Match Report
2 points for Mechelen (14th), 8 for Standard Liège (6th): a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Mechelen were scoring 1.25 and conceding 2.25, Standard Liège 2.25 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
6 games without a win framed Mechelen's arrival.
The sides have met 40 times in the GioScore results database: 12 wins for Mechelen, 11 draws and 17 for Standard Liège, at 2.7 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.4 goals per game across the last five against 2.7 historically.
AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,672. B. Van Driessche officiated: 77 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Standard Liège led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Mechelen: Thérence Koudou (45'), Myron van Brederode (89'), Myron van Brederode (90') · Standard Liège: Bernard Nguene (9'), Adnane Abid (24'), Adnane Abid (65')
Key stats
Possession: Mechelen 53% · Standard Liège 47% · Total shots: 19-16 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 5-2