About Match
7 points and 7 places separate them: Standard Liège 6th with 11, Westerlo 13th with 4. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.2 for Standard Liège and 1.8/2.8 for Westerlo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53. A win here leaves Standard Liège on 14 points and up to 2nd, other results permitting.
Standard Liège enter with three wins in a row. From the last five rounds, Standard Liège hold 11 points of 15 and Westerlo 4.
Across 28 recorded meetings, Standard Liège have 9 wins to Westerlo's 9, with 10 draws, at 2.64 goals per meeting. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.6 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.64 all-time.
The match takes place at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege (capacity 27,670).