Oct 16th features a match where Standard Liège hosts Antwerp at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in a Pro League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Standard Liège is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sporting Charleroi. Jackson Tchatchoua scored the first goal for Standard Liège on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sporting Charleroi was frustrated by Standard Liège’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Standard Liège ended the match with the shutout victory. Standard Liège should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while antwerp is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sint-Truiden. Pieter Gerkens struck first for Antwerp in the 8th minute, then Christopher Scott added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Sint-Truiden was frustrated by Antwerp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Antwerp ended the match with the shutout victory. Antwerp is on a hot streak lately, with 9 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 1 win apiece.
Vincent Janssen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Antwerp. Standard Liège is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Denis Drăguş and Philip Zinckernagel each having 2 goals in their last 5.