Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification game between Anderlecht and Hammarby who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Anderlecht enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hammarby swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Anderlecht vs Hammarby
Anderlecht Form
In the last three outings, Anderlecht beat St.Truiden by 3-1, lost 5-1 against Union St.Gilloise, before drawing 1-1 with Hammarby. Anderlecht won three of their previous six matches at Lotto Park in the Europa League Qualification. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring seven goals to two against.
Hammarby Form
In their previous three outings, Hammarby won by 4-0 against Degerfors, drew 1-1 with Anderlecht, before also drawing 1-1 against Brommapojkarna. Hammarby managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Europa League Qualification. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing zero, while scoring two time and letting in three.
Betting stats for Anderlecht and Hammarby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Anderlecht and Hammarby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 9 Anderlecht home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Anderlecht home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Anderlecht matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Anderlecht matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Anderlecht have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Europa League Qualification and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Hammarby matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Hammarby have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Hammarby away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Hammarby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Hammarby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Anderlecht vs Hammarby
Despite scoring just once in six Europa League Qualification games, Anderlecht hope Ludwig Augustinsson adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Hammarby put their faith in Frank Junior Adjei to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Europa League Qualification games.
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Full-time result
Anderlecht claimed a modest four 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 three. Hammarby won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Hammarby didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings.
Both teams to score
Anderlecht scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Hammarby scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Hammarby played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Anderlecht managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Hammarby kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Anderlecht, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Hammarby, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Hammarby scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
