Standard Liège - Antwerp predictions

Most online bookmakers don’t put see Standard Liège winning as a likely outcome, and we tend to agree. In fact, they are the clear underdogs compared to Antwerp, which is made quite clear with the 3.97 odds offered for a home win result.

With a price of 1.92 on them winning, Antwerp should definitely feel more confident going into this match. Of course, the difference is not insurmountable, so we’d say a draw is quite likely as well.

Having successfully kept their guard up both at the halftime mark and the end of the match, Standard Liège will be pretty satisfied with their last round’s result (1:1). An away draw as this one will be sure to motivate them this Wednesday.

The visitors will be keen to put the previous Pro League match behind them as soon as possible. Antwerp were firm favourites to beat AS Eupen but things did not go as expected. They went behind at the 45-minute mark and failed to recover. In the end, a minimal 1:0 defeat is not something they will be too happy about.

Though the 5 concessions over the past 3 away games for Standard Liège may not directly affect this particular match, such a history may be cause for concern for their supporters.

Antwerp and their strikers are well-regarded by experts and bookies alike – they managed to score more than 5 times in their previous 3 home games.

Antwerp won this matchup last season, leading most bookies to mark them as the favourites this Wednesday. More importantly, it was a very convincing victory, and they likely won’t be satisfied with anything less than a 2-goal lead again.

With no injuries to speak of on the visiting side, the favourites will be heading into this fixture with full force.