Aug 13th features a match where Westerlo plays host to Standard Liège in a meeting of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Westerlo is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Gent. Vetokele struck first for Westerlo in the 5th minute, then Sulayman Marreh got the equalizer for Gent in the 37th minute on a feed from Jordan Torunarigha But luckily in the 48th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Hugo Cuypers. Westerlo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Standard Liège, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cercle Brugge. Selim Amallah scored the first goal for Standard Liège in the 31st minute from the penalty spot, then Selim Amallah added another in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot In the end, Cercle Brugge was frustrated by Standard Liège’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Standard Liège ended the match with the shutout victory. Standard Liège is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Selim Amallah has been the most prolific scorer on Standard Liège in his last five matches with three goals. Vetokele has been the most effective weapon for Westerlo lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.