Standard Liege vs Dender — Belgian Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 29′Standard Liege, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Standard Liege, substitution:off
- 71′Standard Liege, substitution:off
- 71′Standard Liege, substitution:off
- 71′Standard Liege, substitution:off
- 75′Dender, substitution:off
- 85′Dender, substitution:off
- 88′Standard Liege, goal:2–0
- 88′Standard Liege, substitution:off
- 90′Dender, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 0
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Key Stats
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Match report
Standard Liege see off Dender to reach Belgian Cup last 16
Standard Liege beat Dender 2-0 in the Round of 32 of the Belgian Cup, Adnane Abid scoring in the first half and Bernard Nguene adding a second two minutes from time. The result ended a run of three defeats in a row for the home side, who had lost their previous game to Charleroi.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The match was goalless for the opening half-hour before Abid broke the deadlock in the 29th minute to make it 1-0. Standard took that advantage into the interval and protected it through the second half, with Dender, managed by Jonathan Silva, unable to find a way back into the contest.
Nguene settled matters in the 88th minute, making it 2-0 and giving Vincent Euvrard's side a clean sheet. Dender had arrived on the back of a 6-0 win away at Hoogstraten but could not carry that scoring touch into this tie.
Standard now turn to league business, with a trip to Genk in the Jupiler Pro League on Sunday 25 October.
Standard Liege beat Dender 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Standard Liege met Dender in the Belgian Cup (Round of 32). Kick-off was Friday, 16 October 2026, 19:00 UTC.
Team pages: Standard Liege · Dender · Belgian Cup
Key moments
- 29' Goal: Adnane Abid — 1–0
- 88' Goal: Bernard Nguene — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Standard Liege
Dender
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Standard Liege 58%, the draw 23%, Dender 19%. It finished Standard Liege 2–0 Dender.
Strength rating gives Standard Liege a clear lead — Standard Liege sit 139 points higher on our strength rating, 1527 to 1387, and with the usual home advantage on top we give them 58% against Dender's 19%. The draw starts near 25%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 23% because both sides' own recent games average 3.2 goals.
Why Standard Liege at 58%?
Standard Liege sit 139 points higher on our strength rating — 1527 to 1387. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge at home won 56.7% of 13,355 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–21–18.
Why only 58%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 58% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Dender at 19%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,931. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A cup tie across divisions: Standard Liege carry a 139-point rating edge over Dender, whose league sits outside the divisions we rate. We already have 85 rated matches for Dender. Standard Liege on 5 days' rest, Dender on 20. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 42,112 measured games no rest advantage repeated.
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About this match
On this page: the Standard Liege vs Dender final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Belgian Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Standard Liege and Dender team pages or the Belgian Cup page.