Back
Steffen Schmidt - August 11, 2023
Charleroi vs Standard Liege
Belgian First Division A
Date: 13 August 2023, Sunday
Kick-off at 17:30 UK / 18:30 CET
Venue: Stade du Pays de Charleroi (Charleroi).
Standard Liege will be searching for their first point(s) in the new season on Sunday afternoon when they visit Stade du Pays de Charleroi in the third round of First Division A.
The team led by Carl Hoefkens suffered two separate 0-1 defeats at the beginning of the 2023/24 campaign.
Nevertheless, the showed great team spirit to offer a strong resistance against title contenders Union Saint-Gilloise last Friday, suffering a slender 0-1 loss despite having a man sent off in the first half of the affair.
Goalkeeper Arnaud Bodart had an amazing match on the occasion, while we have to praise the remaining part of Standard’s defense.
That performance bodes well for the team’s chances to finally get on the board on Sunday when they take on Charleroi who have been anything but impressive in their inaugural two matches.
Felice Mazzu’s troops scored one goal and took one point from the opening two league affairs against OH Leuven and Cercle Brugge.
They did not offer much in the final third at all seven days ago against Cercle Brugge, registering no more than three shots on target in the 90 minutes of play at Jan Breydelstadion.
We like Standard’s chances a lot on Sunday and we will back them to avoid a defeat as the main betting option at the 1.72 odds. The braver punters can even shoot for the away win bet at the more attractive 3.20 odds.
Also, since neither team showed great deal of attacking prowess in the opening two rounds of the season, scoring one goal combined along the way, we will take the 2.10 odds offered for the Under 2.5 goals FT bet.
