Standard Liege vs Anderlecht Prediction: The visiting team is the better side

The Jupiler Pro League encounter between Standard Liege and Anderlecht will take place at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Heading into this game, Anderlecht come in slightly favoured. How will this game unfold? Below, I will preview this game and offer predictions. 

Standard Liège

Standard Liege's last league game was against Club Brugge and they won. In a 1-2 contest, this team came from behind to secure maximum points, thanks to Andi Zeqiri and Dennis Eckert Ayensa goals. In the meantime, prior encounters to that win saw Standard Liege go winless in three matches, losing to Genk and Westerlo, while they drew Cercle Brugge. Heading into this game, Standard Liege have 38 points from 27 matches, leaving them seated in 7th place. 

Anderlecht

Anderlecht's last league game was against Union Saint-Gilloise and they lost. In a 0-2 contest, this team conceded in each half, with Anan Khalaili and Ousseynou Niang netting for their opponent. In the meantime, Anderlecht have lost two of their last five matches, one against Fenerbahce. Ahead of this game, Anderlecht have won two of their recent matches while drawing one. This season, Anderlecht have 45 points from their first 27 matches, leaving them seated in 4th place. 

Expert Betting Tips

Anderlecht are performing better than Standard Liege but I do not see them having an easy job on the road. With Standard Liege playing so well offensively, I believe this will be a high-scoring contest, considering how poor Standard Liege are defensively. 

Our first option is over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.35 on 1Xbet

Our second option is both teams to score with odds at 2.00 on Bet365

Our last option is a win for Anderlecht with odds at 2.10 on Betway