The return round of the Jupiler Pro League kicks off with the topper against Standard at Jan Breydel! Get fully prepared for the match with the Club Facts below.
The match
Club takes on Standard for the 190th time at the highest level. Against no other team has FCB played more league matches than against the Rouches. In the previous 94 home matches, Club drew 49 times (last time 2-0 on 12/03/2023), shared the points 24 times (last time 2-2 on 07/11/2021) and suffered 21 defeats (last time 0-2 on 01/04/2013). If Club can keep the three points at home today, it will win for the 50th time at home against Standard. Club has been unbeaten at home against Standard for 10 years. If FCB wins, it will be the 15th home win in a row against the Rouches.
Earlier this season, Club went down on Standard's pitch. After 11 minutes, the home team took the lead through Bokadi, but just before halftime Skov Olsen was able to tap in the equalizer. In the closing stages of the match, Price scored, giving the Rouches the victory.
Club kept 0 every time in the last 4 official matches, the last time it managed to do so more often was in April-May 2022 (then 5 times in a row).
Blauw-Zwart's top shooter in the Jupiler Pro League is Andreas Skov Olsen with 7. The assist king is Maxim De Cuyper with 5 decisive passes.
The opponent
On the move, Standard collected only 8 points. Of the top 11 clubs in the Jupiler Pro League, only Antwerp (7) took fewer points away from home. Standard won on loan at KAS Eupen and OH Leuven, drew against Sporting Charleroi and KV Kortrijk and lost at STVV, KAA Gent and Royal Antwerp FC.
Of all the teams in the Jupiler Pro League, Standard did not manage to hit the goal wood once this season. Also last year, they were the team that did so the second least (5 times).
The top shooter at the Rouches is Hayao Kawabe with 5 goals. All of his 21 shots were either on goal (11) or were blocked by the opponent (10). Kawabe, along with Cihan Çanak and Wilfried Kanga, is also the assist king (2 assists).
Defender Nathan Ngoy will not travel with the team to Bruges. After 5 yellow cards, he is suspended for this game.
