Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Maurice Dufrasnestadion will host Tuesday’s football game between Standard Liege and Mechelen. The Red Devils are eager to record their first win in the Conference League playoffs and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Mechelen. All Fossey, Henkinet, Ngoy, O’Neill, and Vanheusden remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
De Kakkers, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating both Leuven and Westerlo, while losing to St. Truiden and Gent. As Mechelen are eager to melt Gent’s advantage in the standings, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting in Liege the two sides played out a 1-1 draw and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. All Belghali, Falchou, and Raemaekers are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (St Liege):
Standard are a Belgian football club based in Liege. The club was founded back in 1898 and 11 years later they joined Belgian First League. Les Rouches (the Reds) immediately dropped to the lower leagues, but in 1921 they returned to the Belgian top flight. Standard won their first Belgian League trophy in 1958, but you should have in mind that they were level on points with second-placed Royal Antwerp.
In 2009 the Reds clinched their tenth domestic title, beating Anderlecht in the title game. Talented midfielder Axel Witsel scored the winner for Standard in the 1-0 triumph over their bitter rivals. Standard play their home games at Stade Maurice Dufrasne, the venue that was opened in 1909. The capacity of the stadium is 30 023.
Maurice Dufrasne was the club’s chairman from 1909 until 1931. Speaking of the club’s European success, Standard participated in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1982, losing to La Liga giants Barcelona in the title game.