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Europa League · League phase, matchday 5

OFI Crete vs Anderlecht: Match Preview & Stats

OFI Crete crest OFI Crete
vs
Anderlecht crest Anderlecht
Pankritio Stadio, Iraklio (Heraklion)

Our picks

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Our record

  • OFI Crete: 2 of 3 right
  • Anderlecht: 6 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Europa League, League phase, matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Pankritio Stadio, Iraklio (Heraklion)
Since last match
OFI Crete: 4 days (Super League 1) · Hapoel Beer Sheva (0‑2) Anderlecht: 4 days (Belgian Pro League) · OH Leuven
Next match
OFI Crete: 2 days (Super League 1) later Anderlecht: 2 days (Belgian Pro League) later

Last starting XI

OFI Crete 3-4-3

  1. 1 Lilo
  2. 15 Poungouras
  3. 43 Nikolaou
  4. 2 Krizmanić
  5. 24 Dickmann
  6. 41 Bouchalakis
  7. 14 Androutsos
  8. 3 Athanasiou
  9. 11 Fountas
  10. 19 Kodro
  11. 18 Nuss

Coach: Christos Kontis at Hapoel Beer Sheva, 2-0 · Europa League · 5 Nov

Anderlecht 4-4-2

  1. 26 Coosemans
  2. 79 Maamar
  3. 4 Biancone
  4. 27 Pétrot
  5. 6 Augustinsson
  6. 13 Ambros
  7. 29 Stroeykens
  8. 24 Llansana
  9. 49 Seke
  10. 9 Cvetković
  11. 14 Sikan

Coach: Vítor Bruno at Club Brugge, 1-1 · First Division A · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

OFI Crete

  • GK Nikos ChristogeorgosInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • DF Krešimir KrizmanićInjured · A few weeks
  • MF Giannis ApostolakisInjured · About a week

Anderlecht

  • DF Ilay CamaraInjured · Back in training
  • DF Lucas HeyInjured · Early January 2027

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

OFI Crete

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 2.0%
Missing minutes share 14.0%
3 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • DF Krešimir Krizmanić 0% attack · 8% mins

Anderlecht

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
2 players out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

OFI Crete Anderlecht
Box & Territory Pressure 22 52
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 31 48
Finishing Efficiency 87 70
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 75 63
Underlying Play Power 17 71
OFI Crete Results above play quality (running hot)
Anderlecht Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

OFI Crete

When scoring first 67% won · 67% unbeaten (3 matches)
When conceding first No matches in sample
1st Half: 60% 2nd Half: 40%
First 15': 20% Last 15' (76-90'): 20%

Anderlecht

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 38% points rescued · 25% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 40% 2nd Half: 60%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 25%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

OFI Crete

  1. 1. FW Taxiarchis Fountas 2G · 0A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 21.0%
  2. 2. MF Nikolaos Athanasiou 0G · 2A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 4.0%
  3. 3. MF Aitor Cantalapiedra 1G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 14.0%

Anderlecht

  1. 1. FW Mihajlo Cvetković 4G · 1A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 16.0%
  2. 2. FW Marten Winkler 4G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 10.0%
  3. 3. MF Lukás Ambros 1G · 0A
    Team attack 7.0% Team shots 6.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

OFI Crete Anderlecht
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 2/10 2/10
Both teams scored 4/10 5/10
Clean sheet 4/10 3/10
Failed to score 3/10 2/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.3 / 1.4 1.7 / 1.2

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

OFI Crete

  • D 0-0 vs Atromitos (H) Super League 1 · 8 Nov
  • W 2-0 at Hapoel Beer Sheva (A) Europa League · 5 Nov
  • W 1-0 at Panetolikos (A) Super League 1 · 1 Nov
  • W 2-1 vs PAOK Thessaloniki (H) Super League 1 · 25 Oct
  • L 0-2 vs Bayer Leverkusen (H) Europa League · 22 Oct

Anderlecht

  • D 1-1 at Club Brugge (A) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs Salzburg (H) Europa League · 5 Nov
  • W 4-1 vs Westerlo (H) Belgian Pro League · 31 Oct
  • L 0-4 at Gent (A) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct
  • W 3-0 at Jagiellonia Białystok (A) Europa League · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

OFI Crete

Anderlecht

Goals in each 15-minute period, Europa League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

OFI Crete

Player G A
Taxiarchis Fountas 2 0
Achilleas Poungouras 1 0
Aitor Cantalapiedra 1 0
Giorgios Kanellopoulos 1 0

Anderlecht

Player G A
Marten Winkler 2 0
Mihajlo Cvetković 2 0
Jayden Seke 1 0
Ludwig Augustinsson 1 0

Goals and assists in the Europa League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

OFI Crete Anderlecht
  • 3.5 Corners won 4.2
  • 8.8 Corners conceded 4.5
  • 1.5 Yellow cards 2.2
  • 2.8 Opponents' yellow cards 2.5

Per match in the Europa League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

OFI CreteAnderlecht
Attack 9 46 1.3 goals per match this season1.5 goals per match this season
Defence 9 60 1.0 conceded per match this season0.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Europa League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1652Elo #293 Elo rating 1842Elo #95

Head-to-head

OFI Crete and Anderlecht have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Benfica 4 400 13:3 +10 12
2 AFC Bournemouth 4 400 11:2 +9 12
3 Ferencváros 4 400 11:3 +8 12
4 Union St.Gilloise 4 310 10:2 +8 10
5 Juventus 4 310 11:4 +7 10
6 Olympiacos 4 310 4:1 +3 10
7 Bayer Leverkusen 4 301 8:1 +7 9
8 Beşiktaş 4 211 11:8 +3 7
9 Dinamo Zagreb 4 211 5:4 +1 7
10 Levski Sofia 4 211 4:3 +1 7
11 Sunderland 4 211 4:4 0 7
12 NEC Nijmegen 4 211 8:9 -1 7
13 Lyon 4 211 6:7 -1 7
14 AZ Alkmaar 4 202 7:4 +3 6
15 Anderlecht 4 202 6:3 +3 6
16 OFI Crete 4 202 5:4 +1 6
17 Rennes 4 130 4:3 +1 6
18 Omonia Nicosia 4 202 6:7 -1 6
19 Torreense 4 202 7:9 -2 6
20 Real Sociedad 4 121 9:4 +5 5
21 Crystal Palace 4 121 9:6 +3 5
22 Hoffenheim 4 112 6:6 0 4
23 Sparta Prague 4 112 6:6 0 4
24 Sturm Graz 4 112 3:6 -3 4
25 NK Celje 4 112 5:9 -4 4
26 Salzburg 4 112 3:8 -5 4
27 Celta Vigo 4 103 4:6 -2 3
28 Jagiellonia Białystok 4 103 4:7 -3 3
29 Milan 4 103 4:7 -3 3
30 Viktoria Plzeň 4 103 3:7 -4 3
31 Marseille 4 103 2:6 -4 3
32 Celtic 4 103 6:11 -5 3
33 Hapoel Beer Sheva 4 013 1:8 -7 1
34 Lillestrøm 4 013 2:10 -8 1
35 Lech Poznań 4 013 2:12 -10 1
36 Ararat Armenia 4 004 4:14 -10 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Europa League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
OFI Crete 6
Anderlecht 6

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