Dender vs. Standard Liege Match Preview Article

Dender, Recent Form

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Dender enter this game with a comfortable 2-1 away win over Beerschot last time out in the league.  They achieved 35% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Beerschot's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 8 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

With an unbeaten league tally of 5 games from 6, their recent form should be viewed positively, especially with 3 wins thrown in.  

Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Dender, Bruny Nsimba will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.  

Standard Liege, Recent Form

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The 2-0 away defeat to Oud-Heverlee Leuven will not have sat easily with the Standard Liege squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  They came away from that fixture with a 38% share of the possession and clocked up 4 attempts on goal with 0 on target, in comparison to Oud-Heverlee Leuven, who managed 13 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.  

Manager Ivan Leko will be pleased with his team's recent defensive record, having conceded just 3 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have concerns that his team are not scoring many goals, and therefore dropping points.  They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games away from home.  

An away win for Standard Liege is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 13 games.