Standard Liege vs Cercle Brugge Prediction: Time to take advantage of home turf

Stade Maurice Dufrasne will play host to the Jupiler Pro League Conference League Group match between Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge in the fifth round of the competition.

Standard Liege's previous games resulted in 0 wins, 3 losses to OH Leuven, Gent, and Westerlo, and 2 draws with Cercle Brugge and Westerlo. Standard Liège was only able to score six goals while allowing nine against them. During the current league season, Standard Liège has scored 1.71 goals on average in every game they have played. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was given 81 yellow cards and 10 red cards, which resulted in an average of 11.06 fouls committed per game that they participated in. The average team rating for Standard Liège is 6.66 points per contest. This season, Standard Liège has maintained an average possession of the ball of 51.09%, which indicates that they are good at keeping the ball.

Cercle Brugge comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Zulte-Waregem and Westerlo, lost one to Gent, and drawn with Standard Liège and Gent. The visiting team scored 14 goals in those matches, while they conceded 7. Away from home, Cercle Brugge scored an average of 1.47 goals per game while allowing an average of 1.35 goals against. There were 68 yellow cards and 4 red cards handed out to the team, while there were a total of 465 fouls committed by both teams. The average rating for Cercle Brugge's team is 6.69 points per game. The percentage of time that Cercle Brugge spends with the ball during games this season is a disappointing 44.03% on average.

Standard Liège and Cercle Brugge have a relatively solid head-to-head history, as they have played 33 times in the last seasons, with Standard Liège winning 21 games and Cercle Brugge winning 4 games. A total of eight of the games played ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Standard Liège scored 56 goals, while Cercle Brugge only managed to score 19.

Despite their recent troubles, the home squad should be able to pull themselves together and do well here. On the other hand, Cercle Brugge is not anticipated to leave the game without contributing to the scoresheet.