Royal Antwerp FC will likely continue their home dominance at Bosuilstadion. They have a great 67% win rate on their ground. Since Standard Liège has had a tough time on the road, winning only 20% of the time, Antwerp is the favorite, as shown by the odds of 1.57 for their win. Antwerp has a 1.79 xG edge in home games, which means they are better at both offence and defence overall. This xG edge is a statistical measure of a team’s expected goals, indicating that Antwerp is more likely to score and prevent goals, pointing to a lively offense.
On the other hand, Standard Liège has a scary 60% loss rate away, which means they will have a tough afternoon ahead of them. Their road xG average is only 0.82, which makes it even less likely that they will pull off an upset. There is a good chance that goals will be scored. The odds for over 1.5 goals, which means there will be at least 2 goals in the match, are 1.24, and the odds for both teams to score are 1.80, which means both teams are expected to score at least one goal, suggesting that there will be action on both ends.
The odds also point to a high number of corners—more than 9.5 corners are priced at 1.98, aligning with the teams’ history of exceeding the 8.5 corner mark in over 82% of their games. This exciting matchup is more about Antwerp’s strong home advantage than any unexpected moves from Liège. With Royal Antwerp FC aiming to capitalize on their home edge, the game is likely to be dominated by their skills, reinforcing our confidence in this analysis and the expectation of a goal-fest.