It's Europa Conference League time and the hopeful contenders are Anderlecht and Villarreal

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Competition: Europe Europa Conference League
Competition: Thu 09.March
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Lotto Park

Anderlecht host the first leg in this deciding Europa Conference League Round of 16 game. Villarreal will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estadio de la Cerámica before the return leg in 7 days.

Villarreal have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Anderlecht have less rest than Villarreal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Pro League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Gent, so at least Anderlecht are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Anderlecht form and stats

Anderlecht participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the play-offs and lost against Vitesse.

Anderlecht have played 14 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-6 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Anderlecht has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.

Anderlecht are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Gent. The striker Amuzu bested all the other footballers in that match and got a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Amuzu hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

In the match before that, Anderlecht hosted Standard Liege and drew the Pro League game 2-2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pro League game versus Cercle Brugge in only three days. This game is also played here at Lotto Park.

A decent goal production from Anderlecht in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 14 league matches. Anderlecht's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Villarreal form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa Conference League stats, they have 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.

It's the second away game in a row for Villarreal, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Almeria last time out. Morales has scored for the visitors three matches in a row. The talent! Midfielder Parejo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.14. Parejo hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 70 successful passes (of 74 total).

Before that, Villarreal secured a home win against Getafe with the score 2-1.

A new game in only three days for Villarreal, the La Liga home match versus Real Betis. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Villarreal in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
6 goals
AnderlechtL. Refaelov
L. Refaelov
4 goals
AnderlechtB. Raman
B. Raman
4 goals

Anderlecht missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Anderlecht Villarreal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 10   Played P   15 25
8 3   Won W   8 13
9 4   Drew D   1 2
8 3   Lost L   6 10
33 17   Scored S   32 45
35 17   Conceded C   24 37
92% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
72% 90%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 76%
48% 70%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 64%
40% 60%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 32%
16% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 24%
56% 80%   BTTS BTTS   53% 56%
24% 10%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 20%
28% 20%   Failed to Score F T   20% 24%
 
5.1 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.2
2.1 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 2
5 3   Red cards R C   1 3
 
13.4 14.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 12.7
4.8 5.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5.1
29% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 34%
 
11.6 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 11.3
4.1 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.3

  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 28 21 4 3 67 27 14 12 1 1 36 10 14 9 3 2 31 17 40 67
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 28 18 5 5 57 34 14 10 2 2 27 13 14 8 3 3 30 21 23 59
3 Antwerp 28 17 6 5 51 24 14 11 2 1 33 9 14 6 4 4 18 15 27 57
4 Club Brugge 28 12 10 6 47 35 14 7 6 1 29 15 14 5 4 5 18 20 12 46
5 Gent 28 13 6 9 47 32 14 8 3 3 23 13 14 5 3 6 24 19 15 45
6 Standard Liege 28 13 6 9 46 36 14 8 2 4 27 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 10 45
7 Westerlo 28 12 6 10 53 47 14 7 3 4 35 22 14 5 3 6 18 25 6 42
8 Cercle Brugge 28 10 10 8 40 38 14 6 6 2 25 16 14 4 4 6 15 22 2 40
9 Sporting Charleroi 27 11 5 11 35 37 13 6 1 6 18 17 14 5 4 5 17 20 -2 38
10 OH Leuven 28 9 9 10 43 41 14 5 5 4 22 19 14 4 4 6 21 22 2 36
11 Anderlecht 28 10 6 12 40 38 14 5 3 6 23 20 14 5 3 6 17 18 2 36
12 Sint-Truiden 28 9 9 10 28 32 14 4 4 6 13 17 14 5 5 4 15 15 -4 36
13 Mechelen 27 8 6 13 37 51 14 6 5 3 27 23 13 2 1 10 10 28 -14 30
14 Kortrijk 28 7 6 15 33 51 14 3 4 7 13 25 14 4 2 8 20 26 -18 27
15 AS Eupen 28 7 5 16 35 55 14 4 3 7 17 23 14 3 2 9 18 32 -20 26
16 Zulte-Waregem 28 5 8 15 37 61 14 3 4 7 23 35 14 2 4 8 14 26 -24 23
17 KV Oostende 28 6 5 17 29 57 14 5 1 8 16 24 14 1 4 9 13 33 -28 23
18 RFC Seraing 28 5 4 19 25 54 14 1 3 10 7 21 14 4 1 9 18 33 -29 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 Barcelona 24 20 2 2 46 8 12 10 2 0 25 1 12 10 0 2 21 7 38 62
2 Real Madrid 24 16 5 3 47 18 11 7 4 0 23 8 13 9 1 3 24 10 29 53
3 Atletico Madrid 24 13 6 5 38 19 12 6 3 3 22 11 12 7 3 2 16 8 19 45
4 Real Sociedad 24 13 5 6 32 23 12 5 4 3 13 12 12 8 1 3 19 11 9 44
5 Real Betis 24 12 5 7 32 25 12 6 3 3 18 12 12 6 2 4 14 13 7 41
6 Villarreal 24 11 4 9 28 23 11 7 1 3 16 9 13 4 3 6 12 14 5 37
7 Rayo Vallecano 24 9 8 7 29 25 12 5 4 3 16 12 12 4 4 4 13 13 4 35
8 Osasuna 24 9 7 8 22 23 12 6 1 5 12 11 12 3 6 3 10 12 -1 34
9 Athletic Club 24 9 6 9 33 26 12 6 2 4 18 10 12 3 4 5 15 16 7 33
10 Mallorca 24 9 4 11 21 25 12 6 2 4 12 9 12 3 2 7 9 16 -4 31
11 Girona 24 8 6 10 38 38 12 6 3 3 23 17 12 2 3 7 15 21 0 30
12 Celta de Vigo 24 7 7 10 26 34 12 4 4 4 16 14 12 3 3 6 10 20 -8 28
13 Espanyol 24 6 9 9 30 36 12 3 4 5 16 20 12 3 5 4 14 16 -6 27
14 Real Valladolid 24 8 3 13 18 34 12 6 2 4 11 10 12 2 1 9 7 24 -16 27
15 Cadiz 24 6 8 10 18 35 12 4 5 3 12 15 12 2 3 7 6 20 -17 26
16 Sevilla 24 6 7 11 27 39 12 4 3 5 14 15 12 2 4 6 13 24 -12 25
17 Almeria 24 7 4 13 28 42 13 7 1 5 20 17 11 0 3 8 8 25 -14 25
18 Getafe 24 6 7 11 23 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 2 3 6 9 16 -9 25
19 Valencia 24 6 5 13 27 28 12 5 2 5 19 12 12 1 3 8 8 16 -1 23
20 Elche 24 2 6 16 18 48 12 1 3 8 10 20 12 1 3 8 8 28 -30 12

Villarreal:
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 Barcelona 24 20 2 2 46 8 12 10 2 0 25 1 12 10 0 2 21 7 38 62
2 Real Madrid 24 16 5 3 47 18 11 7 4 0 23 8 13 9 1 3 24 10 29 53
3 Atletico Madrid 24 13 6 5 38 19 12 6 3 3 22 11 12 7 3 2 16 8 19 45
4 Real Sociedad 24 13 5 6 32 23 12 5 4 3 13 12 12 8 1 3 19 11 9 44
5 Real Betis 24 12 5 7 32 25 12 6 3 3 18 12 12 6 2 4 14 13 7 41
6 Villarreal 24 11 4 9 28 23 11 7 1 3 16 9 13 4 3 6 12 14 5 37
7 Rayo Vallecano 24 9 8 7 29 25 12 5 4 3 16 12 12 4 4 4 13 13 4 35
8 Osasuna 24 9 7 8 22 23 12 6 1 5 12 11 12 3 6 3 10 12 -1 34
9 Athletic Club 24 9 6 9 33 26 12 6 2 4 18 10 12 3 4 5 15 16 7 33
10 Mallorca 24 9 4 11 21 25 12 6 2 4 12 9 12 3 2 7 9 16 -4 31
11 Girona 24 8 6 10 38 38 12 6 3 3 23 17 12 2 3 7 15 21 0 30
12 Celta de Vigo 24 7 7 10 26 34 12 4 4 4 16 14 12 3 3 6 10 20 -8 28
13 Espanyol 24 6 9 9 30 36 12 3 4 5 16 20 12 3 5 4 14 16 -6 27
14 Real Valladolid 24 8 3 13 18 34 12 6 2 4 11 10 12 2 1 9 7 24 -16 27
15 Cadiz 24 6 8 10 18 35 12 4 5 3 12 15 12 2 3 7 6 20 -17 26
16 Sevilla 24 6 7 11 27 39 12 4 3 5 14 15 12 2 4 6 13 24 -12 25
17 Almeria 24 7 4 13 28 42 13 7 1 5 20 17 11 0 3 8 8 25 -14 25
18 Getafe 24 6 7 11 23 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 2 3 6 9 16 -9 25
19 Valencia 24 6 5 13 27 28 12 5 2 5 19 12 12 1 3 8 8 16 -1 23
20 Elche 24 2 6 16 18 48 12 1 3 8 10 20 12 1 3 8 8 28 -30 12

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