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AEK Athens FC vs Asteras Tripolis Prediction & Betting tips
PAOK Saloniki and Olympiakos Piraeus are the two superpowers in Greece. Both teams recently dominated national events at will and, as expected, occupy the first two places in the Super League. PAOK Saloniki and Olympiacos Piraeus are also represented in the cup. The quarter-finals will be played in the coming week.
Seven out of eight participants in the Greek Cup have already been decided. The last candidate will be determined in the game between AEK Athens and Asteras Tripolis on Thursday evening. In the first leg there was a 1-1 draw in Tripoli. At the Olympic Stadium in Athens, the home side are now the clear favorites for moving on to the next round. A forecast of the home side is definitely recommended given the strong home balance of the Énosis.
AEK Athens:
In the current season, AEK Athens flies under the radar. The title aspirant Olympiacos Piraeus recently felt that the Énosis should not be underestimated. The Greek record champions played only a draw in the Olympic Stadium in Athens and therefore had to relinquish the league lead to PAOK Saloniki.
AEK Athens delivered a strong performance and won the well-deserved point. The Énosis thus expanded the home record to 7-3-1. This season AEK Athens only lost the home game against Xanthi FC. Before the draw against Olympiakos Piraeus, there were four home wins in a row in which the Énosis scored a total of 13 goals.
Participation in the championship round is unlikely to be at risk. The cup return match against Asteras Tripolis rises for AEK Athens on Thursday evening. After the draw in Tripoli, the previous year’s finalist from Athens is favored for a quarter-finals according to bookmaker odds.
Coach Massimo Carrera will have to do without Galanopoulos (injured) and Simoes (suspended) in the cup match against Asteras Tripolis.
Asteras Tripoli:
Asteras Tripolis is eleventh in the Greek Super League, but still has realistic chances of participating in the championship round. Only five points separate the yellow-blue from the table sixth OFI Crete. In order to make the big leap in the table, Asteras Tripolis must continue the recent upward trend.
In the last six league games, Asteras Tripolis only suffered two defeats. The Arkádes had to accept both defeats away from home. With an away record of 1-2-8, Asteras is anyway the third weakest guest team in the Super League. Only the match at the bottom of Panionios has been won so far.
The Arkádes therefore faces a very difficult task in the cup. In the first leg, Asteras Tripolis was still an equal opponent, but missed the home win after a missed penalty by Jerónimo Barrales. To move into the quarter-finals of the Greek Cup, Asteras Tripolis in Athens needs an away win or a goal-rich draw. Dani Suarez and Eneko Capilla will miss the away game in Athens.
AEK Athens FC vs Asteras Tripolis head to head matches
16.01.20 GC Asteras Tripolis AEK Athens FC 1 : 1
18.12.19 SL AEK Athens FC Asteras Tripolis 2 : 1
01.09.19 SL Asteras Tripolis AEK Athens FC 2 : 3
20.01.19 SL AEK Athens FC Asteras Tripolis 3 : 0
01.09.18 SL Asteras Tripolis AEK Athens FC 0 : 1