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AEL Larissa vs AEK Athens FC Prediction & Betting tips
In Greece, the first leg of the Cup semi-finals will take place this week. Panionios Athens duels with PAOK Salonika. In this article we analyze the game between AE Larisa and AEK Athens. The captains are in second place, just one point behind the leaders. Their last game, the Athens contested on Monday against Atromitos, which resulted in a draw. For AE Larisa the situation looks very different. Currently they are in twelfth place. Only nine points separate the team from the relegation places. In today’s game, Athens is the clear favorite. After all, the captains have beaten in the quarterfinals Olympiakos Piraeus. Larisa had a simpler task this round, with Ioannina defeated on penalties. The betting odds are very high for a home team win. We have prepared an optimal tip for you.
AEL Larisa:
AE Larissa is surprisingly in the semifinals of the Cup. Already in the round of 16, the team expressed considerable effort. Against Skoda Xanthi Larisa won the home game 3-0. Nevertheless, it was still tight. The game in Xanthi ended 2-0 for the home team. It was even closer in the quarterfinals. Ioannina was matched by a midfield team. Away Larisa won the match 1: 2, the home game turned out significantly worse. In the game of early February, the home side went early in the lead. Nevertheless, AE Larisa did not qualify after the 180 minutes. Conde scored twice for Ioannina, saving his colors in extra time. In this Larisa mobilized the last forces and scored two goals. With that they qualified for the next round. This success brought the team an important step closer to the Cup victory. The last and only success in the cup is already over ten years back. We are convinced that AE Larisa will remain without a title this year. At least it is impossible in this year’s championship. The distance to the top is already 27 points. Rather, the team is oriented down. Thanks to the victory against the last table Platanias Chanion – the team from the island of Crete – Larisa could enlarge the cushion. Nevertheless, they are still in the table cellar.
AEK Athens:
AEK is the clear favorite in this game, according to bookmakers. The betting odds for a win by the away team are in the 1.6 range. We think these odds are set extremely high as AEK is likely to win this game significantly. The way to the semi-final of AEK Athens was much more difficult than that of Larisa. In the second round Panetolikos Agrinio was the opponent. The midfielder of the table did not oppose the captains. The score was 5-0 for AEK Athens after both games. Only in the quarterfinals waited the real challenge of the Athenians. With Olympiakos Piraeus the best team of the past years faced. Already one season before AEK prevailed in the Cup against Olmypiakos. Only in the final PAOK was too strong for the Athenians. As a vice-cup winner, the captains made this season to make this endeavor better. Against Olympiakos succeeded, although in the first leg no goals fell. In the home game AEK turned on and led directly after the break. Olympiacos managed only the first goal in the 83rd minute. Thus ended this second leg with 2: 1 for AEK. This sealed the entry into the semi-final.
It all points to the fact that AEK in this away match creates an excellent starting position for the second leg. AEK Athens could get the double this season. In the championship, the distance to the top of the table is currently only one point, but PAOK has denied a game less. In this catch-up game, the championship leader receives the reigning champion Piraeus. AEK has an impressive record: since mid-October, the capital city has lost no game, including the Europa League. Nevertheless, the Greeks are no longer represented European. Against Kiev resulted in each case a draw in the first and second leg. By the away goal rule, the Ukrainians qualified for the next round.
AEL Larissa vs AEK Athens FC head to head matches
20.01.18 SL AEL Larissa AEK Athens FC 0 : 0
10.09.17 SL AEK Athens FC AEL Larissa 4 : 0
26.02.17 SL AEK Athens FC AEL Larissa 3 : 0
17.10.16 SL AEL Larissa AEK Athens FC 1 : 2
17.12.15 GC AEL Larissa AEK Athens FC 0 : 5