Ace Football previews the Conference League round of 16 match between AEK Larnaca and Crystal Palace and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
AEK Larnaca enjoy home advantage, when visitors Crystal Palace swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: AEK Larnaca vs Crystal Palace
AEK Larnaca Form
AEK Larnaca claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Conference League. They also drew one and lost one, as they scored six and conceded two goals.
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-3 against Tottenham, before recording a 0-0 draw with AEK Larnaca. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Leeds. Crystal Palace won twice, while also recording one draw, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Conference League. The scoreline from these matches says three goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for AEK Larnaca and Crystal Palace
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between AEK Larnaca and Crystal Palace. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 AEK Larnaca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 AEK Larnaca matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 9 of the last 11 AEK Larnaca matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 AEK Larnaca home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 AEK Larnaca matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Crystal Palace away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Crystal Palace matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Crystal Palace matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Crystal Palace away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: AEK Larnaca vs Crystal Palace
Having scored just once lately in the Conference League, Riad Bajic will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Eagles hope Christantus Uche can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Conference League goals in his last six Conference League games.
Popular markets: AEK Larnaca vs Crystal Palace
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at AEK Arena across all tournaments AEK Larnaca won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Crystal Palace claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
AEK Larnaca scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Crystal Palace got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. AEK Larnaca have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing AEK Larnaca on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with Crystal Palace managing just a single five clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AEK Larnaca, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Crystal Palace, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
