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Standard Liege will host Mechelen at the Maurice Dufrasne on Tuesday in another round of the 2023-24 Jupiler Pro League Conference League playoffs.
The home side have endured a rather difficult campaign and remain without a win in the playoffs so far. They played out a 3-3 draw against Westerlo last time out and had looked set to be headed toward defeat before Colombia international Steven Alzate and Konstantinos Laifis got on the scoresheet late in the game to help rescue a point.
Standard Liege sit fifth in the table with 20 points picked so far. They will be looking to shake off their latest results and return to winning ways this week.
Mechelen, meanwhile, have had mixed results in the playoffs so far, although they remain hopeful of securing continental football at the end of the campaign. They were beaten 3-1 by Gent in their last match, with Islam Slimani's second-half strike ultimately counting as a mere consolation goal.
The visitors sit second in the table with 29 points and will be looking to add to that tally on Tuesday.
Standard Liege vs Mechelen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the 155th meeting between Standard and Mechelen. The hosts have won 68 of those games while the visitors have won 10 fewer. There have been 28 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts have won just one of their last nine games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last seven matches.
- Six of Standard's eight league wins this season have come on home turf.
- Mechelen have scored 48 league goals this season, the second-highest of any team in the Qualifying Round.
Standard Liege vs Mechelen Prediction
Standard are on a run of three consecutive draws and have won just two of their last nine games across all competitions. They have, however, won three of their last four home games and will be looking forward to the midweek clash.
Mechelen have lost two of their last three games and three of their last five. They have had mixed results on the road of late but should have enough to pick up a point here.
Prediction: Standard Liege 2-2 Mechelen
Standard Liege vs Mechelen Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (12 of the last 15 matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of the visitors' last seven matchups)
