Ace Football previews the Conference League game between AEK Athens and Aberdeen who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, AEK Athens will look to justify their title credentials on Thursday when they take on Aberdeen for a round 2 match in the Conference League.
Form: AEK Athens vs Aberdeen
AEK Athens Form
AEK Athens are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against NK Celje by a 3-1 score, before winning 2-3 against Kifisia FC. They were back on the losing side in a 0-2 defeat against PAOK Thessaloniki FC.
Aberdeen Form
Aberdeen look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Shakhtar Donetsk, they were left empty-handed in a 2-3 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Dundee FC in a 4-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against St. Mirren in their most recent outing. Aberdeen didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Conference League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded six and scored five goals themselves.
Betting facts for AEK Athens and Aberdeen
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between AEK Athens and Aberdeen. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- AEK Athens have won the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 AEK Athens home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AEK Athens have won the last 5 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 AEK Athens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AEK Athens have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Aberdeen away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Aberdeen have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Aberdeen have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Aberdeen matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Aberdeen have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: AEK Athens vs Aberdeen
Despite scoring just once in six Conference League games, AEK Athens hope Dereck Kutesa adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Aberdeen put their faith in Nicky Devlin to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Conference League games.
Betting markets: AEK Athens vs Aberdeen
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments AEK Athens won seven times and lost three as well. Aberdeen won three times, drew zero and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
AEK Athens scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Aberdeen got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Aberdeen managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, AEK Athens were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AEK Athens, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Aberdeen’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
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