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With just two wins in their seven domestic games, Belgian club Anderlecht parted company with manager Rene Weiler, having led them to the Europa League quarter-finals in his first year at the helm in 2016-17. Their domestic form has since picked up with two wins under new boss Hein Vanhaezebrouck, who arrived from Ghent.

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Anderlecht are currently bottom of UEFA Champions League Group B, having lost 3-0 to Bayern Munich and then going down by the same score at home to Celtic. They face a rampant Paris Saint-Germain team who trounced Celtic 5-0 and beat Bayern 3-0 to sit top of the group after two games. PSG also lead French Ligue 1, having won all bar one of their games thus far and come into this on the back of a 2-1 win at Dijon on Saturday.

Our Anderlecht vs Paris Saint-Germain preview and soccer predictions suggest that the hosts will again capitulate and that taking the visitors to be in front at the break may prove rewarding. We also highlight in our Anderlecht vs Paris Saint-Germain predictions that while the visitors are capable of blitzing an over-matched team, the hosts may have begun to find their identity under their new boss and goals may not be as easy to come by as some would suggest.

Anderlecht vs Paris Saint-Germain Prediction and Betting Advice

Anderlecht and Paris Saint-Germain have met twice in the UEFA Champions League, with both games in 2013/14, with PSG winning the away leg 2-0 and drawing 1-1 at home. There is no doubt that, having spent a fortune, PSG are reaping the rewards with an unbeaten start to the season. There are goals galore from the trio of Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, who have accounted for 16 of 27 goals.

The visitors are restrictive odds to win but they have scored at least once in the first half of five of their eight domestic games and have really piled on the pressure in the first period of their UEFA Champions League, Group B games, having been 3-0 at the break at Celtic and 2-0 in front against Bayern Munich.

While backing the hosts to win is an obvious call, the odds for this to happen are too small and our Anderlecht vs Paris Saint-Germain betting tips suggest the visitors’ penchant for a quick goal, makes them a worthwhile play to be leading at half-time and full-time. Coral entice with their offer and they are the standout in this market.

Anderlecht’s management change has brought forth instant results, with a 2-1 away win at Waasland-Beveren, a 1-0 home win over Standard Liege and, on Saturday, a 4-3 win at Mechelen. In fairness to former boss Weiler, Anderlecht may have pulled the trigger a little prematurely, as they had only lost two of their opening seven league games before his departure and they were far from being blown out by opponents.

Defensively, they have shipped two goals or more in six of their first 10 league games which does not augur well when facing the potent Paris Saint-Germain attack. Yet Vanhaezebrouck has brought more organisation to the Belgian champions, who have looked more solid at the back in recent weeks. The aim will be to put bodies behind the ball and keep things interesting for as long as possible.

At the current soccer odds, bookmakers appear to have gone all-in with the Paris Saint-German and with so many goals in them, it is not hard to see why. Yet there is a just a chance that the French side will take their foot off the gas once they get into a comfortable position and with the hosts gaining confidence, there may not as many goals as some would anticipate. Less than four goals in total might be one of the better Anderlecht vs Paris Saint-Germain bets and Sportingbet offers some decent value in this market.