Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
St Liege
Match Time & Date:
2 August 2025
17:15
Prediction: 1-0
Dender
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over La Louviere, Standard Liege will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Dender at Maurice Dufrasnestadion on Saturday. New signings Marco Ilaimaharitra and Thomas Henry opened their goal-scoring accounts at the weekend and, no doubt, all eyes will be on the duo when Standard take on Dender this weekend. The likes of Bates, Bolingoli, and Nielsen are expected to miss out with injuries.
Vincent Euvrard’s troops, on the other hand, played out a boring goalless draw with Cercle Brugge in their season opener. Given Dender’s difficulties up front and Standard’s solid defence, we predict that one goal is going to separate the two teams in Saturday’s encounter. With Noah Mbamba limping off with injury in round 1, Krzysztof Koton is widely expected to sneak into Dender’s starting eleven.
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.
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