Ace Football previews the Conference League game between Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
AEK Larnaca head over to the Selhurst Park this coming Thursday to face title favourites Crystal Palace in a round 2 match in the Conference League.
Form: Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca
Crystal Palace Form
In the last three outings, Crystal Palace beat Dynamo Kyiv by 0-2, lost 2-1 against Everton, before drawing 3-3 with Bournemouth.
AEK Larnaca Form
In their last three matches, AEK Larnaca lost against Brann and Brann by 2-1 and 0-4, respectively, and beat AZ Alkmaar by 4-0. AEK Larnaca didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Conference League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded four and scored zero goals themselves.
Betting facts for Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 11 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Crystal Palace have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Crystal Palace have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 AEK Larnaca matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 AEK Larnaca matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AEK Larnaca have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 AEK Larnaca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AEK Larnaca have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca
Having scored just once in six Conference League matches, Daniel Munoz hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Thursday. Simultaneously, AEK Larnaca hope to see Marcus Rohden adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Conference League outings.
Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca
Full-time result
Crystal Palace claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. AEK Larnaca won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. AEK Larnaca did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home.
Both teams to score
Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. AEK Larnaca scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Crystal Palace managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for AEK Larnaca, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game.