Anderlecht face Ludogorets at Lotto Park on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League league phase. The hosts are fifth in the standings with six points.
They won 2-1 at Real Sociedad in their last continental game, finding themselves a goal down after five minutes before Luis Vasquez and Theo Leoni got on the scoresheet.
Ludogorets, meanwhile, opened their continental campaign with a 2-0 home defeat to Slavia Praha last month. They then drew goalless at Viktoria Plzen, with captain Jakub Piotrowski squandering a second-half penalty. Ludogorets are 28th in the points table with one point.
Anderlecht vs Ludogorets Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the third meeting between the two sides.
- The two teams faced off for the first time in the playoff round of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, with the Purple & White winning the two-legged tie on penalties.
- Ludogorets have had four competitive meetings against Belgian opposition, winning once and losing thrice.
- Ludogorets are one of two teams in the Europa League this season without a goal.
Anderlecht vs Ludogorets Prediction
Anderlecht's latest result ended a five-game unbeaten streak. They have lost just one of their last eight home matches and will head into the midweek clash as the favourites.
Ludogorets, meanwhile, are on a run of back-to-back victories and have lost one of their last 13 games across competitions. They are undefeated in eight games on the road but could see defeat against a strong Anderlecht side.
Prediction: Anderlecht 2-1 Ludogorets
Anderlecht vs Ludogorets Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Anderlecht
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of Ludogorets' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals.)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both sides have scored in four of Ludogorets' last five matches.)