In a weekend match in week 9, on Sunday Sep 18th, Standard Liège will host Club Brugge at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Standard Liège is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sint-Truiden. Denis Drăguş struck first for Standard Liège in the 26th minute, then Toni Leistner added another on an own goal in the 43rd minute. Standard Liège is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while club Brugge sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Porto. Ferran Jutglà scored the first goal for Club Brugge in the 15th minute on a penalty shot, then Kamal Sowah added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Ferran Jutglà In the end, Porto was frustrated by Club Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Club Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory. Club Brugge is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Club Brugge’s most prolific scorer has been Ferran Jutglà. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Standard Liège’s most prolific scorer has been Denis Drăguş. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.