Ace Football previews the Conference League round of 16 match between Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When AEK Larnaca come to Selhurst Park for the Conference League match on Thursday, Crystal Palace will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca
Crystal Palace Form
Crystal Palace beat Zrinjski Mostar by 2-0, lost 2-1 against Manchester United, before defeating Tottenham 1-3. Crystal Palace only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Conference League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded four goals.
AEK Larnaca Form
AEK Larnaca only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Conference League. In these six matches they drew three and lost one as well as being outscored by five goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Crystal Palace matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Crystal Palace matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Crystal Palace home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 AEK Larnaca matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 AEK Larnaca away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 AEK Larnaca matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 AEK Larnaca matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 AEK Larnaca away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca
Riad Bajic shows decent form right now for AEK Larnaca, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Conference League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Crystal Palace, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Ismaila Sarr also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Conference League matches.
Betting markets: Crystal Palace vs AEK Larnaca
Full-time result
Crystal Palace claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. AEK Larnaca won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Crystal Palace scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. AEK Larnaca got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games AEK Larnaca played. AEK Larnaca managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
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 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for AEK Larnaca, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Crystal Palace were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.
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