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Gent vs AEK Larnaca Prediction & Betting tips
AA Gent has to work hard on Thursday evening in its own Ghelamco Arena to reach the final heat of the Europa League. Thanks to last week’s 1-1 draw at AEK Larnaca, the East Flemish have the best papers, but they should definitely not underestimate the Cypriots.
Gent:
The season is still in its infancy, but AA Gent coach Jess Thorup is clearly still looking for the right balance of his team. In an attacking sense, De Buffalo’s with players like Jonathan David, Laurent Depoitre and Roman Yaremchuk are extremely dangerous, but in the back they make too many mistakes. AA Gent never managed to keep the zero in its six official games this season. This diptych is therefore certainly not yet played.
1-1 in a European away match is not a bad result in itself, although the disappointment in the dressing room of AA Gent dominated afterwards. The equalizer of AEK Larnaca only fell deep in the final phase. “A disappointment because we were close to the perfect result,” said Thorup. ‘However, I am confident that we will qualify for the play-offs. We have already played some strong matches at home. ‘ The Danish coach of course referred to the two home games against respectively Viitorul (6-3) and Eupen (6-1), in which his team indeed mercilessly shot twice. The defensive problems, however, will give him sleepless nights. Last weekend, the Gent defense was again as leaky as a basket, and was lost 2-1 at revelation Mouscron. Nana Asare in particular played a disastrous game. There is a chance that the Ghanaian will soon end up on the couch, because with the Iranian Milad Mohammadi there is already a potential replacement ready. However, that too has not been able to convince.
AEK Larnaca:
AEK Larnaca came alongside late in the game last week, but nevertheless the 1-1 draw was more than justified. Star player Ivan Trickovski in particular, who in the past defended the colors of Club Brugge, among others, showed his best side. After the Macedonian had already touched the woodwork, he was accurate in the 88th minute.
AEK Larnaca has in any case shown that it is certainly not a door. Partly due to the Mediterranean climate and favorable tax rates, the Cypriot football competition is an interesting base for adventurous football nomads. The basic eleven of last week’s AEK Larnaca consisted entirely of foreigners, and the three invaders were all foreigners. You may wonder whether the supporters of the yellow greens can still identify with this team in this way, although the Spanish coach Imanol Idiakez clearly dislikes that. He put no less than seven compatriots in the starting eleven last week, and the Dutchman Hector Hevel (ex-ADO The Hague) was also kicking off.
Gent vs AEK Larnaca head to head matches
08.08.19 EL AEK Larnaca Gent 1 : 1