AEK Athens vs Milan
UEFA Europa League
Date: 2nd November 2017
Kick off at 18:00 UK /19:00 CET
Venue: Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis (Athens).
AEK Athens Preview :
AEK Athens were really strong in their defensive duties in Milan two weeks ago, where they managed to escape with a draw point from that 0-0, and remained undefeated in the Europa League.
Prior to that they had held Austria Vienna to a 2-2 draw on the road, and had defeated Rijeka by 1-2 on the road in the opener.
AEK Athens are now sitting at the 2nd spot of Group D with 5 points, still keeping their qualification hopes alive.
They have not lost any of their last six matches at home to Italian opposition, drawing five of them. Their overall record in 18 matches against Italian clubs stands at 2-7-9, having played for 5 draws in their last 7 matches.
Milan Preview :
Milan should be feeling really frustrated about failing to defeat AEK Athens at home in their previous match. They created a whopping 21 scoring chances with 10 shots on target, but their opponents were great in their defensive duties, and forced Milan to a goal-less draw.
Despite the seemingly bad result, Milan had won each of their previous two matches in the Europa League, by 3-2 against Rijeka at home, and by 1-5 against Austria Vienna in the opener.
Milan are now sitting at the top of Group D with 7 points, and a win here could give them hard-rock chances to qualify as leaders of the group.
Milan’s record in nine matches against Greek sides is 4-4-1, with the sole defeat being the 1-0 loss against AEK Ayhens in November 2006.
AEK Athens vs Milan: Head to head
The two sides met each other in the group phase of Champions League back in the 2006/07 season when each of the team picked up the victory in front of their fans.
It is interesting to note that none of the previous three head to head meetings between the two teams saw both sides on target.
AEK Athens vs Milan: Prediction
AEK seem to have found the winning formula at the back and they will be a very tough nut to crack for the out-of-form Milan side here.
We probably expect a similar game to the one played two weeks ago and we can just hardly see three or more goals here.
AEK Athens vs Milan: Bet Tips
The value is in backing the BTTS – NO pick at the odds of 1.90.
You can also back the Under 0.5 goals in the first half pick at 2.62.
