Matchday 6 of the Europa League 2024/25 between Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) and Anderlecht (Belgium) will be held on December 12 at Eden Arena. Slavia Prague vs. Anderlecht: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
Matches – 5 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 26;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.2;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 0%.
Predicted lineups for Slavia Prague vs. Anderlecht
Slavia Prague (3-4-3): Antonin Kinsky – Jan Boril, David Zima, Tomas Holes – El-Hadji Malik Diouf, Oscar Dorley, Christos Zafeiris, David Doudera – Lukas Provod, Tomas Chory, Simon Mises.
Anderlecht (4-3-3): Colin Coosemans – Moussa N'Diaye, Jan-Carlo Simic, Mathias Jorgensen, Thomas Foket – Leander Dendoncker, Mario Stroeykens, Mats Rits – Tristan Degreef, Kasper Dolberg, Samuel Edozie.
The starting lineup for each team from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Slavia Prague
In their last Europa League match, the team lost to Fenerbahce (1-2). This result extended Jindrich Trpisovsky's side's winless streak to four matches in this tournament (1 draw, 3 losses). With 4 points, the team is in 26th place, just 1 point away from the playoff zone.
- The club has not lost in 7 of their last 9 home matches in the Europa League (5 wins, 2 draws).
- At least three goals have been scored in 7 of Slavia's last 10 home matches in the Europa League.
- The team has scored no more than two goals in 9 of their last 12 matches at Eden Arena in this tournament.
Anderlecht
The Belgian club drew 2-2 with Porto in Matchday 5 of the Europa League. The draw extended Anderlecht's unbeaten run to 9 matches in this tournament (5 wins, 4 draws). Heading into Matchday 6, the team is in 5th place in the Europa League standings, just 2 points off the top spot.
- Both teams have scored in 4 of Anderlecht's last 5 Europa League matches.
- The team has scored no more than once in 8 of their last 9 away matches in the Europa League.
- Anderlecht has scored first in 5 of their last 7 matches in this tournament.
Slavia Prague vs. Anderlecht: Match Prediction
Jindrich Trpisovsky's side plays a defensive style in the Europa League 2024/25. The Czech club is one of the lowest-scoring teams in this tournament, with an average of just 1.8 goals per game, a figure lower than only three other teams. Additionally, the club struggles in attack, having scored more than one goal only against the tournament's outsider, Ludogorets (2-0), in five Europa League matches. Slavia's defense is more solid, conceding no more than one goal in matches against strong clubs like Ajax (1-1), Athletic (0-1), and Eintracht (0-1).
Anderlecht also adopts a pragmatic approach in Europa League matches. The Belgian side's careful defense affects the scoring in their games, with no more than three goals in 9 of Anderlecht's last 10 Europa League matches. High-scoring games have been absent even against relatively weak teams like Ludogorets (1-0), RFS (1-1), and Dinamo Minsk (1-0, 1-0).
I believe the upcoming match will also be low-scoring. My prediction: Total under 3.5 goals
