Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Anderlecht and Salzburg who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Anderlecht will look to justify their title credentials this coming Thursday when they take on Salzburg for a round 4 match in the Europa League.
Team form: Anderlecht vs Salzburg
Anderlecht Form
Anderlecht beat Jagiellonia Bialystok by 0-3, lost 4-0 against Gent, before defeating Westerlo 4-1. Anderlecht claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Europa League. They also drew two and lost two, scored 12 goals and conceded 11.
Salzburg Form
In their last three matches, Salzburg drew 2-2 with NK Celje, beat LASK by 1-3 and beat Austria Lustenau by 5-1. Salzburg only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Anderlecht and Salzburg
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Anderlecht and Salzburg played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Anderlecht matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Anderlecht matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Anderlecht home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Anderlecht home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Anderlecht matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Salzburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Salzburg matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Salzburg away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Salzburg have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Salzburg matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Anderlecht vs Salzburg
Mihajlo Cvetkovic has been great for Anderlecht lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Salzburg are optimistic that Haris Tabakovic doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Betting markets: Anderlecht vs Salzburg
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Lotto Park across all tournaments Anderlecht won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Salzburg claimed six wins, four draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Salzburg didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Good luck taking on Salzburg currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat.
Both teams to score
Anderlecht scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Salzburg scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Salzburg games. Anderlecht managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Anderlecht’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Salzburg played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals themselves during this run. Salzburg’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.
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