FCV Dender EH
Football Belgian Pro League Van Roy Stadium Sat 20 Dec 10:00
Royal Standard Liège
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  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Pro League Betting Preview: Dender vs Standard Liège

Dender clash with Standard Liège at Van Roy Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 20 December.

Standard Should Put Up a Fight

The best plan could involve backing Standard Liège with a +0.25 Asian Handicap at -154 when clashing with Dender. Our stake is split between 0 and +0.5, allowing us to land a return in the event of a draw.

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1-1 Draw in Pair’s Previous Clash

Dender were beaten 5-1 at Van Roy Stadium in their last game, being turned over at home to Club Brugge. Hayk Milkon's team enjoyed just 38% possession and had one shot on target, while Bruny Nsimba registered the goal.

Standard Liège have won in back-to-back Pro League road outings. In their previous league game, they were turned over 1-0 at home to OH Leuven at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The Reds had 48% possession and three shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The past three meetings between Dender and Standard have ended in a draw, with the last clash finishing 1-1 at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The past 5 H2H matches have included three draws and two Standard wins.

Pro League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
8 Standard Liège logo Standard Liège 23 9 3 11 20 29 -9 20:29 30
16 Dender logo Dender 23 3 8 12 18 36 -18 18:36 17
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Dender – Last 10 League Games

Dender have 2 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts. The Denderleeuw club have averaged 45.4% possession and 3.1 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 1.9 goals from 5.3 shots on goal, 16.5 attempts and 5.1 corners.

Bruny Nsimba leads the way with 6 goals, David Toshevski has 3, with Roman Kvet and two others on 1. Fabio Ferraro, Bruny Nsimba and Marsoni Sambu have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Standard Liège – Last 10 League Games

Standard have won 4, lost 5 and drawn 1, with an average of 0.8 goals from 11.1 attempts and 3.9 shots on goal. Vincent Euvrard's side average 44.4% possession, 4.2 corners in their favour and 5.7 corners against, while conceding 1.1 goals from 13.3 attempts and 4.1 shots on goal.

Rafiki Said has top scored with 3, while Timothe Nkada, Dennis Eckert and Thomas Henry are next on 1. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Casper Nielsen, Nayel Mehssatou and Rafiki Said who have all made 1.

Confirmed Lineups

Dender confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Guillaume Dietsch (GK), Luc Marijnissen, Kobe Cools, Bryan Goncalves, Marsoni Sambu, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Malcolm Viltard, Noah Mbamba, Fabio Ferraro, Bruny Nsimba, Mohamed Berte.

Standard Liège confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Lucas Pirard (GK), Daan Dierckx, Ibrahim Karamoko, Ibe Hautekiet, Henry Lawrence, Marco Ilaimaharitra, Nayel Mehssatou, Tobias Mohr, Casper Nielsen, Timothe Nkada, Dennis Eckert.

Dender vs Standard Liège Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the full betting picture for Dender vs Standard Liège, including a key match prediction, our correct score selection, best corners advice, top player prop picks and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

Standard Liège have a good chance of winning this Pro League clash and we’ll wager them on the Asian Handicap. Take the visitors at -154 with a +0.25 goal start in then expectation that they can perform well.

Having the inside track for injuries and accessing the form guide are important before coming up with football predictions. It’s also key to identify the key numbers and that is why our Pro League experts sometimes take a data-led approach.

Key Dender vs Standard Liège league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Standard in 12 of their last 20 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Standard in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Standard in 2 consecutive games on the road.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Dender in 10 consecutive games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Dender in 18 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Dender in 5 consecutive games against Standard.
Standard +0.25 Probability

If you go by the best football betting sites, our pick has a 60.6% chance of delivering a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 65-70%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Dender Dender logo 0 - 1 Standard logo Standard

There’s the option to wager on Standard to win by a 1-0 scoreline. Odds of +650 are on offer and this is a correct score bet that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bruny Nsimba Over 0.5 Shots On Target -147 BetMGM logo

Bruny Nsimba (Dender) can be wagered at -147 to record a minimum of one shot on goal. It’s difficult to pass up such an appealing price for this Shots on Target pick and we’ll have a play.

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Dennis Eckert Ayensa (Standard) can be wagered to score at +300. He looks like a value pick and we think that the odds offer plenty of appeal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -128 BetMGM logo

There has been under 9.5 corners in four straight Dender games. The Total Corners line could be on the high side based on the stats and -128 is available to back.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Dender Logo Dender
Total
8.20 3.10 5.10
Home
7.20 3.30 3.90
Away
8.60 3.10 5.50
Standard Logo Standard
Total
9.90 4.20 5.70
Home
9.60 5.20 4.40
Away
8.60 3.00 5.60
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Standard +0.25 -154
Total Goals Under 2.5 -143
Total Corners Under 9.5 -128

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Dender vs Standard Liège Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Expecting Close Encounter

Standard Liège are available at betting odds of +200 to beat Dender, with their opponents trading at +138 with the bookies. Should you wish to back the draw, it’s on offer at +220 for this Pro League encounter.

You can back Dender at -154 on the Draw No Bet market, with money back if the game is a draw. Standard are +108 and this could be an attractive option for those who want some insurance.

Under 2.5 Goals is currently the betting favourite and a bet on this option would mean you need no more than two goals to be scored. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -139.

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Thomas Henry Favourite to Find the Net First

Favourite Thomas Henry is priced at +480 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of +200.

Player Goals
Thomas Henry (Standard)
First
+200
Anytime
+480
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Timothe Nkada (Standard)
First
+200
Anytime
+525
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Bruny Nsimba (Dender)
First
+240
Anytime
+600
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Mohamed Berte (Dender)
First
+270
Anytime
+700
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Player Shots On Target
Thomas Henry (Standard)
Over 0.5
-204
Under 0.5
+115
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Timothe Nkada (Standard)
Over 0.5
-182
Under 0.5
+102
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Bruny Nsimba (Dender)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
-108
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Mohamed Berte (Dender)
Over 0.5
-143
Under 0.5
-122
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Van Roy Stadium
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Dender Hoping to Hit the Right Notes on Home Soil

Dender haven’t triumphed in ten straight games at Van Roy Stadium. Hayk Milkon's team have managed five draws and five losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 1.80.

Standard have collected five defeats, four wins and one draw in the previous 10 away matches, scoring an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

When previously meeting at Van Roy Stadium, Dender and Standard played out a 1-1 draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Dender logo Dender Home Stats 0-5-5 2.60 0.80 1.80 5 5 5 5
Standard Liège logo Standard Liège Away Stats 4-1-5 1.80 0.70 1.10 3 7 1 9
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Dender logo Dender League Stats
Standard de Liège logo Standard de Liège League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Dender vs Standard Liège Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Dender vs Standard before making your bets. We’ll deliver both predicted and confirmed lineups for the Pro League as well as the latest injury reports.

Dender Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Standard Liège Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Dender Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

30 Guillaume Dietsch
5 Luc Marijnissen 21 Kobe Cools 7 Bryan Goncalves
70 Marsoni Sambu 27 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 24 Malcolm Viltard 17 Noah Mbamba 88 Fabio Ferraro
77 Bruny Nsimba 90 Mohamed Berte
21 Lucas Pirard
29 Daan Dierckx 20 Ibrahim Karamoko 25 Ibe Hautekiet 18 Henry Lawrence
23 Marco Ilaimaharitra 8 Nayel Mehssatou 7 Tobias Mohr 94 Casper Nielsen
59 Timothe Nkada 10 Dennis Eckert

Standard Liège Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Dender Substitutes

  • 1Louis Fortin
  • 9David Toshevski
  • 15Krzysztof Koton
  • 16Roman Kvet
  • 18Nathan Rodes
  • 19Jordan Attah Kadiri
  • 20David Hrncar
  • 44Luc De Fougerolles
  • 67Nail Moutha-Sebtaoui

Standard Liège Substitutes

  • 5B. Bolingoli-Mbombo
  • 9Thomas Henry
  • 11Adnane Abid
  • 14Leandre Kuavita
  • 19Rene Mitongo Muteba
  • 26Charli Spoden
  • 44David Bates
  • 45Matteo Godfroid
  • 53Steeven Assengue

Previous Dender Lineups

14 Dec Pro League
Dender 1-5 Club Brugge
05 Dec Pro League
La Louvière 1-2 Dender
29 Nov Pro League
Dender 2-2 Westerlo
23 Nov Pro League
Royal Antwerp 1-2 Dender
07 Nov Pro League
Dender 2-2 Zulte Waregem
01 Nov Pro League
Club Brugge 2-1 Dender

Previous Standard Liège Lineups

12 Dec Pro League
Standard Liège 0-1 OH Leuven
06 Dec Pro League
Cercle Brugge 1-2 Standard Liège
28 Nov Pro League
Mechelen 0-1 Standard Liège
21 Nov Pro League
Standard Liège 0-0 Zulte Waregem
09 Nov Pro League
Sint-Truiden 1-0 Standard Liège
31 Oct Pro League
Standard Liège 3-1 Charleroi

Injuries & Suspensions

Dender Injury Table
Type Name Info
Ragnar Oratmangoen Knee
Benjamin Fredrick Other
Michael Verrips Other
Standard Liège Injury Table
Type Name Info
Matthieu Epolo Ankle
Casper Nielsen Elbow
Team Squads

Dender Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Hayk Milkon

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Luc Marijnissen 5 D 18 1620 18 0 1 0 2 0
Fabio Ferraro 88 D 18 1580 18 0 0 3 3 0
Roman Kvet 16 M 18 1478 18 0 2 0 1 0
Noah Mbamba 17 M 18 1415 18 0 0 1 3 0
Malcolm Viltard 24 M 17 1250 16 1 0 0 3 1

Standard de Liège Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Vincent Euvrard

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Matthieu Epolo 1 G 18 1620 18 0 0 0 1 0
Tobias Mohr 7 M 18 1454 18 0 0 0 2 0
Josue Homawoo 24 D 15 1224 15 2 0 0 0 0
Thomas Henry 9 F 17 1212 15 2 3 2 5 1
Rafiki Said 17 F 17 1208 15 2 3 2 2 0
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Belgian Pro League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union S-G 23 14 7 2 38:12 49
2 Sint-Truiden 23 14 3 6 33:26 45
3 Club Brugge 23 14 2 7 42:29 44
4 Anderlecht 23 10 6 7 30:28 36
5 Gent 23 9 6 8 37:32 33
6 Charleroi 23 9 6 8 29:26 33
7 Mechelen 23 8 9 6 28:26 33
8 Standard Liège 23 9 3 11 20:29 30
9 Royal Antwerp 23 8 6 9 28:24 30
10 Genk 23 7 8 8 31:35 29
11 Westerlo 23 7 7 9 30:33 28
12 Zulte Waregem 23 6 8 9 31:35 26
13 La Louvière 23 5 9 9 20:26 24
14 OH Leuven 23 5 7 11 21:32 22
15 Cercle Brugge 23 4 9 10 28:35 21
16 Dender 23 3 8 12 18:36 17
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Union S-G 11 10 1 0 24:2 31
2 Club Brugge 11 8 1 2 23:15 25
3 Sint-Truiden 12 8 1 3 17:13 25
4 Anderlecht 12 7 3 2 18:10 24
5 Gent 11 6 2 3 21:12 20
6 Royal Antwerp 12 5 3 4 19:15 18
7 Westerlo 11 5 2 4 14:9 17
8 Charleroi 11 4 5 2 14:10 17
9 Zulte Waregem 11 4 3 4 15:14 15
10 Mechelen 11 3 6 2 12:12 15
11 Standard Liège 12 4 3 5 12:16 15
12 La Louvière 12 3 5 4 7:9 14
13 Genk 11 3 4 4 15:17 13
14 OH Leuven 12 2 5 5 14:15 11
15 Cercle Brugge 12 1 4 7 17:26 7
16 Dender 12 1 4 7 8:19 7