Our prediction for this Belgium Pro League match:
St Liege
Match Time & Date:
07/12/2024
18:15
Prediction: 1-0
Leuven
Standard Liege will look to extend their winning run at home to four games when they take on Leuven in the Jupiler League round 17. The Red Devils are only one point behind top six and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Leuven on Saturday afternoon. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team, but defender Bosko Sutalo serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Leuven, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last three league matches. Chris Coleman’s troops, though, have recorded only one win on the road this term, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on Standard Liege. Both Antef Tsoungui and Ewoud Pletinckx are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team. In their last meeting in the Belgian top flight Leuven defeated Standard Liege 2-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
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.
Man City 
Nottingham Forest 
Athletic Bilbao 
Real Madrid 
Arsenal 
Manchester United 
Aston Villa
Brentford 
Fulham 
Brighton
Lazio
Napoli
