC
D
2025-02-22
Royal Antwerp FC
2–2
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
D
2025-02-15
Royal Antwerp FC
2–1
KV Kortrijk
W
2025-02-09
RSC Anderlecht
2–0
Royal Antwerp FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.57
Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18
Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.75
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 2.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
55%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
78%
Royal Standard de Liege or Royal Antwerp FC
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
19.3%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 2
11.5%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.8%
2 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.1%
0 – 4
1.4%
Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege
| Handicap | Royal Standard de Liege covers | Push | Royal Antwerp FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 12% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 27% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 15% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
57%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

