Europa League Qualification: Anderlecht vs Hacken – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round 2 match between Anderlecht and Hacken and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Anderlecht enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hacken swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Europa League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Anderlecht vs Hacken

Anderlecht Form

Anderlecht have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Union St.Gilloise, before Club Brugge ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Genk, who came out 2-1 winners. Anderlecht only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Europa League Qualification matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost zero, as they scored six and conceded two goals.

Hacken Form

In their previous three outings, Hacken won by 4-1 against Halmstads BK, drew 2-2 with Spartak Trnava, before also drawing 0-0 against Halmstads BK. Hacken won four times in their last six away games in the Europa League Qualification, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded six goals while scoring ten themselves.

Betting facts for Anderlecht and Hacken

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Anderlecht and Hacken. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Anderlecht vs Hacken

Having scored just once lately in the Europa League Qualification, Ludwig Augustinsson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Hacken hope Srdjan Hrstic can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Europa League Qualification goals in his last six Europa League Qualification games.

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Full-time result

Anderlecht claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Hacken won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Anderlecht are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Hacken remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Anderlecht scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Hacken scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Hacken should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Anderlecht only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Hacken claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Anderlecht saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Hacken, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.