Standard Liège 2–0 RSC Anderlecht
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.2 – 1.2
- Actual xG
- 1.2 – 2.5
- Goals
- 2 – 0
Footybot saw it as open: Standard Liège 38%, the draw 28%, RSC Anderlecht 35%.
Standard Liège won although RSC Anderlecht made the better chances (2.5 xG to 1.2): a result the chances didn't back.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lucas Pirard, 60.0 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Thorgan Hazard +9.1, Enric Llansana +8.7.
Well below it: Teddy Teuma −22.6, Nathan-Dylan Saliba −13.3, Colin Coosemans −9.1.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Standard Liège
| 23 Jan 2026 | L 0–4 | v KAA Gent |
| 18 Jan 2026 | L 0–2 | at RC Sporting Charleroi |
| 26 Dec 2025 | L 1–2 | v Sint-Truidense VV |
| 20 Dec 2025 | W 1–0 | at FCV Dender |
| 12 Dec 2025 | L 0–1 | v Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
RSC Anderlecht
| 25 Jan 2026 | D 0–0 | v FCV Dender |
| 18 Jan 2026 | L 2–4 | at KAA Gent |
| 26 Dec 2025 | L 1–2 | v RC Sporting Charleroi |
| 21 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | at Royal Antwerp FC |
| 13 Dec 2025 | W 2–1 | v Sint-Truidense VV |
Head to head
| 5 Oct 2025 | RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Standard Liège |
Standard Liège
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daan Dierckx | 1 | 68.4 | – |
| Adnane Abid | 1 | 64.7 | – |
| Lucas Pirard | 90 | 60.0 | – |
| Rafiki Saïd | 90 | 52.0 | +5.3 |
| Ibrahim Karamoko | 61 | 50.7 | +4.6 |
| David Robert Bates | 45 | 46.8 | – |
| Marlon Fossey | 45 | 46.3 | +6.7 |
| Ibe Hautekiet | 90 | 44.0 | −8.7 |
| Josué Homawoo | 90 | 39.5 | −9.0 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 77 | 39.5 | −2.9 |
| Henry Lawrence | 90 | 38.9 | +3.0 |
| Marco Ilaimaharitra | 89 | 36.3 | −3.1 |
| Teddy Teuma | 89 | 33.1 | −22.6 |
| Tobias Mohr | 13 | 30.8 | – |
| Nayel Mehssatou | 29 | 28.8 | – |
| Gustav Mortensen | 90 | 28.7 | – |
RSC Anderlecht
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorgan Hazard | 90 | 58.9 | +9.1 |
| Enric Llansana | 45 | 54.8 | +8.7 |
| Nilson Angulo | 90 | 54.3 | +6.8 |
| Killian Sardella | 90 | 49.5 | +6.1 |
| Ali Maamar | 22 | 49.3 | – |
| Adriano Bertaccini | 81 | 45.7 | +5.3 |
| Danylo Sikan | 68 | 43.7 | +0.8 |
| Mihajlo Cvetković | 22 | 42.4 | – |
| Lucas Hey | 90 | 39.5 | −7.7 |
| Colin Coosemans | 90 | 38.6 | −9.1 |
| Ilay Camara | 47 | 38.4 | +1.0 |
| Nathan De Cat | 90 | 38.2 | −1.2 |
| Moussa Diarra | 68 | 37.3 | −7.1 |
| Marco Kana | 43 | 33.0 | – |
| Nathan-Dylan Saliba | 45 | 30.7 | −13.3 |
| Ibrahim Kanate | 9 | 18.1 | – |