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Aris vs AEK Athens FC Prediction & Betting tips
Aris Saloniki and AEK Athens are a top game in the Greek Super League. The home side take second place behind the record champions Olympiakos and the guests from the capital arrive fourth in the tableau.
The hosts started the new year with a surprising defeat at the bottom of the table from Lamia, but were able to celebrate their next victory again last weekend. The tenth three-point succeeded against Volos in the 14th league game! The two-headed eagles also recently achieved their first victory in 2021. Panetolikos was beaten 1-0.
For the game in the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium between Aris Saloniki and AEK Athens, the forecast of good odds includes a home win to zero.
Aris Saloniki:
The kicker from the port city are the biggest positive surprise in the Greek House of Lords so far. The yellow-blacks are second in front of the usual suspects such as city rivals PAOK or the upcoming opponent from the capital.
The change in coach at the beginning of the season, when Michael Oenning had to be fired by his former player Angelos Charisteas near Nuremberg, who now works as a manager at Aris, paid off in retrospect.
Oenning’s elimination in the qualification for the Europa League was fatal and his successor Akis Matzios has long been on the rise with Saloniki. The last championship of Aris was 75 years ago, which is why the euphoria around the club is of course very high.
However, the gap on Piraeus is already nine points, so the really big sensation will probably be canceled. Nevertheless, Saloniki can now reduce their lead over Olympiakos with one game less, which is why a very motivated home team can be expected.
Aris has achieved the very successful season so far mainly through a very stable back team. After 14 league games, only nine goals conceded for Saloniki can be discovered – only the table leader Olympiakos undercuts this number!
The fifth of last season will also build on the home advantage: Only one of the seven home games played so far was lost and the bankruptcy was of course unsurprisingly against Olympiakos. If you take this match out, you can finally discover four home games won, which were also won to zero.
With PAOK, another heavyweight of the Super League in the hate derby could already be put in its place.
AEK Athens :
As mentioned at the beginning, AEK recently scored a win against Pantelikos. It was nothing more than a mandatory success, as the opponent is only third from bottom in the Super League table. From this point of view, the 1-0 was also not a fame sheet for the team of coach Manolo Jimenez.
The previous matchday also fits into the picture of an increasingly mixed season, when the twelve-time champions of the country went down 3-0 at Piraeus without a sound. The appearances of Enosis in the Europa League were also not very flattering. As the last of their own group and with only one win against the Ukrainians from Luhansk, the competition has been over for the Greeks again since last December.
Karim Ansarifard is also currently a bit ailing. The Iranian is the top scorer at AEK with seven goals, but he only played 45 minutes against Olympiakos and the 30-year-old was completely on the bench in his most recent win against Pantelikos.
In view of this and the very strong home defense, the odds of less than 2.5 goals in the encounter between Aris Saloniki and AEK Athens are also provided with value.
Aris vs AEK Athens FC head to head matches
05.07.20 SL Aris AEK Athens FC 1 : 4
24.06.20 GC Aris AEK Athens FC 2 : 2 (2 : 1)
20.06.20 SL AEK Athens FC Aris 2 : 2
04.03.20 GC AEK Athens FC Aris 2 : 1
16.02.20 SL Aris AEK Athens FC 0 : 1