Ace Football previews the Europa League round 5 match between AEK Athens and Brighton and offers team stats, betting tips, and the latest odds.
AEK Athens come up against visiting side Brighton in a Europa League fixture on Thursday at OPAP Arena.
AEK Athens are number 3 in the Group B table with four points after four matches. Brighton rank as number 2 with seven points after four matches played.
Team form: AEK Athens vs Brighton
AEK Athens Form
In the previous three matches, AEK Athens lost 0-2 against Marseille, beat Lamia by 3-0 and won 0-1 against PAS Giannina. In their last six Europa League matches at home, AEK Athens have one win, while they’ve drawn one and lost four.
Brighton Form
In their last three matches, Brighton beat Ajax 0-2, drew 1-1 with Sheffield United and beat Nottingham Forest by 2-3. Brighton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Europa League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing zero, while scoring two time and letting in four.
Betting facts for AEK Athens and Brighton
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 AEK Athens and Brighton played across all tournaments.
- AEK Athens have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 8 AEK Athens home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 AEK Athens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AEK Athens have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
- AEK Athens have scored in 12 of the last 14 home matches
- Brighton have scored in 54 of the last 56 matches
- Brighton have scored in 36 of the last 38 away matches
- Brighton have conceded in 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 matches Brighton played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 8 away matches Brighton played, both teams scored
Interesting players: AEK Athens vs Brighton
Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Domagoj Vida will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brighton hope Joao Pedro can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Europa League goals in his last six Europa League games.
Popular betting markets: AEK Athens vs Brighton
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at OPAP Arena across all tournaments, AEK Athens won four times, drew four and lost two times. Brighton claimed five wins, two draws, and three defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
AEK Athens scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Brighton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Brighton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AEK Athens, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. Brighton scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.
Betting prediction: AEK Athens vs Brighton
Here we present a free betting tip for this Europa League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for AEK Athens and Brighton.
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