Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
Stade du Pays de Charleroi will host Saturday’s football game between Charleroi and Standard Liege. The Black and Whites aim to recover from a 3-0 loss to Genk and you should bear in mind that they are eyeing their fifth home win of the process. Midfielder Daan Heymans is sidelined through suspension, while goalkeeper Theo Defourny has yet to overcome a shoulder injury.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, continue with their old habit of producing fine performances at home, while struggling on the travels. Considering that Standard Liege are on a three-game losing run on the road, we predict that Charleroi are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s encounter. Defender Alexandro Calut remains on the sidelines with a shoulder injury, while both Nathan Ngoy and Laurent Henkinet are major doubts and the duo will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
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.