Read our prediction for Anderlecht vs AEK Athens FC below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Anderlecht vs AEK Athens FC Prediction & Betting tips
On Thursday evening at 9:00 PM, one of the hottest matches in the Conference League play-offs is played in Belgium where Anderlecht will host AEK Athens from Greece. The winning team in this double leg will qualify for the Conference League group, where Anderlecht played only once when the competition was made up of several groups, while AEK Athens has never qualified for the group/groups of this competition. The two teams have faced each other six times so far, twice in the Champions League and four more times in the Europa League, the statistics being clearly favorable to Anderlecht with three wins and three draws. The most recent confrontations took place only in 2011, when they met in Group L of the Europa League and Anderlecht managed two wins and qualified further from first place in the group while AEK Athens only occupied 3rd place.
Anderlecht:
Anderlecht is the team that last season finished 4th in the first league in Belgium, the Jupiler Pro League, and qualified for the second round of the Europa League, a competition where last season it reached the round of 16, being eliminated by Fenerbahce. This season, however, Anderlecht was eliminated directly from the second round by a lower-ranked team, namely Hacken from Sweden, after a 1-0 home win and a 2-1 defeat in the return leg, where Hacken qualified on penalties. In the 3rd preliminary round of the Conference League, Anderlecht easily passed Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova after a 3-0 home win and a 1-1 away draw. At the beginning of this season, Anderlecht occupies 3rd place in the Jupiler Pro League standings with three wins and one defeat, in the most recent match winning 2-0 away against Dender.
AEK Athens FC:
On the other hand, AEK Athens also finished 4th last season in the first Greek football league, the Super League. The end of the season was a very, very poor one with five consecutive defeats in the last five rounds. The Conference League has not brought much luck to AEK Athens so far, in the first participation of the competition’s debut season, 2021-2022, AEK Athens was eliminated in the 2nd round by Velez Mostar from Bosnia after a 2-1 defeat in the away leg and a 1-1 draw at home in the return leg, and in the previous season they were eliminated in the third round by Noah from Armenia after a 1-0 home win and a 3-1 defeat away. This season, AEK Athens reached the play-offs for the first time after eliminating Hapoel Be’er Sheva from Israel in the 2nd round and eliminating Aris Limassol from Cyprus in the 3rd round. The qualification with Aris was achieved in the return leg at home after extra time.
Anderlecht vs AEK Athens FC head to head matches
01.12.11 EL AEK Athens FC vs Anderlecht 1:2
15.09.11 EL Anderlecht vs AEK Athens FC 4:1
04.11.10 EL AEK Athens FC vs Anderlecht 1:1
21.10.10 EL Anderlecht vs AEK Athens FC 3:0
06.12.06 CL Anderlecht vs AEK Athens FC 2:2
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.85
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