Standard Liège 2-0 La Louvière: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Belgian Pro League Matchday 3 · Friday 21 August 2026 · Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege · referee N. Verboomen · full time
Full time: Standard Liège 2-0 La Louvière
Standard Liège 2-0 La Louvière: Standard Liège took the points in Belgian Pro League Matchday 3 on Friday 21 August 2026 at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The goals: Salieu Drammeh 68', Salieu Drammeh 73'.
How Standard Liège won it
Salieu Drammeh put Standard Liège ahead in the 68th minute, set up by Bernard Nguene. Salieu Drammeh made it 2-0 to Standard Liège in the 73rd minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Salieu Drammeh scored twice.
Yllan Okou of La Louvière was sent off in the 90th minute (+1) for a second yellow card. The referee, N. Verboomen, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Standard Liège and 2 to La Louvière.
Standard Liège: V. Euvrard, 4-3-3 · La Louvière: E. Still, 5-3-2.
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 1.36 for Standard Liège and 1.35 for La Louvière.
La Louvière left about 1.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Standard Liège had 4 shots on target, La Louvière 5.
Standard Liège's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Standard Liège had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
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.
La Louvière came into it with 11 Belgian Pro League matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.2 a match, with 1.45 expected goals for and 2.17 against, and had won 18% of their matches.
Standard Liège vs La Louvière: the match in numbers
| Standard Liège | Match statistics | La Louvière |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 1.36 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.35 |
| 11 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Big chances | 3 |
| 568 | Total passes | 315 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 71% |
| 5 | Corners | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Salieu Drammeh (Standard Liège), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Standard Liège
- Salieu Drammeh 8.2 2 goals
- Matthieu Epolo 7.6
- Casper Nielsen 7.5
- Ibe Hautekiet 7.2
- Bernard Nguene 7.1 1 assist
La Louvière
- Elias Filet 7.1
- Thierry Lutonda 7.0
- Wagane Faye 7.0
- Anas Tajaouart 6.8
- Ismaila Coulibaly 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Djibril Lamego 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
- La Louvière: Genk vs La Louvière Saturday 21 November 2026 · Belgian Pro League
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Questions about Standard Liège vs La Louvière
What was the score in Standard Liège vs La Louvière?
Standard Liège 2-0 La Louvière (half-time 0-0), Belgian Pro League, Friday 21 August 2026.
Who scored in Standard Liège vs La Louvière?
Salieu Drammeh 68', Salieu Drammeh 73'.
Did Moneyball predict Standard Liège vs La Louvière 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 La Louvière?
Salieu Drammeh, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Standard Liège vs La Louvière?
N. Verboomen.
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