Anderlecht vs FCSB Match Analysis and Prediction

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Anderlecht will be looking to claim their second win of the Europa Conference League Group B when they play host to FCSB at Lotto Park on Thursday.

The hosts could move up to second place in the group with a win here, while their visitors need three points to stand any chance of preogressing to the knockout rounds.

Anderlecht kicked off their European campaign in good style, defeating Silkborg 1-0 at home in their opening match before drawing 0-0 in their first game against FCSB away in Bucharest.

However, two successive defeats to the confirmed Group B winners West Ham United leaves them third in the section, two points behind Silkeborg in second.

First-half goals from Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen gave the Hammers a 2-0 lead at the break at the London Stadium, with a penalty from Sebastiano Esposito in the 89th minute proving just a consolation in a 2-1 defeat.

With Silkeborg having to make the difficult trip to England themselves on Thursday, Anderlecht will be hoping that they can capitalise on what could be a defeat for the Danish side, with a win good enough to move them one point above the fellow Group B side into second place.

Meanwhile, FCSB have so far struggled in the Europa Conference League, picking up just one point in four matches, a return that leaves them bottom of the group at this stage.

As such, qualification for the knockout stages seems very unlikely, but it is still about possible they win their last two matches and Anderlecht defeat Silkeborg in their final game.

However, their form does not bode well, losing 5-0 on aggregate to Silkeborg in both of their last two games in the competition, taking their record to just one goal scored and 13 conceded in Europa so far.

Anderlecht vs FCSB head to head

These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Europa Conference League on September 15, where they played out a goalless draw.

FCSB 0-0 Anderlecht 15/09/22

Anderlecht latest home form

Anderlecht have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They were beaten 1-0 by Club Brugge in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded four.

Anderlecht 1-0 Silkeborg 08/09/22

Anderlecht 4-1 Kortrijk 18/09/22

Anderlecht 0-1 Sporting Charleroi 02/10/22

Anderlecht 0-1 West Ham United 06/10/22

Anderlecht 0-1 Club Brugge 16/10/22

Anderlecht latest away form

Anderlecht have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They lost 3-2 to Zulte Waregem in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded eight.

Westerlo 2-1 Anderlecht 11/09/22

FCSB 0-0 Anderlecht 15/09/22

Mechelen 1-3 Anderlecht 09/10/22

West Ham United 2-1 Anderlecht 13/10/22

Zulte Waregem 3-2 Anderlecht 20/10/22

FCSB latest home form

FCSB have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat UTA Arad 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

FCSB 1-1 Voluntari 12/09/22

FCSB 0-0 Anderlecht 15/09/22

FCSB 3-2 Arges 02/10/22

FCSB 0-5 Silkeborg 13/10/22

FCSB 2-1 UTA Arad 16/10/22

FCSB latest away form

FCSB have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sepsi 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

Universitatea Craiova 2-1 FCSB 18/09/22

Silkeborg 5-0 FCSB 06/10/22

Petrolul 52 0-2 FCSB 09/10/22

UTA Arad 2-2 FCSB 19/10/22

Sepsi 0-1 FCSB 24/10/22

Anderlecht news

Hannes Delcroix has played not part in his team’s last three matches, having been injured in the game against West Ham United, while Benito Raman will miss out with a hamstring injury.

Fabio Silva has scored six league goals this season, and he is set to start alongside Julien Duranville.

FCSB news

FCSB have no fresh injury concerns, but long-term absentees Ionut Pantiru, Ovidiu Popescu and Lucian Cristea are all set to miss out again.

Andrea Compagno has been in inspired form this season, scoring 10 goals in Liga I, with Florinel Coman and Andrei Crdea set to start either side of the striker.

Prediction and Odds

Despite their recent poor form, Anderlecht should have enough quality to defeat FCSB in fairly comfortable fashion on Thursday in front of their home supporters.

Although their return fixture ended in a draw, the hosts will know that they need to win to guarantee their chances of progressing to the knockout stages.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.89