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These teams haven’t competed against each other in a while. On March 9, 2023, the match took place at Lotto Park in Brussels. This match finished 1-1. At this point, no one knows which team has performed better. The upcoming match inspires optimism among fans.
They are awaiting confirmation of which team is superior. Villarreal plans for this installation after a 1-1 La Liga drew match versus Genuine Betis. In that match, Villarreal had 57% possession and 15 shots on goal, four of which were successful.
Yeremy Pino (55′) was the only Villarreal player to score. Real Betis, on the other hand, made six shots on goal, three of which were successful. Borja Iglesias (38′) was the scorer for Genuine Betis. In recent times, Villarreal have rarely displayed defensive toughness.
The facts show that Villarreal’s defense has been broken in five of their previous six games, allowing eight goals. RSC Anderlecht enters this match having defeated Cercle Brugge 2-0 in their most recent match in the First Division A.
RSC Anderlecht had 61% possession in that match and 18 shots on goal, nine of which were successful. Islam Slimani was the RSC Anderlecht scorer (9′, 85′). Cercle Brugge made 7 shots on goal, 2 of which were successful.
RSC Anderlecht has been outscored in 5 of their last 6 games, allowing 7 goals to their opponents, as the numbers demonstrate. RSC Anderlecht has the potential to perform much better in the back. However, it’s possible that this pattern won’t continue in this game.
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We believe that Villarreal will most likely be able to make a lot of chances and hit the target with a lot of success. However, we do believe that RSC Anderlecht will likely convert at least once here, so it could be difficult for them to score their own goal.
By the time the referee blows the final whistle, our prediction is for Villarreal to win by a respectable 3-1 margin.
Thursday’s down will stamp simply the second gathering among Villarreal and Anderlecht. Only four of the visitors’ last 16 competitive games against Spanish opponents have resulted in victories. In that time, they have lost nine games and drawn three.
In three competitive contests against Belgian opponents, the hosts have never lost. This season, only five of Anderlecht’s 11 league victories have been at home. This season, Villarreal has scored 23 league points at home. More points have been picked up by La Liga’s top two teams.
This season, El Submarino Amarillo has scored just 29 league goals, the fewest of any European La Liga team.
Nicolas Jackson returned to Villarreal over the weekend and made an injury-recovery appearance as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Real Betis. However, Villarreal’s injury list includes Francis Coquelin, a former Arsenal midfielder who is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to an ACL tear.
Gerard Moreno started against Betis, stepping up his injury recovery from coming off the bench in the first leg. On Thursday, the skillful forward hopes to add to his tally of 10 goals and 5 assists. Following his double against Cercle Brugge over the weekend, Islam Slimani is expected to keep his spot in the starting lineup for the visitors, keeping Benito Raman on the bench.
Anderlecht manager Brian Riemer may be tempted to use the same starting lineup that started Sunday’s victory because midfielder Marco Kana (toe) and defender Hannes Delcroix (knee) are still out with injuries.
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— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht) March 14, 2023
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Country | Channels |
United Kingdom | BoxNation |
Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |