Anderlecht v Ferencvarosi

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Anderlecht will be seeking to turn their recent ailing fortunes around on Wednesday night when they play host to Hungarian outfit Ferencvaros in this opening league match of this season's Europa League competition after three draws and a loss, while Ferencvaros captured a fifth win on the trot in all competitions on Friday night when the visitors registered a 3-1 win away from home at MTK in the domestic NB1.

Anderlecht have actually been handed just one defeat in their opening 10 competitive matches though which came in the form of a 2-0 loss on home soil to Genk in the Belgian First Division A, but the hosts have also picked up five wins within this period as well, including 1-0 wins both home and away in the previous Europa play-off tie against Dinamo Minsk.

1-0 wins in both home and away ties therefore secured Anderlecht's place in the league stage of the Europa League and having also posted victories against the likes of Sint-Truiden, Antwerp and Mechelen respectively, David Hubert's side will be confident that they can get the job done at their Lotto Park on Wednesday night.

The bigger picture shows Anderlecht have slipped to just two defeats in their last 14 home games in all competitions whilst picking up nine wins along the way.

Ferencvaros have won each of their last five games on the trot in all competitions which culminated in a 3-0 win away from home at MTK in the Hungarian top flight last Friday night and they too will therefore be in confident mood ahead of this upcoming European tie at Lotto Park.

Indeed, the visitors are now unbeaten in their previous nine games in all competitions and having collected seven wins during this period as well, Ferencvaros manager Pascal Jensen and his side will be looking to produce a positive result in Belgium on Wednesday night.

Results away from home have also been impressive from Ferencvaros' point of view as the visitors have won their last five outings on the trot by way of wins achieved at Diosgyor, Borac Banja Luka (in the Europa League play-off), Balatonfuredi, Budafoki and MTK respectivelybut it could be argued that their opposition in recent times have been more modest than those of Anderlecht's.

On the Europa League front though, Ferencvaros have struggled to pick up wins as the Hungarian visitors have managed to register just one win from their previous six ties overall at this level which came in the form of a win on penalties against Borac Banja Luka but also includes three defeats at the hands of Trabzonspor and Bayer Leverkusen (home and away).

Anderlecht v Ferencvaros Verdict

Anderlecht with home advantage should therefore get over the line here on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Anderlecht win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Anderlecht win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct Score: Anderlecht 1-0 @ 7.50