Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Anderlecht and Paide face each other at Lotto Park in a David-vs-Goliath Conference League clash. The Belgians faced no difficulties in a 2-0 win over Paide at A. Le Coq Arena, and they must be brimming with confidence following a league win over Seraing. A man to watch in the home team will be winger Francis Amuzu, who scored a brace at the weekend, while both Murillo and Abdulrazak are back from domestic bans.
Defender Lucas Lissens continues to miss out with injury. Paide, on the other hand, will have a mountain to climb in Thursday’s clash. As previously mentioned, David takes on Goliath in Brussels, meaning that anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. There are no fresh injury worries in the Estonian side ahead of the trip to Belgium, but all Palumets, Piht, and Saarma are pushing for a start.
Highlighted Player (Lior Refaelov):
Lior Refaelov is an Israeli footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for the Belgium giants with whom he has been a mainstay since his arrival in 2011. Rafaelov began his career at Maccabi Haifa where he played 161 league appearances and scored 30 goals before moving to Belgium.
The experienced 30-year-old Israel international has made his senior debut for his country in 2007 and has since earned over 30 caps for Israel. Lior Rafaelov is a player of vast international experience despite the fact Club Brugge are his first and so far only club in Europe.
The 30-year-old attacking midfielder is a major force upfront who has scored six times during Brugge’s Europa League campaign in 2014-15, while he also scored the winner in the Belgian Cup final to earn his club a first trophy in eight years. Last season Rafaleov repeated the feat, having scored in the 2016 Belgian Cup Final, but it wasn’t enough for Club Brugge to avoid getting defeated 2-1 to Standard Liege.