Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round Final match between AEK Larnaca and Brann and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Brann come to AEK Arena for the Europa League Qualification match on Wednesday, AEK Larnaca will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: AEK Larnaca vs Brann
AEK Larnaca Form
AEK Larnaca have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against Legia Warszawa. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Legia Warszawa, before handing over another win to Brann in a 2-1 defeat. AEK Larnaca have been in potent form at AEK Arena, winning no less than five of the past six Europa League Qualification matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 13 goals while letting in four.
Brann Form
Brann won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Hacken, before beating Tromso 1-2. Another win followed, this time by 2-1 against AEK Larnaca. Brann came through their last six away games in the Europa League Qualification with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 17 and conceded six.
Betting stats and facts for AEK Larnaca and Brann
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between AEK Larnaca and Brann. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 AEK Larnaca matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AEK Larnaca have won 6 of the last 7 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- AEK Larnaca have won 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 AEK Larnaca matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 AEK Larnaca home matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Brann away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brann have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Brann matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brann have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Brann matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: AEK Larnaca vs Brann
Look no further than Pere Pons, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for AEK Larnaca in the Europa League Qualification, while Saevar Atli Magnusson managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Brann in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: AEK Larnaca vs Brann
Full-time result
AEK Larnaca won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Brann won five games, drew two and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. AEK Larnaca are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side.
Both teams to score
AEK Larnaca scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Brann scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive AEK Larnaca games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While AEK Larnaca managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Brann kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AEK Larnaca, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Brann, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. AEK Larnaca scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.