Westerlo vs. Standard Liège – News and Probable Lineups

Standard Liege aims to secure a vital victory during their visit to Het Kuipje for a clash against Westerlo on Tuesday.

The visitors are presently in second place in the Europa playoffs of the Belgian Pro League, whereas the home team trails by a single point, sitting in third.

Match overview

Westerlo stands as one of the four teams with a chance to triumph in the Europe playoffs and earn a spot in the playoff for European competition.

With only two matches remaining, a win against Standard Liege would significantly enhance their prospects, though they will require the current leaders Genk to falter as well.

Issame Charai’s squad has achieved four victories, one draw, and three losses in the playoffs to date, having recently defeated Royal Charleroi 1-0 last Saturday.

Midfielder Arthur Piedfort netted the game’s only goal, allowing Westerlo to recover from a frustrating 3-0 loss to Genk the previous week.

Westerlo boasts an impressive record against Standard Liege recently, suffering just one defeat in their last 13 encounters across all competitions.

Standard Liege is also striving to qualify for the European competition playoff and remains unbeaten in their last four fixtures.

Vincent Euvrard’s team played to a 0-0 draw with Genk on Saturday and will seek to return to winning form against Westerlo on Tuesday.

This season, Standard Liege has demonstrated a commendable away record, remaining unbeaten in their last seven outings away from home.

Indeed, their latest away match witnessed a dominant 5-0 victory over Royal Antwerp, featuring a brace from Rafiki Said along with goals from Yuto Tsunashima, Timothe Nkada, and David Bates.

Team News

Westerlo is expected to make minimal changes, with goalscorer Piedfort likely to pair with Dogucan Haspolat in midfield.

Leading scorer Nacho Ferri will take charge of the attack, supported out wide by Shunsuke Saito and Josimar Alcocer.

Standard Liege is anticipated to maintain the same lineup that drew against Genk, with Dennis Eckert Ayensa expected to start in attack.

Henry Lawrence, Ibe Hautekiet, and David Bates are likely to form a defensive trio.

Westerlo probable starting XI:

Jungdal; Reynolds, Kimura, Bayram, Mbamba; Haspolat, Piedfort; Saito, Sakamoto, Alcocer; Ferri

Standard Liege probable starting XI:

Apollo; Lawrence, Hautekett, Bates; Fossey, Karamoko, Ilaimaharitra, Mortensen; Said, Abid; Eckert Ayensa

Standard Liege appears to be the side in form, and they are favored to secure all three points, despite their unfavorable history against Westerlo.