Standard Liège 1-0 Antwerp: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 5 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege · referee L. Visser · full time
Full time: Standard Liège 1-0 Antwerp
Standard Liège 1-0 Antwerp: Standard Liège took the points in Belgian Pro League Matchday 5 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The goals: Dennis Eckert Ayensa 77'.
How Standard Liège won it
Dennis Eckert Ayensa put Standard Liège ahead in the 77th minute from the penalty spot.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, L. Visser, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Standard Liège and 2 to Antwerp.
Standard Liège: V. Euvrard, 4-3-3 · Antwerp: M. Compper, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.12 for Standard Liège and 3.52 for Antwerp.
Antwerp left about 3.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Antwerp created the better chances, 3.52 xG to 1.12, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Standard Liège had 8 shots on target, Antwerp 4.
Antwerp's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Standard Liège had 56% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Standard Liège came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.88 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 36% of their matches.
Antwerp came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 2.12 against, and had won 27% of their matches.
Standard Liège vs Antwerp: the match in numbers
| Standard Liège | Match statistics | Antwerp |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Ball possession | 44% |
| 1.12 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.52 |
| 20 | Total shots | 14 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Big chances | 2 |
| 446 | Total passes | 353 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
| 13 | Corners | 4 |
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Adnane Abid (Standard Liège), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.
Standard Liège
- Adnane Abid 8.8
- Marlon Fossey 8.2
- Casper Nielsen 7.9
- Matthieu Epolo 7.3
- Dennis Eckert Ayensa 7.3 1 goal
Antwerp
- Taishi Brandon Nozawa 8.0
- Álvaro Cortés 8.0
- Yuto Tsunashima 7.0
- Ibrahim Salah 7.0
- Mauricio Benitez 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Bernard Nguene at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Standard Liège: Lommel SK vs Standard Liège Sunday 22 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
- Antwerp: Zulte-Waregem vs Antwerp Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Standard Liège vs Antwerp
What was the score in Standard Liège vs Antwerp?
Standard Liège 1-0 Antwerp (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Standard Liège vs Antwerp?
Dennis Eckert Ayensa 77'.
Did Moneyball predict Standard Liège vs Antwerp correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Standard Liège vs Antwerp?
Adnane Abid, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Standard Liège vs Antwerp?
L. Visser.
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