Club Brugge KV vs Standard Liege Prediction: A close contest expected

In this round of 29 matches of the Jupiler Pro League, the match between Club Brugge KV and Standard Liege will take place at the Jan Breydel Stadion. While Club Brugge's most recent league encounter resulted in a loss to Oostende, Standard Liege's most recent match resulted in a win against Westerlo.

After suffering a 5-1 defeat against Benfica in their most recent Champions League match, Club Brugge will be hoping for a better outcome this time around. Throughout that match, Club Brugge had a 40% possession rate and 13 shots on goal, with only two of those shots finding the back of the net. Bjorn Meijer scored the goal for Club Brugge in the 87th minute. Benfica had 20 shots on goal, and they were only able to get eight of them on target. Rafa Silva in the 38th minute, Goncalo Ramos in the 45th and 57th minutes, João Mário in the 71st minute, and David Neres in the 77th minute scored for Benfica. In the most recent games, Club Brugge has demonstrated defensive grit far too infrequently to be considered reliable. The fact of the matter is that Club Brugge have failed to keep their opponents from scoring in five of their most recent six matches, and as a result, they have conceded a total of 13 goals. Taking a look at the facts before the encounter, Club Brugge have failed to triumph over Standard Liège in either of their previous three league matches. Also, they had gone their previous eight home league matches without suffering a loss.

Standard Liège comes into this encounter on the heels of a 2-0 victory over KVC Westerlo in their most recent match, which they played in First Division A. Throughout that game, Standard Liege held 59% of the possession and had 23 shots on goal, with 5 of them finding the target. Aron Donnum in the 37th minute and William Balikwisha in the 72nd minute were the ones to score for Standard Liège. At the other end of the field, Westerlo had five shots on goal, but none of them were successful in hitting the target. The previous six matches that Standard Liège have competed in have produced a total of 20 goals for the opposing team, which works out to an average of 3.33 goals scored each contest. Their rivals have been able to accumulate eight of this total. While looking at their prior form, it is clear that Standard Liege have not been successful against Club Brugge in any of the previous 13 league games that were played away from their home stadium.

After defeating Gent the past two weekends, one may have concluded that Club Brugge are back to their best, but their poor performance against Oostende hinted that something else was going on. Yet, Standard Liege's recent performance is a promising indicator of development for the opposing team, which is currently on the road. On the other hand, we anticipate that this encounter will feature goals scored by both of the competing teams. With Standard Liege's recent play, it would not be surprising at all if they were able to win away from home against Club Brugge as well. On the other hand, betting on the away team to win or draw is a solid alternative if you want to play it safe.