Waasland-Beveren hosts Standard Liege in round 2 of the Belgian Jupiler League. The match will be played on Monday, July 17th at Freethiel Stadion (Beveren)
Beveren had an unexpectedly successful start in the new season of the Jupiler League. The team, which did not know where to play a week ago, first kept its place in the Higher Division and then beat Kortrijk away (3-1). Daan Heimans showed himself excellently - the young striker of the team netted a double. However, it is not surprising that Beveren plays attacking football - before the start of the season, they were headed by Nicky Hayen, who worked in St. Truiden and instilled attacking football in the team. Nevertheless, the level is lower against the background of Standard Liege, and the defensive problems have not disappeared. De Mey and Wiegel are injured.
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After 6 years at the helm of Standard Liege, Michel Prudhomme left the team in the summer. The Frenchman Felix Montagnier headed the Reds. He did not radically change anything in the club's system, and the visitors continue to operate according to the 4-3-3 scheme. Having spoiled a bunch of attempts in the match with Cercle Brugge, Liege still put the game away thanks to a goal by Samuel Bastienne. As for the meeting with Beveren, Standard is also likely to act from a position of strength. Vanheusden, Oulare, Boljevic and Gonzalez will not be able to help the team, but I will note that the Standard managed to keep the squad, so Montagnier just has not to destroy what Prudhomme created for years.
In the last tournament, the teams gained home victories. Beveren won with a 2-1 score, and Liege won even more confidently (2-0). Now Standard has an advantage in the form of freshness - then the defeat to Beveren was due to loads of European cups and an unsuccessful climax in the struggle for access to the playoffs. Now nothing prevents Liege from playing well, and they began to play even better over the year. The coach changed Beveren's scheme to a more attacking one, but the new faces in defense did not make the rear stronger. Of course, the class of teams is still not comparable, so we may wait for a victory of Liege and six points scored after two matches.
Prediction for the match: Standard Liege to win
