Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
St Liege
Match Time & Date:
02/11/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
St Truiden
Standard Liege and St. Truiden take on each other at Maurice Dufrasnestadion in what is expected to be a close Jupiler League encounter. The Red Devils continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels and they are surely capable of matching the Canaries in front of home fans. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Nathan Ngoy and Bolingoli-Mbombo remain in the treatment room.
St. Truiden, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Westerlo. The Canaries want to give fans yet another reason to celebrate this weekend, but seeing that Standard are tough to beat at home, there is a big value in betting on draw. You should know that the two sides have shared the spoils in each of their last three encounters in the Belgian top flight. Forward Billal Brahimi is banned for the visiting team.
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.
