Anderlecht vs Standard Liege Prediction: Expect a high goal scoring contest

In this round of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, match number 27 will take place at Lotto Park, featuring Anderlecht taking on Standard Liege. Over the weekend, Andelecht and Kortrijk tied, while Standard Liege beat Union Saint-Gilloise away from their home stadium.

Anderlecht will play in this fixture following on from a 2-2 First Division A tied result vs KV Kortrijk. In that game, Anderlecht had 52% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For RSC Anderlecht, the goalscorers were Anders Dreyer (41') and Amir Murillo (83'). Kortrijk got 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Abdelkahar Kadri (57') and João Silva (67') scored for KV Kortrijk. Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that not much more can be done by the RSC Anderlecht defense. Anderlecht have been miserly, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their past 6 games standing at 4. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being sustained into this next match. Looking at the pre-match facts, Anderlecht have left without a victory over Standard Liège in their previous 2 league games. Also, Anderlecht are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

Standard Liège enters this match on the heels of a victory in their most recent game, which was a victory over Union Saint-Gilloise by a score of 2-4 in First Division A. Throughout that game, Standard Liège controlled the ball for 39% of the time and had 9 shots on goal, with 6 of them finding the target. Philip Zinckernagel (20 minutes), Steven Alzate (25 minutes), William Balikwisha (85 minutes), and Aron Dnnum (98 minutes) were the players that scored goals for Standard Liège. Union Saint-Gilloise had a total of 15 shots on goal, just six of which were successful. Yorbe Vertessen scored for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 22nd minute, and Victor Boniface scored in the 66th minute. The previous six games that Standard Liège have played have resulted in a total of 21 goals being scored, which equates to an average of 3.5 goals being scored in each contest, demonstrating the team's propensity for engaging in contests that produce goals. 10 of those goals have been scored by teams playing for the opposition. An examination of Standard Liège's historical results reveals that the club has not prevailed over Anderlecht on the road in any of the seven most recent league matches that both teams have participated in. They haven't lost to Anderlecht when they've faced them away from home in the league in the two matches prior to this one, so they should have a good chance of winning this one. The past two league matches that Standard Liege have played away from home have resulted in them not being defeated.

Both of these clubs play an offensive style of soccer, and despite the fact that their most recent matchups have had a relatively low goal total, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of goals scored in this match. In the meantime, the away team is performing at a higher level than expected despite the fact that the odds are currently stacked against them. In the meantime, a wager on there being goals scored in either half is also a solid idea given that we do not anticipate this to be a boring encounter.