ALIEN_80 | Tip for Anderlecht - AZ Alkmaar | 13.04.2023

Tip: Win for Anderlecht Result: Win for Anderlecht

Last year's Champions League semi-finalists Villarreal were eliminated by Andelekt in the preliminary phase of the tournament. The "Yellow Submarine" was sunk with a total score of 2:1. Their first meeting in Belgium ended in a 1-1 draw and Villarreal were expected to be the quarter-finalists, but Anderlecht surprised their opponents 1-0 at the Estadio de la Ceramica. AZ Alkmaar also had a tough opponent in the round of 16. The "red and whites" managed the second in the Serie A classification Lazio. Both their battles ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of AZ Alkmaar.

After the second victory over Lazio, the upcoming visitors have not won a match. First they lost 1:2 against Twente, then they drew 1:1 at home with Heereveen, and at the weekend they lost 0:1 against Sparta Rotterdam. The negative results took AZ to fourth place in the Eredivisie. Anderlecht is further back in the Jupiler League, as the "Purple-Whites" are ninth. They were even further back, but went without a loss in four consecutive rounds. In the last one, however, they broke their streak of three consecutive victories. Anderlecht and Westerlo were held to a goalless draw, while wins for the upcoming hosts came over Eupen, Leuven and Circle Brugge.