Standard Liège vs Union Saint-Gilloise betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Pro League match on September 20th, 2024

Standard Liège and Union Saint-Gilloise will play on Friday, September 20th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), in a Pro League game to be held in Belgium, check the Standard Liège vs Union Saint-Gilloise betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Standard Liège vs Union Saint-Gilloise will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium, in the city of Liege, with a capacity for 27670 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Standard Liège vs Union Saint-Gilloise betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.74 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.82 goals per game of the last championship.

Standard Liège last match

Standard Liège in its last official match won (0-2) against Dender, in a match valid for Pro League. Coach I. Leko's lined up a 3-5-2 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.60, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

It can be said that the 1 goal scored by Soufiane Benjdida in the match were crucial to the victory of Standard Liège. Thanks to his goals, the team managed to guarantee a positive result and fulfill the match's objective.

Union Saint-Gilloise last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Antwerp team with a final score of 2-0.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.60.

Standard Liège vs Union Saint-Gilloise h2h

Union Saint-Gilloise was in 1st place in the Pro League while Standard Liège was in 11th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Union Saint-Gilloise team entered the field with the 3-5-2 formation, the same tactic Standard Liège used in the match.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 25-02-2024 in a Pro League match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-1 win for Union Saint-Gilloise.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The Standard Liège team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Union Saint-Gilloise team, which won only 1 game.

Standard Liège

Pro League leaderboard now

The Standard Liège team with 11 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

The team, has the same score that the Dender team who occupies position 6 in the 8th round.

Standard Liège analysis

Standard Liège after 7 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 4 goals and conceded only 3 to opponents.

It appears that Standard Liège is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Standard Liège is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 36.14%. In the next match against Union Saint-Gilloise a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Standard Liège will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Having won once away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Increasingly prominent within the team, David Bates, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Dender, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Standard Liège

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Soufiane Benjdida. The Attacker has scored 2 times in this competition and helped Standard Liège avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 2 goals scored have this characteristic.

Union Saint-Gilloise

Pro League leaderboard now

The Union Saint-Gilloise team with 9 points currently occupies the 11th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Play-offs, with a campaign of 2 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses.

Union Saint-Gilloise analysis

Currently, in the Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise sums 7 goals for and a total of 7 goals against, after 7 rounds played.

It seems that Union Saint-Gilloise is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

As we approach the Regular Season, Union Saint-Gilloise is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.71 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Union Saint-Gilloise is a more offensive team than Standard Liège, having 778 attacks vs. 549 from Standard Liège, having scored 7 times, in comparison, Standard Liège converted into goal 4 times.

Best goalscorer from Union Saint-Gilloise

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Kevin José Rodríguez Cortéz. Union Saint-Gilloise owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 2 goals in this season.

Historical data: Union Saint-Gilloise

With 11 titles won in the tournament's history the Union Saint-Gilloise team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Since Union Saint-Gilloise has an average of 0.75 goals per game when playing away from home, and considering that they often do not concede goals away from home, the market with less than 2.5 goals it can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 4.14 corners.

Union Saint-Gilloise is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.14 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Union Saint-Gilloise in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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