2023-05-13 05:14:00
If they want to maintain the distant hope of winning the European playoffs, Standard must start by winning once morest Westerlo, in Sclessin this Saturday evening then in the Campine next Saturday, hoping that La Gantoise lose feathers once morest Cercle Bruges along the way. .
That’s a lot of conditions but the Rouches can at least rely on history, recent or more distant, to find reasons to hope. Westerlo have won only once in their last 20 visits to Sclessin (1-2, October 17, 2015) while Cercle remain four games unbeaten once morest Ghent in Bruges.
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So much for the story and the series. But it will be necessary to make the difference on the ground, which the Rouches have struggled to do in recent weeks, with a laborious start to the playoffs (1 point out of 6), a goal scored in 180 minutes and questions surrounding the team. start due to suspension (Alzate), withdrawal (Bokadi), uncertainty (Balikwisha) and squeaky bodies (Zinckernagel and Cimirot).
The certainties are the absences of Steven Alzate and Merveille Bokadi. The Colombian midfielder, excluded once morest Ghent, should be replaced by Filippo Melegoni as was the case at Cercle Bruges. For Bokadi, who complained of groin pain, Friday morning’s test was inconclusive. He will miss his first match since the first day of the championship.
Balikwisha still uncertain
To compensate for his absence, Ronny Deila should opt for Ibe Hautekiet. Lucas Noubi, whose suspension for three yellow cards with the SL16 also concerns the A team, cannot be aligned and Nathan Ngoy has just returned from injury. It is therefore the Bruges defender who will honor his first tenure.
This choice would also keep Gojko Cimirot in the middle. The Bosnian, bothered by a painful thigh, will be present, just like Philip Zinckernagel, despite a calf that pulls. “When you’re not in pain somewhere, at the end of the season, it’s because you haven’t done things well”slipped the Norwegian coach, who knows his player enough to know how far he can go in pain.
On the other hand, he will not take any risks with William Balikwisha, still disturbed by foot pain. He tested himself this Friday, but the doubt is not removed. Cihan Canak might then return in the fourth week (tenures in Leuven and once morest Ghent, rising to the game at Cercle Bruges).
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