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UEFA Champions League 18
UEFA Europa League 18
UEFA Europa Conference League 18
Premier League 1
LaLiga 1
Bundesliga 9
Serie A 2
Ligue 1 9
Eredivisie 9
Liga Portugal 8
Anderlecht will host AZ Alkmaar on Thursday in the Europa Conference League quarterfinals. With eight teams left in the competition, both Anderlecht and AZ Alkmaar will fancy their chances of winning UEFA’s third-tier tournament.
The Belgians go into the match having a poor season on the domestic front. Anderlecht are ninth in the Belgium Pro League.
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— AZ (@AZAlkmaar) April 10, 2023
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Although they are fighting for qualification to the Europa League playoffs in the Pro League, Anderlecht will have their full attention on Thursday’s Conference League first leg.
AZ Alkmaar are battling for Champions League qualification in the Eredivisie. The Cheeseheads are off the pace for the title in the Eredivisie. However, they can still finish second. Like Anderlecht, AZ Alkmaar will feel like they have nothing to lose on Thursday night in the Conference League.
Anderlecht recently found form after spending much of the season blowing hot and cold. The Belgians are unbeaten in six straight matches in all competitions with four wins and two draws. Anderlecht’s defence did not concede a goal in their last five matches in all competitions.
Each of Anderlecht’s last six matches ended with under 2.5 goals. The Purple have a record of nine wins, six draws, and eight losses at home this season in all competitions. They defeated Spain’s Villarreal 2-1 on aggregate in the last 16 to reach the quarterfinals.
AZ Alkmaar lost two of their last three matches in the Eredivisie. The Cheeseheads reached the quarterfinals thanks to a 4-2 aggregate win over Lazio in the round of 16. AZ won both legs of the tie.
Alkmaar have been good on the road this season, posting a record of 15W-1D-6L. They outscored opponents away from home 41-21.
Thursday’s Conference League fixture will be the first between Anderlecht and AZ Alkmaar since the 2011-12 Europa League. AZ Alkmaar won both matches that season in the tournament by a combined score of 2-0.
Anderlecht are led in goals by former Leicester City striker Islam Slimani. The striker has seven goals in the Pro League and Conference League combined. Former leading goalscorer Fabio Silva had his loan at Anderlecht terminated by Wolverhampton. He is now with PSV Eindhoven.

Vangelis Pavlidis leads AZ Alkmaar in goals with 14 in the Eredivisie and Conference League combined. Jens Odgaard has 10 goals combined in the two competitions.
Although Anderlecht are in form, AZ Alkmaar arguably have the better team. The Dutch club should post a 1-0 win over Anderlecht in the Conference League first leg. It will be the Cheeseheads’ third straight win over Anderlecht in all competitions.
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| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 |
København | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 |
Trabzonspor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 |
Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 |
Mjällby AIF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 |
Sint-Truiden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 |
Freiburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 |
Lugano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 |
Monaco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 |
Brann | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 |
Panathinaikos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 |
Hajduk Split | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 |
Twente | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 |
Gent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 |
Getafe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 |
Hearts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
FC Nordsjælland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 |
Midtjylland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 |
CS Univ Craiova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
Egnatia Rrogozhine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 |
Kairat Almaty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
22 |
Riga FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 |
FK Jablonec | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
24 |
Crvena Zvezda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
25 |
Ajax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
26 |
CSKA-Sofia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
27 |
Borac | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
28 |
Lincoln Red Imps | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
29 |
AGF Aarhus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
30 |
FC Thun | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
31 |
KuPS Kuopio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
32 |
Pafos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
33 |
Saburtalo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
34 |
Inter d'Escaldes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
35 |
Sporting Braga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
36 |
FK Kauno Zalgiris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
Trabzonspor have a good record of 30 undefeated games of their last 36 encounters in Süper Lig
Kuwait SC are unbeaten in their last 27 Premier League games
In their last 20 games in Liga Alef South, Nordia Jerusalem have a poor record of just 1 wins
Southern District participated in some high-scoring meetings, with over 2.5 goals scored in their last 10 matches in Premier League
The most recent games of Nordia Jerusalem consist of 9 consecutive defeats in Liga Alef South
A goalless run of 9 games in their latest Liga Leumit matches marks Hapoel Acre's league campaign
The team of Al Ula have achieved 6 straight wins in 1st Division
Sutjeska Niksic have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 5 Prva Crnogorska Liga games
Spartak Subotica are on a run of 5 consecutive HT/FT defeats in Prva Liga
In their last 3 Premier League matches, Kitchee SC have won by 2 or more goals
In their 32 most recent home matches of Primera Division, Nacional (URU) have been undefeated 27 times
Barnet haven't lost any of their last 18 matches in League Two
AD Cofutpa have achieved just 1 wins in their 16 most recent games in Liga de Ascenso
There have been under 2.5 goals in Northampton Town's last 9 League Two games
Corinthians's latest record consists of 8 straight losses in Brasileiro Serie A
Pyramids have won their last 7 games in Premier League
Brondby W have won at HT/FT their last 5 league games
In their 4 most recent games of Copa Chile, Colo Colo have succeeded in keeping a clean sheet
A goalless streak consisting of 4 matches has marked the Copa Libertadores Women campaign of Universidad de Chile W
Grimsby Town have suffered 3 HT/FT defeats in their most recent games in League Two
There are no losses for Lincoln City in 36 of their most recent 42 games (all competitions)
Boreham Wood have not been beaten in their last 20 straight clashes in all competitions
UAI Urquiza's performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 3 of their 20 most recent Primera B Metropolitana clashes
FC Vaduz's last 10 games in Super League have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored
Al Shamiya have lost all of their last 9 matches in 1st Division
We have seen 7 straight all competitions wins in a row for Boreham Wood
Huachipato have managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 4 league games
Zulte Waregem have not been able to score a goal in their 3 most recent matches in Jupiler Pro League
Royal Antwerp have lost by 2+ goals all of their last 3 Jupiler Pro League games
Birmingham City have won at half time/full time all of their last 3 league matches
There are no losses for Lincoln City in 36 of their most recent 42 games (all competitions)
Kuwait SC are unbeaten in their last 27 Premier League games
Northampton Town's performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 2 of their 20 most recent all competitions clashes
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in Club Brugge's last 15 matches in Champions League
The most recent games of Vasas Femina W consist of 11 consecutive defeats in Superliga Women
A goalless run of 9 games in their latest Liga Leumit matches marks Hapoel Acre's league campaign
We have seen 7 straight all competitions wins in a row for Boreham Wood
Sutjeska Niksic have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 5 Prva Crnogorska Liga games
Ross County have won by 2 or more goals their last 5 league games
Ittihad Al Reef have recorded a poor run of 4 losses by 2+ goals in 2nd Division











