Dender vs Standard Liege

20 December 2025 · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26 · Referee Nicolas Laforge

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • I. Hautekiet 1’

Match summary

Standard Liege beat Dender 1-0 on the road. Standard Liege led 1-0 at half-time.

I. Hautekiet put Standard Liege ahead in the first minute.

Dender can feel hard done by, creating 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Standard Liege's 0.75 from 8.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
10 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 4
415 Passes 290
76.6% Pass accuracy 69.3%
8 Tackles 19
17 Fouls 11
4 Yellow cards 1

Key events

Dender Standard Liege
1’
I. HautekietRight foot shot0-1 (Standard Liege)
B. GoncalvesShot on target
6’
9’
D. DierckxShot on target
17’
M. IlaimaharitraShot on target
K. CoolsShot on target
28’
M. Viltard
31’
N. MbambaShot on target
38’
L. Marijnissen
39’
M. Berte
44’
L. D. FougerollesL. Marijnissen
46’
47’
T. NkadaShot on target
L. D. Fougerolles
56’
58’
L. KuavitaN. Mehssatou
R. KvetA. Jahanbakhsh
65’
K. KotońM. Viltard
65’
M. BerteShot on target
70’
D. ToševskiK. Cools
72’
78’
A. AbidD. Eckert
78’
T. HenryT. Nkada
D. HrnčárJ. M. S. Mansoni
81’
84’
L. Pirard

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.75 1’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), 0-1 1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.75 1’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), 0-1 Hautekiet 1’
Dender 1.54 xGStandard Liege 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Standard Liege attacking Dender attacking 
38’ N. Mbamba (Dender), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 1’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.42 xG, goal 73’ N. Mbamba (Dender), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 90+5’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 49’ L. D. Fougerolles (Dender), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 9’ D. Dierckx (Standard Liege), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 79’ C. Nielsen (Standard Liege), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ L. D. Fougerolles (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ M. Ilaimaharitra (Standard Liege), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ K. Cools (Dender), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ T. Nkada (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ B. Goncalves (Dender), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ D. Toševski (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ M. Berte (Dender), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ N. Mehssatou (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ D. Dierckx (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ N. Mbamba (Dender), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 1’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.42 xG, goal 73’ N. Mbamba (Dender), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 90+5’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 49’ L. D. Fougerolles (Dender), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 9’ D. Dierckx (Standard Liege), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 79’ C. Nielsen (Standard Liege), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ L. D. Fougerolles (Dender), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ M. Ilaimaharitra (Standard Liege), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ K. Cools (Dender), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ I. Hautekiet (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ T. Nkada (Standard Liege), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ B. Goncalves (Dender), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ B. Nsimba (Dender), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ D. Toševski (Dender), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ M. Berte (Dender), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ N. Mehssatou (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ D. Dierckx (Standard Liege), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Dender 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Dietsch
Marijnissen
Cools 72’
Goncalves
Mbamba
Mansoni 81’
Jahanbakhsh 65’
Viltard
Ferraro
Berte
Nsimba
Standard Liege 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Pirard
Dierckx
Hautekiet
Karamoko
Lawrence
Ilaimaharitra
Mehssatou 58’
Mohr
Nielsen
Eckert 78’
Nkada 78’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
G. Dietsch
90′ 3 1 19 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
L. Marijnissen
45′ 1 – – 4 3 20 2 – – –
K. Cools
72′ 1 – – 4 3 36 – – – –
B. Goncalves
90′ 2 – – 7 3 74 3 – – –
L. D. Fougerolles Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 36 2 – – –
Midfielders9 players
N. Mbamba
90′ – – – – –
J. M. S. Mansoni
81′ – – 35 – – 2 1 3 1 – –
A. Jahanbakhsh
65′ – – 32 – – – – 3 1 – –
M. Viltard
65′ – – 30 – – – – 2 2 – –
F. Ferraro
90′ – – 30 1 – 1 – 4 1 – –
R. Kvet Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 15 – – 1 – 1 – – –
K. Kotoń Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 14 – – – – 1 – – –
D. Toševski Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 4 – – – – 2 – – –
D. Hrnčár Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
M. Berte
90′ – – 1 1 0.03 – 1 3 2 13 –
B. Nsimba
90′ – – 2 – 0.29 – 1 10 4 17 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Dender win 41% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.10
Standard Liege win 29% Avg odds 3.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Dender DWDWL
Standard Liege LDWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Standard Liege 1-1 Dender, 02 Aug 25 All Dender vs Standard Liege meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.