OH Leuven - Standard Liège predictions

The home team are slightly stronger as far as most online bookies are concerned, but the difference is by no means insurmountable. Both a stalemate and a victory for Standard Liège are still on the table.

The visitors are well aware of the challenge ahead of them. To defeat OH Leuven on their home field would be a significant achievement, and it is never an easy undertaking.

OH Leuven lost an away game at Mechelen in the previous round. The entire match was an uphill battle for them, and top online bookmakers priced an away win at odds of 3.60. As such, the 3:0 was somewhat predictable, even though OH Leuven managed to maintain a stalemate in the first half.

Standard Liège earned a single point for the Pro League tally in the previous round, which isn’t ideal considering Pro League betting odds gave them a decent enough shot at winning. However, it was still a relief for their home supporters because they were behind well into the second half, only narrowly managing to avoid defeat.

Standard Liège are performing rather sub-par whenever they play away. For instance, they have more than 5 conceded goals spread over their most recent 3 away games.

Although the 2.45 betting odds for a home win show that OH Leuven are the favourites, their track record against Standard Liège this season is not great. They lost an earlier bout, though it was a rather narrow defeat.

Though a Home Win seems like a sure bet here, we would advise securing it additionally with a Draw No Bet. OH Leuven have been known to lack consistency at times, so removing the possibility of a draw is well worth reducing the odds to 1.45.