Match Report
3 points for Mechelen (17th), 11 for Standard Liège (7th): an 8-point gap. Per game in the league, Mechelen were scoring 0.71 and conceding 2, Standard Liège 1.86 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Mechelen's arrival. Over the last five, Mechelen had taken 1 of 15 points to Standard Liège's 7.
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. 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