Standard Liege hosts Oostende in round 23 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Friday, January 24th at Stade Maurice Dufrasne (Liège)
Standard complicated its life, having failed the ending of last year. In the last four December matches, the team scored only two points. The beginning of this year is much more successful for the team. In the last round, it beat quite strong Mechelen away (2-3). The Reds take fifth place in the standings. But they have a margin of only four points from the 7th line. The distance of the main tournament grid is still quite long, and such a reserve may not be enough for entering the champion six.
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Oostende is one of the worst league teams. It takes the penultimate place in the standings. And it doesn’t take the last one only because a complete crap in the person of Cercle Brugge is there. Oostende is ahead of Cercle by seven points. It lost in the last three matches of the championship. The last of them was lost to a neighbor in the standings, Waasland, and it happened at home. The goal difference of Oostende is 22-42 after 22 rounds. And there are no bright prospects in the near future.
Standard is a much more experienced team, which won the championship and the Belgian Cup, and it regularly appears in European cups. Oostende is only dreaming about it. The Reds are staffed much better. Their ambitions extend at least on a pedestal. And Standard Liege will beat the outsider at home. As for the total. 42 goals conceded by Oostende and 40 goals scored by Standard suggest that the hosts may score Over 2.5 goals even without assistance. But Standard also conceded 25 goals and kept a clean sheet in only five matches of the championship. So the visitors may count on their goal. The Reds played with Over 2.5 scored in 14 of 22 matches played in the championship. Over the past 22 years, rivals have met 18 times. Fifteen meetings ended with the proposed outcome. In the first leg, teams scored five goals for two in Oostende. And Standard won with a 4-1 score. Something like this is to be expected in Liege.
Prediction for the match: Standard Liege to win and Over 2.5 goals scored
