Get ready for the first of two legs in this Europa Conference League clash between Anderlecht and AZ

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Competition: Europe Europa Conference League
Competition: Thu 13.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lotto Park

The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League Quarter-finals, as the hometeam Anderlecht will try to edge AZ in their own ballpark.

These are busy days for the home side, as they played only four days ago in the Pro League. This match was also played here at Lotto Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, AZ have had more rest.

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Anderlecht form and stats

Last season, Anderlecht's Europa Conference League journey ended in the play-offs against Vitesse.

When playing at home in the Pro League, Anderlecht have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 16 games. On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Anderlecht has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Anderlecht, as their goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen has completely shut out the opponents for 393 minutes in the Pro League.

The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Westerlo last time out and are looking for a victory here. The Anderlecht goalkeeper Verbruggen was crucial in the match against Westerlo last time out, making six saves. Verbruggen, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.1 out of 10 in that game. Verbruggen topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting AS Eupen.

There will be little rest for Anderlecht after this match as they are travelling to Genk for a Pro League game in only three days.

The Anderlecht fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Anderlecht have conceded 20 goals.

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AZ form and stats

AZ's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 8th finals against Bodø / Glimt.

AZ's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed AZ collect 28 points from their 14 away matches in the Eredivisie. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 4 defeats). Total Europa Conference League statistics for AZ: 12 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

AZ have lots to remedy after their unexpected loss (0-1) to Sparta Rotterdam in their previous outing, played at home. It's a bit weird; the final result 2-1 has occurred four games in a row! Midfielder Reijnders was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.61. Reijnders hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 71 successful passes (of 73 total).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs SC Heerenveen.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Eredivisie trip to Fortuna Sittard.

The travelling fans enjoy AZ's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 14 league matches away. 15 goals have been conceded by AZ in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Anderlecht victories, zero draws and two AZ wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AZV. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
11 goals
AZJ. Odgaard
J. Odgaard
8 goals
AnderlechtI. Slimani
I. Slimani
6 goals

Anderlecht missing players

AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Anderlecht AZ
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
10 3   Won W   9 16
9 5   Drew D   1 4
6 3   Lost L   3 5
30 14   Scored S   24 49
24 14   Conceded C   13 28
92% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
64% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 80%
32% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 64%
24% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 28%
4% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 16%
48% 64%   BTTS BTTS   69% 72%
36% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 24%
24% 27%   Failed to Score F T   0% 4%
 
5.5 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.9
4 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 3.8
1.9 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
3 2   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.7 14.6   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 13.4
4.6 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.2
25% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 38%
 
11.5 10.4   Shots against (avg) S A   13.9 12.3
4.4 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 32 22 5 5 71 33 16 13 1 2 39 13 16 9 4 3 32 20 38 71
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 32 21 6 5 64 38 16 12 2 2 31 15 16 9 4 3 33 23 26 69
3 Antwerp 32 20 6 6 57 26 16 12 2 2 35 11 16 8 4 4 22 15 31 66
4 Gent 32 16 7 9 62 35 16 9 4 3 27 14 16 7 3 6 35 21 27 55
5 Club Brugge 32 15 10 7 54 36 16 9 6 1 33 15 16 6 4 6 21 21 18 55
6 Standard Liege 32 15 7 10 53 41 16 9 3 4 31 16 16 6 4 6 22 25 12 52
7 Westerlo 32 14 7 11 60 52 16 8 3 5 40 26 16 6 4 6 20 26 8 49
8 Sporting Charleroi 32 14 5 13 42 47 16 7 1 8 21 25 16 7 4 5 21 22 -5 47
9 Anderlecht 32 13 7 12 45 38 16 6 4 6 25 20 16 7 3 6 20 18 7 46
10 Cercle Brugge 32 11 11 10 44 43 16 7 7 2 28 17 16 4 4 8 16 26 1 44
11 OH Leuven 32 11 9 12 49 46 16 6 5 5 26 22 16 5 4 7 23 24 3 42
12 Sint-Truiden 32 11 9 12 36 36 16 6 4 6 20 18 16 5 5 6 16 18 0 42
13 Mechelen 32 10 6 16 45 60 16 7 5 4 28 26 16 3 1 12 17 34 -15 36
14 Kortrijk 32 8 7 17 35 56 16 4 5 7 14 25 16 4 2 10 21 31 -21 31
15 AS Eupen 32 7 7 18 39 63 16 4 4 8 21 28 16 3 3 10 18 35 -24 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 32 5 9 18 43 74 16 3 4 9 25 43 16 2 5 9 18 31 -31 24
17 KV Oostende 32 6 6 20 35 71 16 5 1 10 18 29 16 1 5 10 17 42 -36 24
18 RFC Seraing 32 5 4 23 26 65 16 1 3 12 7 28 16 4 1 11 19 37 -39 19
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 28 20 7 1 67 27 14 10 4 0 31 8 14 10 3 1 36 19 40 67
2 Ajax 28 17 8 3 76 28 14 8 4 2 41 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 48 59
3 PSV 28 18 5 5 75 33 14 12 1 1 46 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 42 59
4 AZ 28 16 6 6 53 32 14 7 5 2 27 17 14 9 1 4 26 15 21 54
5 FC Twente 28 14 9 5 48 22 14 11 3 0 36 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 26 51
6 Sparta Rotterdam 28 14 7 7 43 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 14 6 5 3 19 14 13 49
7 FC Utrecht 28 11 9 8 44 42 14 5 5 4 14 13 14 6 4 4 30 29 2 42
8 SC Heerenveen 28 10 8 10 34 38 14 5 2 7 17 23 14 5 6 3 17 15 -4 38
9 NEC 28 7 14 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 14 4 5 5 12 12 7 35
10 RKC Waalwijk 27 9 8 10 42 45 14 7 3 4 28 19 13 2 5 6 14 26 -3 35
11 Fortuna Sittard 28 9 5 14 35 51 14 4 3 7 18 24 14 5 2 7 17 27 -16 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 7 9 11 36 46 13 4 5 4 19 20 14 3 4 7 17 26 -10 30
13 Vitesse 28 6 9 13 32 47 14 3 5 6 16 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -15 27
14 FC Volendam 28 7 6 15 32 58 13 6 1 6 20 26 15 1 5 9 12 32 -26 27
15 FC Emmen 28 5 10 13 25 46 15 3 9 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 25
16 Excelsior 28 7 3 18 25 65 14 6 2 6 17 23 14 1 1 12 8 42 -40 24
17 FC Groningen 28 4 5 19 27 57 14 3 3 8 18 25 14 1 2 11 9 32 -30 17
18 SC Cambuur 28 4 4 20 21 55 14 2 0 12 10 27 14 2 4 8 11 28 -34 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 28 20 7 1 67 27 14 10 4 0 31 8 14 10 3 1 36 19 40 67
2 Ajax 28 17 8 3 76 28 14 8 4 2 41 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 48 59
3 PSV 28 18 5 5 75 33 14 12 1 1 46 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 42 59
4 AZ 28 16 6 6 53 32 14 7 5 2 27 17 14 9 1 4 26 15 21 54
5 FC Twente 28 14 9 5 48 22 14 11 3 0 36 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 26 51
6 Sparta Rotterdam 28 14 7 7 43 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 14 6 5 3 19 14 13 49
7 FC Utrecht 28 11 9 8 44 42 14 5 5 4 14 13 14 6 4 4 30 29 2 42
8 SC Heerenveen 28 10 8 10 34 38 14 5 2 7 17 23 14 5 6 3 17 15 -4 38
9 NEC 28 7 14 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 14 4 5 5 12 12 7 35
10 RKC Waalwijk 27 9 8 10 42 45 14 7 3 4 28 19 13 2 5 6 14 26 -3 35
11 Fortuna Sittard 28 9 5 14 35 51 14 4 3 7 18 24 14 5 2 7 17 27 -16 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 7 9 11 36 46 13 4 5 4 19 20 14 3 4 7 17 26 -10 30
13 Vitesse 28 6 9 13 32 47 14 3 5 6 16 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -15 27
14 FC Volendam 28 7 6 15 32 58 13 6 1 6 20 26 15 1 5 9 12 32 -26 27
15 FC Emmen 28 5 10 13 25 46 15 3 9 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 25
16 Excelsior 28 7 3 18 25 65 14 6 2 6 17 23 14 1 1 12 8 42 -40 24
17 FC Groningen 28 4 5 19 27 57 14 3 3 8 18 25 14 1 2 11 9 32 -30 17
18 SC Cambuur 28 4 4 20 21 55 14 2 0 12 10 27 14 2 4 8 11 28 -34 16

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