Anderlecht v Manchester United Betting Preview – UEFA Europa League 13th April 8.05pm
Big game for the Belgians, who will want to take advantage on home soil in this first leg of the quarter-finals. They have actually been carrying some good home form in Europe this season and may not be overawed by the visit of the Red Devils. Manchester United are unbeaten in six European games now and remain as firm outright favourites to go and win this season’s competition. Will they avoid defeat out in Belgium on Thursday night and will they have one eye on the weekend’s Premier League clash?
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Anderlecht v Manchester United Betting Tips
This is a big night for the Belgians, who suffered their heaviest ever European defeat in history against Manchester United. However, there are reasons for them to be optimistic about this one. This is their first quarter-final appearance in Europe in twenty years and this will be the seventh time that they have faced up against Manchester United. Anderlecht holds a W2 L1 record at home against Manchester United and there is the importance of them getting something on the board at home because they are 3-0 at Old Trafford against the Red Devils. The first ever meeting between these back in 1956 produced a 10-0 win for United in Manchester. Anderlecht have won five of their last six home games in Europe and they have kept a clean sheet in three of their six games at home in Europe in the Europa League. Under 2.5 goals at William Hill returns a price of 3/4. This is probably going to be a low-scoring affair.
Anderlecht have faced English opposition plenty of times before, having contested 32 matches before and from that the Belgians hold a W7 D5 L20 record. In Brussels that is an even W7 D3 L7 record against English sides. Anderlecht have yet to win in 15 previous trips to England in a D2 L13 record. They lost in England last season when they had to go to Spurs in the group stage of the Europa League, but they did card a 2-1 home win over the Lilywhites in the group. An Anderlecht 2-1 correct score is a big 12/1 price at William Hill for this one, while a Manchester United 1-0 option is a short-priced 11/2. This will be Anderlecht’s 15th European game this season and they hold a W8 D3 L3 record from their fourteen played this term. They have scored at least two goals in five of their six home games.
Both teams to score at William Hill may offer some appeal at a price of 10/11. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six European games now (W5 D1) but just one of their away games this season in the competition have gone over the 2.5 goal line. So this is likely to be a low-scoring game, and if you fancy United getting a clean sheet, they are 11/5 to win to nil. The Red Devils have only played eight matches against Belgian sides before from which they have recorded a positive W6 L2 record, scoring 29 goals in total there. They hold a W2 L2 record from four previous visits to Belgium. Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a price of 11/4 in the William Hill anytime goalscorer market and he scored four goals at Anderlecht in a 5-0 Champions League group stage win for PSG back in October 2013. He scored in the return fixture against them as well. The Red Devils have scored exactly one goal in each of their last three UEFA Champions League matches now and have just five goals in five away games in the competition this term.
Anderlecht v Manchester United Betting Odds
Manchester United 19/20, Draw 5/2, Anderlecht 14/5
Anderlecht v Manchester United Predictions
Draw: This is probably going to be a tight affair because United have to have one eye on the Chelsea game coming up on the weekend. That’s a big one for them, so they can afford to settle for a draw for this one and Anderlecht can hold their own.
