Match Report
31 points for Antwerp (5th), 37 for Standard Liège (2nd): a 6-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Antwerp: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 1.2/1.6 for Antwerp and 1.7/1.1 for Standard Liège (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
GioScore's database holds 24 meetings between the two: 10 for Antwerp, 6 for Standard Liège and 8 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won. Goals have dried up lately: 1.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.88 across the full history.
The venue was Bosuilstadion, with room for 16,649 spectators. Standard Liège led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Standard Liège: Yuto Tsunashima (33' og), Timothé Nkada (38'), David Bates (42'), Rafiki Saïd (48'), Rafiki Saïd (62')
Key stats
Possession: Antwerp 64% · Standard Liège 36% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 7-8 · Corners: 7-3