On Tuesday Jan 17th, Standard Liège hosts Mechelen in a clash of the Pro League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Standard Liège is fresh off their 1-1 draw against RFC Seraing. Christophe Lepoint struck first for RFC Seraing in the 17th minute on a feed from Vagner Dias, then Aron Dønnum got the equalizer for Standard Liège in the 41st minute on a feed from Marlon Fossey earning them at least the one point. Standard Liège is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while mechelen is fresh off their 2-1 win against KV Oostende. Alessio Da Cruz struck first for Mechelen in the 40th minute, then Nick Batzner tied it up for KV Oostende in the 63rd minute on a feed from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Mechelen won by a score of 2 to 0. Jordi Vanlerberghe struck first for Mechelen in the 71st minute, then Julien Ngoy added another in the 74th minute In the end, Standard Liège couldn’t muster any offence and Mechelen ran away with the shutout win.
Mechelen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Yonas Malede and Nikola Storm, and they each have 1 goal. Standard Liège is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Stipe Perica and Aron Dønnum each only have 1 goal in their last 5.