In this week 28 match, on Saturday Feb 19th, KV Oostende will host Standard Liège in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 14th placed KV Oostende is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Mechelen. Kerim Mrabti struck first for Mechelen in the 42nd minute, then Maryan Shved added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Rob Schoofs In the end, KV Oostende couldn’t muster any offence and Mechelen ran away with the shutout win. KV Oostende looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while standard Liège sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Genk. Theo Bongonda struck first for Genk in the 44th minute on a feed from Mike Tresor Ndayishimiye, then Paul Onuachu added another in the 53rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Standard Liège couldn’t manage to score, and Genk took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Standard Liège was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Selim Amallah scored the first goal for Standard Liège in the 78th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, KV Oostende couldn’t muster any offence and Standard Liège ran away with the shutout win.
For Standard Liège, their top scorers are Renaud Emond and Mathieu Cafaro, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Maxime D’Arpino has been the most prolific scorer on KV Oostende in the last five matches with 2 goals.