Standard Liege vs FCV Dender EH

Match details. Beker van Belgie, Round of 32. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 20:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Luik.

What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.

Form. Standard Liege have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L W W. FCV Dender EH have won seven, drawn one and lost two of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition FCV Dender EH have gone W.

The numbers. Standard Liege score one and concede one a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Standard Liege average 14.2 shots (5.0 on target), 6.1 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 52% of the ball. FCV Dender EH score 2.2 and concede one a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets. FCV Dender EH average 15.3 shots (5.3 on target), 5.8 corners and 1.7 cards a game, with 48% of the ball.

Head to head. In the last eight meetings Standard Liege have won four, drawn three and lost one. One of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, Standard Liege won one, two were drawn and FCV Dender EH won one. The last time they met, on 20 Dec 2025, it finished Standard Liege 1-0 FCV Dender EH: Standard Liege had 8 shots to 10, 41% of the ball, five yellow cards.

Where it pulls both ways. FCV Dender EH are the form side, but the meetings favour Standard Liege: in the last eight meetings, Standard Liege won four, FCV Dender EH won one and three were drawn.

The read. No side to back. A tight game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 37%. Seven of the last eight meetings went under 2.5.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Standard Liege 1-1 FCV Dender EH (13% chance).